Assault Living Rules

With Sicily 43, we moved on to rules version 2.0, which already included lots of input from the community and new ideas to make Assault even better.

Now it’s time for the next step: version 2.5. Here you can find the current official draft of v2.5. This version will be part of the upcoming Red Horizon 41 – Revised Edition. To keep things clear and transparent, we’ll be maintaining a changelog of all updates from now on.

Assault Rulebook

CHANGELOG V2.0 à V2.5, issue date: 24/09/2025

Chapter	Change	Comment
General	Repeated and redundant sentences for actions that require command points and command card effects have been deleted. For e.g.: – This is not a free action -If playing with command points, one command point i is needed. – A command card can modify the attack roll or defense roll. This knowledge should be common sense for players using the optoinal rules for cp´s and cc´s
General	Updated to new grafic files And RH41 relevant wording – look & feel	Still changes to do for a final book!
4.14. Wreck Markers	added
6.3 Support phase (overview)	added procedure for Step 1 and Step 2 TAS/OAS cards activation
6.4 Action Phase (overview)	added optional rule for spending command points (cp)
6.5 Organization Phase	added optional rule for removing suppression
7.1 Indirect Fire	re-structured General change to all unit cards (not OAS) with indirect fire ability (e.g. mortars): Delete sentence with: „The defender loses ist weakest terrain defense die“
7.2 Firing Smoke	re-structured
8.1 Passing	Changed rule for passing
8.2 Reaction Fire:	added info at move&fire
8.4 After Reaction by inactive player	Deleted: Integrated in 8.2
9.1 Normal Movement	example pic terrain movement costs deleted
9.2 Fast Movement	Vehicles fast action + blue die
9.3 Moving and firing	Added: The defender receives a green die defense bonus when the attacker performs either of these actions.   Changed marker pics to: Move&Fire, Fire&Move, Turret Fire, Fast Action
9.4. Terrain Movement Costs	changed to Terrain Characteristics – re-written Added: 9.4.1 Impact on movement, 9.4.2 Impact on defense dice, 9.4.3 Terrain hex elevation, 9.4.4 Impact on LOS
9.6. Special Terrain Types	Numbering changed to 9.5
9.6.2 Buildings	changed to 9.5.2 and re-written
9.5 Harsh Terrain	hanged to 9.4.5 (The subsequent chapter numbers in 9.5 Special Terrain have been adjusted.)
9.6.3 Roads and trails	changed to 9.5.3 and re-written
9.6.4 Alleys	changed to 9.5.4 and re-written
9.6.5 Urban Alleys	changed to 9.5.5 and re-written
9.6.6 Covered Trails	changed to 9.6.6 and re-written
9.6.4 Fortifications	Re-numbering to 9.5.7 invl. subsequent chapters Re-written incl. Sandbags, Trenches, Gun Position, Bunker, Pillbox,
9.6.5 Obstacles	Re-numbering to 9.5.8 invl. subsequent chapters Re-written incl. Subsequent chapters Added Wrecks Chapter 9.5.8.5.
9.6.6 Minefields	Re-numbering to 9.5.9 Minor changes in effect column of damage table
9.10.1 and 9.10.2 Damage to vehicle units from terrain	Chapter / rules deleted
10.0 Ranged Fire	Changed marker pis to new ones
10.2 Line of Sight (LOS)	Re-structured
10.3 Checking LOS	Re-structured and added chapter: 10.3.1 Terrain and LOS 10.3.2 Clear, hindered or blocked LOS 10.3.3 LOS along hexsides
10.4 Elevation and LOS	Re-structured
10.5. Direct Fire spotting	Re-written Rules change to failed spotting roll
10.5.1 Automatic direct fire spotting	Re-structured
10.7.3 Assinging Damage	Re-structured and re-written to: 10.8 Assigning Damage 10.8.1 Critical Hits 10.8.1.1. Critical hits vs infantry and artillery 10.8.1.2. Critical hits vs vehicles 10.8.1.3. Criticla hits vs. Buildings 10.8.2 Damage points 10.8.3. Suppression 10.8.4. Elimination
10.8. Attack dice	Number change to 10.9 incl. Subsequent chapters
10.8.4 Joint Fire	Number change to 10.9.4 – Rules change: joint fire limited to infantry units only
10.9. Defense dice in ranged fire	Number change to 10.10. incl. Subsequent chapters
10.9.1 Terrain defense dice	Number change to 10.10.1 Rules change: added reference to 9.4 Terrain Characteristics and examples
10.9.2 Hindered LOS to target unit	Number change to 10.10.2 added defender strongest terrain die – Reference to 9.4.4 and one example
10.9.4 Attacker´s Fire Status	Number change to 10.10.4 Rules change: explaining the new action status markers with modification to defense dice. This information is also depicted on the status markers in the form of a shield (see 13)
10.9.5. Ranged fire modification table	Chapter – rule deleted. Not needed because of new status markers showing modification to defense dice
10.9.6 Defender´s Status	Number change to 10.10.6
10.10. Ranged fire on vehicles transporting units	Numbering change to 10.11. incl. Subsequent chapters
10.10.2 Eliminated/criticial hits on transports	Rules change: last para changed from flipped damage to one damage poin
11.0 Close combat	re-organized and re-written rules
11.6 Close combat example	Re-written
12.4.3.2 OAS Impact area	Added note for scout ability
13.0 Summary of status markers and their effects	updated the organization phase procedure according to 6.5.
13.1 General status markers	Changed entry sentence   Deleted sentence in line with new 11.0: If the defending unit is marked with ambush, then it may add one additional green  attack die in this initial close combat round.
13.3 Morale status markers	added Suppressed while moving and overstacked changed fallback description and rules