Bonus Attacks from Combat Cards

[redsimon]

Two questions regarding bonus attacks from Combat Cards:

Combat Cards like "Charge!" or "Sudden Strike" allow an extra dice roll to score hits in combat. How do you score hits with this roll? Do you take any kind of modifiers into account (like enemy Combat Cards, Fortification or City, see below) or do they always hit on 5+?

If you attack a City or Fortification, you hit on 6+ in the first Combat round. Does this bonus attack count as the first round of combat which would allow the attacker to hit on 5+ in the following real combat roll? After all, it says it is an attack in the rules text.

EDIT:
And if this is already covered in the rules or FAQ, where exactly can I find it?

[Krieghund]

Dec 31, 2008 18:45:52 GMT 1 redsimon said:

Combat Cards like "Charge!" or "Sudden Strike" allow an extra dice roll to score hits in combat. How do you score hits with this roll? Do you take any kind of modifiers into account (like enemy Combat Cards, Fortification or City, see below) or do they always hit on 5+?

If no to-hit number is specified on the card, that number is the same as the base number required to hit in the Combat Roll of that round, unmodified by Combat Cards or other modifiers that specifically affect the Combat Roll and/or Leader Re-roll. Typically, only terrain modifiers (City, Stronghold, etc.) apply to extra rolls.

Dec 31, 2008 18:45:52 GMT 1 redsimon said:

If you attack a City or Fortification, you hit on 6+ in the first Combat round. Does this bonus attack count as the first round of combat which would allow the attacker to hit on 5+ in the following real combat roll? After all, it says it is an attack in the rules text.

No. A bonus attack, whether before or after the Combat Roll, is part of the combat round that generated it. These modifiers apply to the whole round.

Dec 31, 2008 18:45:52 GMT 1 redsimon said:

EDIT:
And if this is already covered in the rules or FAQ, where exactly can I find it?

I don't think that this is specifically covered. It's more "reading between the lines". Perhaps an FAQ entry is in order, as I've answered this question many times in the past.