Latest FAQ:
If I shoot at a unit of artillery that has only one or two crew models left, does the ‘small team’ to-hit modifier apply or not?
The small team rule applies to units made of one or two infantry models (implying ‘and nothing else’, which should have been stated clearly). So, so as long as there is also a gun model, that unit is not made just of one or two infantry models, but also includes a non-infantry model, so the small team bonus does NOT apply.
So small team bonus does not apply. Logically if there are fewer crew members they should be harder to hit. For example a German 88 with 8 crew members running around should be easier to hit compared to one with only 2 members left, although an argument could be made that the big gun is easy to target regardless of the crew running around.
Regardless, “rules are rules”, so the small team bonus does not apply.
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