Churchill Crocodile

UK, Tank Vehicle, 1944

ATT inf 10/5/4
ATT veh 13/11/9
Cost 35.00
Def 7/6
Speed 2

Superior Armor 2
An attack must beat this unit’s defense by 2 or more in order to score two hits against it.

Hull-Mounted Flamethrower
This unit’s short-range attack ignores cover. If this unit rolls three or more 6s on a short-range attack, the target is destroyed immediately. This ability doesn’t work against enemy units that are behind this unit. Aircraft and Obstacles are unaffected by this special ability

Set Base Set, 8/48 r

 

Special Abilities Errata & FAQ

Superior Armor 2

An attack must beat this unit’s defense by 2 or more in order to score two hits against it.

Q: A Tiger tank's frontal defense is 7 and it has Superior Armor 2. Does this special ability simply add to a unit's defense? Would the Tiger's defense now be 9?
A: No. Superior Armor 2 doesn't change the vehicle's defense value at all. What it does is make it harder for a single attack to score two hits against the vehicle. A single attack must score enough successes to beat the target vehicle's defense rating by 2, not just by 1, in order to score two hits.

To clarify your example, a Tiger I has frontal defense 7 and Superior Armor 2. That means 7 successes against the tank's frontal armor would cause 1 hit while 9 successes against the tank's front would cause 2 hits. Without Superior Armor 2, 8 successes would cause 2 hits. Note that Superior Armor 2 has no effect at all against three attacks (14 successes against the tank's front will still cause 3 hits.) The tank is still disrupted by one hit, damaged by two hits, and destroyed by three hits. Superior Armor 2 just makes it harder to get two hits from a single roll of the dice, and that's all it does.

Hull-Mounted Flamethrower

This unit’s short-range attack ignores cover. If this unit rolls three or more 6s on a short-range attack, the target is destroyed immediately. This ability doesn’t work against enemy units that are behind this unit. Aircraft and Obstacles are unaffected by this special ability

Q: Can this SA attack be used against obstacles or aircraft?
A: No. Aircraft and Obstacles are unaffected by this special ability. (Comes from 11/12/2009 Rules Update)