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I am wondering how Striking first from MA L3 in CC affects enemy ARO's shooting into the combat. If the 2 models start in CC or an impersonator moves into CC then executes a CC skill and the enemy has units that can see the combat and ARO to shoot, do these AROs have the -6 to hit if I kill the enemy in CC with my first strike capability? What if the enemy model in CC just goes unconscious?

This is one of the big brouhahas about how first strike rules work in Infinity (and part of why first strike seems to be going out of the window in 3rd Edition).

Personally though, I'd say that they get a clear shot, given you're out of CC for at least some portion of the order. In any case, the situation is not changed by the opposing model merely being unconscious, as you no longer count as in CC if your opponent is incapacitated.

You have two different situations in the examples that you mention. The first is both models starting in base to base contact. So active model declares CC using MA3. The model in base contact can only declare CC or dodge which would be resolved after the MA attack. Any models with LOF would declare their AROs before the MA attack is resolved so they would still be shooting into a combat with a friendly model regardless of the outcome of the MA attack. So they would be shooting into combat with a -6 modifier.

The second situation is an impersonator moving into base contact and then attacking using MA3 with its second short skill. Again the model in base contact can only ARO with CC or dodge as the impersonator isn't revealed until its in base contact with the model. Models with LOF would still only be able to ARO at the point where the model is revealed, so once it gets into base contact, at which point its in CC with a friendly model. So again any AROs after the model is revealed would be shooting into combat with the -6 modifier.

Heres a link to an example of AROs against camo models moving into base contact but it would apply equally to impersonators. http://infinitythegame.wikispot.org/Camouflage_Example

MA 3 only works in CC, if the other guy decided to shoot it is a FtF roll.

Noir wrote:
MA 3 only works in CC, if the other guy decided to shoot it is a FtF roll.

Which other guy? In both examples the model being attacked in CC is in base contact with the MA3 model before it can react so there is no shooting ARO. If its the models shooting from outside the CC then they are unopposed so would be normal rolls not FtF.

 bantha_beast wrote:
You have two different situations in the examples that you mention. The first is both models starting in base to base contact. So active model declares CC using MA3. The model in base contact can only declare CC or dodge which would be resolved after the MA attack. Any models with LOF would declare their AROs before the MA attack is resolved so they would still be shooting into a combat with a friendly model regardless of the outcome of the MA attack. So they would be shooting into combat with a -6 modifier.

The second situation is an impersonator moving into base contact and then attacking using MA3 with its second short skill. Again the model in base contact can only ARO with CC or dodge as the impersonator isn't revealed until its in base contact with the model. Models with LOF would still only be able to ARO at the point where the model is revealed, so once it gets into base contact, at which point its in CC with a friendly model. So again any AROs after the model is revealed would be shooting into combat with the -6 modifier.

Heres a link to an example of AROs against camo models moving into base contact but it would apply equally to impersonators. http://infinitythegame.wikispot.org/Camouflage_Example

This seems to make the most sense to me. Especially when looking at Martial Arts Level 3 on the wiki: "This allows the figure to attack first in Close Combat, making a Normal Roll to hit." It only specifically affects the close combat roll, and so the outside shooting AROs will still be simultaneous and incur the -6 to hit.