Supporting Shatter/Shove

[Ambiorix]

As this has been ruled differently in the past I would like to have an official clarification of the following :

Suppose 3 bases A B C fighting in front with shove or shatter capabilities.
A and B are facing enemies while C is supporting.

If C creates a shove/shatter (rolling S or Skull) as a supporting file/overlap, does A benefits from the
shatter/shove created by the combat of B, supported by C ?

Thx

[Ambiorix]

just noticed this new 'clarification' :
WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF "FIGHTING"? Fighting = a file rolling combat dice. NB as supporting files do not
roll dice themselves, but add dice to the fighting file this means that supporting files are "engaged" but not
"fighting";
So it appears that shove causes by C does count - as it is B who was fighting...

Thx for confirmation.

[lionheartrjc]

The concept is that Supporting Files add dice to the file in combat.

Note also that it works the other way around as well.  If A causes a shatter, C gets the benefit of the shatter as page 146 talks about working out the claims as if it was in the position of the base it is supporting.

Richard

[nikgaukroger]

just noticed this new 'clarification' :
WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF "FIGHTING"? Fighting = a file rolling combat dice. NB as supporting files do not
roll dice themselves, but add dice to the fighting file this means that supporting files are "engaged" but not
"fighting";
So it appears that shove causes by C does count - as it is B who was fighting...

See, I did know what I was talking about 

The thing is to not think of the supporting file as causing anything, only the fighting file.

[LawrenceG]

As this has been ruled differently in the past I would like to have an official clarification of the following :

Suppose 3 bases A B C fighting in front with shove or shatter capabilities.
A and B are facing enemies while C is supporting.

If C creates a shove/shatter (rolling S or Skull) as a supporting file/overlap, does A benefits from the
shatter/shove created by the combat of B, supported by C ?

Thx

OK, I have sort of the opposite question:

A's opponent scores a  shove in melee.
Does C (the supporting file)'s dice take into account the +1 for b's opponent?

Looks as though the answer is yes.