I didn't follow this question so I did a quick reading. Is this description correct ? If yes I will copy past it in the unsolved question list Situation : Pavel MacMannus is camouflaged. He is performing the assault skill. Does he benefit from the surprise attack and inflict -6 to his opponent ? Answer : 1 : Yes. Pavel is camouflaged at the start of his order and is performing a CC attack (through assault) so surprise attacks applies 2 : No. Assault lack the CC attack label (it's a CC special skill)
Almost. Situation : Pavel MacMannus is camouflaged. He is performing the assault skill. Does he benefit from the surprise attack and inflict -6 to his opponent ? Answer : 1 : Yes. Pavel is camouflaged at the start of his order and Surprise Attack is a type of CC Attack and so can be performed as part of an Assault. 2 : No. Surprise Attack lacka the CC attack label and can't be performed as part of an Assault.