Although Jennifer and Hodges can start killing the infantry, if Tessar shoots James, no one will be able to reach him again before his next turn.
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And Jennifer, in theory, can move down and shoot Tessar with her crossbow.
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And Caroline can hit the lower infantry with disintegration. It seems to reach and doesn't hit her own units.
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Or, in short, hit those armored units that will be affected. They go first. If she can hit several with the beam, that would be even better.