(Answered) Swordsman Special ability

[ThatPirateGuy]

Does it work like this:
Mel +1 Damage, swordsman +1 damage =  2 total additional damage
with option for Mel +1 Damage, automatic critical hit roll

Or
Mel +1 damage
Option for
NO extra damage from Mel ability but automatic Critical Hit roll

I hope my question was clear.

[Xotl]

Page references, please.

[ThatPirateGuy]

Melee(MEL) pg. 47 Alpha strike

Melee (MEL)
This special ability indicates that the ’Mech is equipped
with a physical attack weapon, and add 1 additional point of
physical attack damage on a successful Melee-type physical
attack (see Resolving Physical Attacks, p. 42).

Swordsman pg. 57 Alpha Strike Companion

Swordsman
Unit Type: BM, IM, PM
SPA Cost: 2 points
A MechWarrior or ProtoMech pilot with the Swordsman
SPA has taken his own experience with melee weapons and
translated it to a finesse rarely seen in a multi-ton war machine,
granting its own physical combat weapons enough skill and
accuracy to deliver far more telling blows. On a successful
physical attack made while using the unit’s MEL special, this
pilot may choose one of two options: deliver 1 extra point of
damage to the opponent, or roll one additional Critical Hit
against the target—even if it still has armor remaining. Note
that if the unit lacks the MEL special, the Swordsman SPA will
have no effect.

Depending on how it works I might take Dodge on my Melee specialist Mortis pilot instead of swordsman

[ThatPirateGuy]

I include pg numbers and rules quotes like I saw on another thread.

I hope that helps.

[nckestrel]

The Swordsman extra damage is separate from the extra damage for a melee weapon attack.

So Swordsman SPA option 1 would be Physical Attack damage + 1 for melee special ability +1 for swordsman SPA.
Swordsman SPA option 2 would be Physical Attack damage +1 for melee special ability + critical hit.