Pursuers of routed troops

[PLloyd]

Apologies if this has already been covered, but is there a requirement for the pursuers of routed troops to have close combat capability? Cannot see a reference in the rules, but would seem a little strange that a contingent of unarmed LF slingers for instance would be able to cause casualties on a heavily armoured, albeit routed, HF battle group.

[batesmotel]

Sling armed LF have "other" close combat capability, as do any troops without a sepcific impact/melee class.

In actuality, the effect of pursuers on routers would be mostly a morale/cohesion one rather than an actual slaying of the routing troops and hence at the scope of FoG any pursuing BG that contacts the routers has the same effect.

Chris

[philqw78]

There are lots of troops with no close combat capability/POA. Most LF, a lot of LH (just bows), most Mob, MF with XB, etc. I think the lack of POA is the main thing, they have close combat capability, they're just not very good if anyone fights back.