Impact foot charging

[wildone]

in a game today my opponent charged a couple of BGs into my defensive spear. in the movement phase he advanced a BG of undrilled HF impact foot/swordsmen into an overlap position. This brouht them into charge range of another BG of Defensive spear. In his next bound was he required to test not to charge the new in range BG or did the fact that the impact foot were fighting as an overlap mean there was no requirement to test?

We couldn't agree nor could the bystanders and since it was a learning game for my opponent i agreed they didn't have to test.

Answers please

regards
Brent

[Robert241167]

Hi Brent

My feeling is that it does not match any of the circumstances on page 58 which stop it having to take the CMT to prevent charging so I think it will have to take the CMT.

Rob

[kevinj]

Yes, if they are only in contact as an overlap they would have to test if you did not wish them to charge the other BG.

[Luddite]

Yep. p58 lists the circumstances where you don't have to test.

Fighting as an overlap isn't one of them so a test is required.