Gaps between tertios

nickdives · Post by **nickdives** » Sat Jan 14, 2012 8:02 am

Gents, the situation:

2 tertios with a gap 2 bases wide between them. In this gap slightly back from the front are a unit of mounted arquebusiers. The enemy cavalry decide a frontal attack on the tertios is a little silly but declare a charge down the gap at the mounted. Bearing in mind the sides of the mounted are touching the tertios either side so when the enemy charge down the gap they would be touching the tertios to either side. Is this possible?

timmy1 · Post by **timmy1** » Sat Jan 14, 2012 12:36 pm

Provided that the BG charging is no more than 2 bases wide I don't see why not. However unless they win the impact big they will be overlapped both sides in melee.

deadtorius · Post by **deadtorius** » Sat Jan 14, 2012 12:52 pm

sounds suicidal to me so why not let them have their folly of death? Personally I wouldn't want to be between two Tercios myself

daveallen · Post by **daveallen** » Sat Jan 14, 2012 4:12 pm

I don't see any reason why the cavalry can't do this as long as the already mentioned conditions are met.

Assuming the Mtd Arq have evaded, the cav will then be left between the tercios. If they are in contact with either and assuming the tercio isn't otherwise engaged in melee, it will ge the rare opportunity of exercising the rule whereby a bg in flank to flank contact with an enemy bg can turn in the maneouvre phase and engage in melee. Can't remember the page in the book, it's either 'moving into contact' or 'feeding more bases into a melee.'

If they're not in contact, the cav will be shot to shreds.

A world of pain for the cav...

Dave

deadtorius · Post by **deadtorius** » Sun Jan 15, 2012 9:03 pm

Mounted Arqebus are Horse (I am going by the 30 years war German lists here) so no evades possible. Still not a pleasant place for that cav unit, especially if the Tercios can get a flank charge in somehow.

rbodleyscott · Post by **rbodleyscott** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 8:47 am

deadtorius wrote:Mounted Arqebus are Horse (I am going by the 30 years war German lists here) so no evades possible.

Dave is still in the early 16th century. Give him time to catch up.

hazelbark · Post by **hazelbark** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 5:43 pm

I presume the "reason" to do this is something else strikes the Tercios and the mounted is something serious that hopes to blow through the mounted arqubusiers quickly and then trigger CT checks on the Tercios hoping they falter. Then the mounted cuts through to the rear and engages in more fun.

In other words a brilliant act of desparation that with the right dice will reverse a total disaster.

timmy1 · Post by **timmy1** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 9:29 pm

Dan

I think Nick is more worried about his opponent's death or glory boys (probably Alisdair) and he wants some cheesy way of preventing them from avoiding his Tercios...

nickdives · Post by **nickdives** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 11:12 pm

Ha, no cheese here, except with pickle! Yes I am interested in the result bearing in mind his troops would be touching the Tercios either side, it would appear that it would be an act of desperation, we shall see what happens.