Pike base depth

[Switzer]

Hi All

Until now i assumed all pike units had a base depth max of 4.
So can u have 5 or more to allow for casualties ?

Steve

[petedalby]

So can u have 5 or more to allow for casualties ?

I believe you can have as many as you like / can afford.

[kevinj]

Yes, only 4 ranks count towards POAs, but there is no reason that you can't have more and in some cases you'd be forced to, i.e. in order to retain Keil formation.

[deadtorius]

The extra pike base topic rears its ugly head again, it caused a lot of comments in the ancients forum way back when. Of course there you need to be 4 deep to get the extra +POA
If your list will allow you to have 5 deep pike go for it.

[timmy1]

Best if you can have 5 deep as like as not you will lose a base on the way in and 3, 4, or 5 deep makes no difference for being shot at, except that being 5 deep might reduce the number of bases of the enemy that can target you due to the arc of fire rules.