Support shooting and 180° turn

[Pikeaddict]

2 questions came from yesterday evening game :

When a BG with a front rank bigger than the last one turns 180° : how do you make the new formation legal ?
Do you push the base(s) forward or displace the small front rank backward ?

Concerning support shootin in the impact phase :
Shooting is only allowed vs charging BG and then not for a charging BG. Is it then allowed for shooters supporting a charging BG which is intercepted ?

BTW, we spent the evening simulating how my Scots could catch a tatar army in the steppes...
We didn't find out ! Any tip ?

[rbodleyscott]

2 questions came from yesterday evening game :

When a BG with a front rank bigger than the last one turns 180° : how do you make the new formation legal ?
Do you push the base(s) forward or displace the small front rank backward ?

The old front rank becomes the new front rank, et voila!

Concerning support shooting in the impact phase :
Shooting is only allowed vs charging BG and then not for a charging BG. Is it then allowed for shooters supporting a charging BG which is intercepted ?

No.

[Pikeaddict]

2 questions came from yesterday evening game :

When a BG with a front rank bigger than the last one turns 180° : how do you make the new formation legal ?
Do you push the base(s) forward or displace the small front rank backward ?

The old front rank becomes the new front rank, et voila!

But the new front rank is then smaller than the rear rank : it is illegal isn't it ?

[rbodleyscott]

But the new front rank is then smaller than the rear rank

No it isn't.

The old front becomes the new front rank

means exactly what is says: thus

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becomes

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Thus, if the front rank is HF and the rear rank is LF, they swap places.

So the final formation is exactly the same as the starting formation but facing the other way. (With the front edge of the BG level with the previous rear edge of the BG)

[Pikeaddict]

OK it's clearer now, thanks !

It means that the BG turns and not each rank... It was my mistake.