"Interesting" shock troop situation

hammy · Post by **hammy** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 11:16 pm

In a game I played earlier this week I had a slightly odd situation. I had a BG of lancers that charged a BG of impact foot to stop said impact foot from duffing over my javelinmen. I failed to disrupt the impact foot and broke off. This left my lancers just behind the line of the javelinmen.

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In my opponents bound the impact foot could charge in which case I intercept with the lancers and prevent contact or not charge in which case as they would contact foot they have to make a CMT to not charge.

It felt a bit gamey from my POV although it is a fairly odd situation. It may be exploitable.

stevoid · Post by **stevoid** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 4:58 am

Depending on the distances involved Hammy, but the IF might be able to declare on both (by stepping forward up to an extra 2 MUs) in which case they could still contact the Jav as you can't IC when a target.

And the end of the day I have no problems with 1 group of foot being at a tactical disadvantage when faced with 2 other groups one of which is a more mobile mounted BG.

Steve

hammy · Post by **hammy** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 8:39 am

stevoid wrote:Depending on the distances involved Hammy, but the IF might be able to declare on both (by stepping forward up to an extra 2 MUs) in which case they could still contact the Jav as you can't IC when a target.

And the end of the day I have no problems with 1 group of foot being at a tactical disadvantage when faced with 2 other groups one of which is a more mobile mounted BG.

Steve

True, in this case the cavalry were 5 MU away and the impact foot were just within 4 MU of the javelinmen. The 'issue' is that the impact foot can effectively be forced to charge mounted which they would not normally do.

stevoid · Post by **stevoid** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 9:04 am

Turned around - would it be reasonable to say that a bunch of mounted would ignore a group of foot directly to their front (all other things being equal)?

Either the foot charge forward and hit all comers or they stay put and get hit.

Steve

petedalby · Post by **petedalby** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 9:52 am

Hammy - you missed a change to 6.0.

An exception to shock troops testing not to charge:

If they are foot whose move could contact or be intercepted by mounted.

Pete

hammy · Post by **hammy** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 9:54 am

petedalby wrote:Hammy - you missed a change to 6.0.

An exception to shock troops testing not to charge:

If they are foot whose move could contact or be intercepted by mounted.

Pete

Good spot, I was using V6.0 without inserted ammendments. That seems better and it removes a bit of cheese.

Hammy