Alexandrian Macedonian upgrades

[davidandlynda]

Bound to have been asked before
The upgrades to the foot companians and Hypaspists to MF, How do they fit into the BG count do they count as 2 (if a 12 man pike unit).
So if there is a 13 BG army with 2 12 's of pikes with upgrades paid for does the army become 15, do you then place 4.3.3.3 or 4.4.4.3 .
The latter one could end up 4.4.4.1 if the upgrade is not used
David

[batesmotel]

Corrected in the errata for the list. As I recall you can only upgrade 8s, not 12s.

Chris

[davidandlynda]

Thanks, I did suspect that something was in the errata or something but couldn't find anything
David

[franck]

Another question linked to this special case :
When does the change from HF to MF occur :
1°) once all the deployment is done (like dismounting mounted) ?
2°) or directyl when they are deployed ? If so, and assuming they are in the forth quarter, can the player decide only when putting them or is has to decide the army composition before the pre battle initiative is rolled ?

Franck

[pyruse]

You have to decide HF/MF when you design your army list.

[philqw78]

You have to decide HF/MF when you design your army list.

no you dn't read the list notes.
"instead be deployed at the start of the battle"
so when deployed

Though you have to pay the MF points when you design the army