Overlap and moving bases into melee question

[zulu]

i have the following situation:

Enemy FP1-FP2-FP3-FP4
Friendly LB1-LB1-LB1-LB1-LB2-LB2-LB2-LB2
Friendly LB1-----------------LB2-LB2-LB2-LB2
----------------BG1--------|--------BG2--------|

in other words - i have 2 BG of longbows facing off against french peasants (ok - not a fair fight but this is where i stand )- only a single file of the LB2 is involved in the melee as an overlap

Question: In the movement phase, can i contract LB1 by one file to bring more LB2's to bear on the melee? ie. i would end up with a situation like this:

Enemy FP1-FP2-FP3-FP4
Friendly LB1-LB1-LB1-LB2-LB2-LB2-LB2
Friendly LB1-LB1------LB2-LB2-LB2-LB2
---------BG1----------|--------BG2--------|

if i am able to do this i could change my number of dice from 7 to 9

[marioslaz]

i have the following situation:

Enemy FP1-FP2-FP3-FP4
Friendly LB1-LB1-LB1-LB1-LB2-LB2-LB2-LB2
Friendly LB1-----------------LB2-LB2-LB2-LB2
----------------BG1--------|--------BG2--------|

in other words - i have 2 BG of longbows facing off against french peasants (ok - not a fair fight but this is where i stand )- only a single file of the LB2 is involved in the melee as an overlap

Question: In the movement phase, can i contract LB1 by one file to bring more LB2's to bear on the melee? ie. i would end up with a situation like this:

Enemy FP1-FP2-FP3-FP4
Friendly LB1-LB1-LB1-LB2-LB2-LB2-LB2
Friendly LB1-LB1------LB2-LB2-LB2-LB2
---------BG1----------|--------BG2--------|

if i am able to do this i could change my number of dice from 7 to 9

No, you can't. In order to move bases during melee, for example to feed more bases, the principal requirement is that these bases didn't contribute to melee, with dice or POA.

Mario.