Diagonal Flank Breach Tactics?

[Blastom1016]

New guy here
I just found a pretty weird tactics to breach the enemy flank, which works in game, but quite counter intuition in realistic situations.
When I has more cohorts on one flank, I could charge diagonally in the first turn, to change the facing of enemy cohorts.
On the next turn, the enemy flank cohort would expose it to a flank charge.

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This can do fast work on flanking maneuver, especially against superior setup like pikes or other high-cost front lines. Though I wonder if this action was intended or just some kind exploit?

[melm]

From my end your images are not showing. :p

[Blastom1016]

I'll try to load them as attachments.

[rbodleyscott]

The flank attack shown in your diagram will not work because the game will not let you charge between the other two units that are in close combat.

[Blastom1016]

The flank attack shown in your diagram will not work because the game will not let you charge between the other two units that are in close combat.

That's brilliant!