Break Off

ibarbero · Post by **ibarbero** » Sun May 31, 2009 7:39 am

Hello,

I have a doubt. When a mounted BG A Break Off, is obliged to perform the following charging at the same BG who had contact with before doing so?

The rules is not clear for me...

Thanks

hammy · Post by **hammy** » Sun May 31, 2009 8:27 am

Hi,

I think that what you are asking is "does a mounted BG that has broken off from an enemy foot BG have to charge the same foot BG in the following impact phase". If this is the question then the answer is no but if the mounted BG is shock mounted then it would have to test not to charge lust like any other shock BG would and if you wanted the BG wanted to charge then it must by definition be in charge reach.

Hope that helps

ibarbero · Post by **ibarbero** » Sun May 31, 2009 2:19 pm

So, if one or LH, Knight, Cavalry, Catafract or Cavalry is not required to charge the same or BG, if you choose, you can charge to any others, right?

david53 · Post by **david53** » Sun May 31, 2009 2:37 pm

ibarbero wrote:So, if one or LH, Knight, Cavalry, Catafract or Cavalry is not required to charge the same or BG, if you choose, you can charge to any others, right?

Shock mounted troops(Knights,Catafract's and Lancer Mounted Cavalry) have to test not to recharge any enemy BG in range. Other Cavalry do not need to charge any enemy BG within range.

hammy · Post by **hammy** » Sun May 31, 2009 5:31 pm

ibarbero wrote:So, if one or LH, Knight, Cavalry, Catafract or Cavalry is not required to charge the same or BG, if you choose, you can charge to any others, right?

If a mounted BG breaks off it is in exactly the same situation that it would be in if it had moved up to the possition the previous move rather than broken off. If your mounted are lancers (but not light horse lancers) then they will probably have to take a CMT not to charge as they are shock troops

lawrenceg · Post by **lawrenceg** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 1:18 am

ibarbero wrote:So, if one or LH, Knight, Cavalry, Catafract or Cavalry is not required to charge the same or BG, if you choose, you can charge to any others, right?

Right.

But note that there might be other reasons that could stop you charging another BG (for example, the rules about wheeling in a charge)

shall · Post by **shall** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 6:46 am

All the above correct.

In fact, one of the benefits of drilled cavalry is that you can sometimes try a charge - fail - and turn 90 and move to get away. I have seen a few long shot charges like that where the BG has saved itself when a base down, by moving away this way vs HF.

Si