Version 4.04 rules - comments part 1

[rbodleyscott]

p11: shock troops: since most LI are armed with shooting weapon, the 2nd and 3rd bullet contradict each other (warband in front of LI need not charge since it's LI, but must do since they are shooters)

Not contradicotry. The 3rd one basically means you only charge LI if they cause you enough irritation. Intentional.

OK. Reading again the text, I suggest to add "steady or disrupted" before the words "shock troops" to avoid discussions when fragmented shock troops are shot at frontally.

The definition of shock troops (p.92) excludes FRAGMENTED troops. While they are FRAGMENTED they don't count as shock troops.

[rbodleyscott]

Shock troops - Medium foot shock troops still don't have to test to charge if they are not in the open even if they are in terrain that doesn't restrict them.

This is intentional. We don't see why HF should be exempt from charging into disordering terrain to fight MF at a disadvantage, but MF should be forced to charge out into the open to fight HF at a disadvantage.

New wording will make shock MF have to test if their move won't take them out into the open.

[rbodleyscott]

CMT to charge for missile foot - are there any non skirmish foot armed with firearms or sling?

Not at present.

Also what about any foot armed with bow*?

At the moment, the only Bow* armed foot we have are shock troops. (impact foot)