Weird Results

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The other weird behaviour which has not received much response is the pursuit and change of facing of the pike phalanxes after charging lights. There can be no justification for a unit trained to keep formation at all costs to turn its flanks or rear to formed enemy troops because its advance has driven off light troops. In the examples given the pike are turning to face the final position of lights (which you have admitted are dispersed at the best of times) which have moved out of sight. Why have the pike become oblivious to the obvious threats of the formed enemy units in close proximity that they are turning their backs to?

I'm not sure that I completely understand what you're talking about, but if you mean a phalanx pursuing skirmishers and then turning face the skirmishers, leaving their flank open to the enemy line, this is also nothing new and I have encountered it many times. But I agree that it does not make much sense; I get the "heat of battle" and all that but I think this is a bit much...