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army breakpoint and BGs on flank march
Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2021 7:45 pm
by FOGwargames
If the enemy has 12 BGs but 2 are on a flank march, is the army breakpoint calculated on the 10 on the table rather than on 12?
The situation in point was that the enemy flank march did not come on by the time I reached 10 points defeated of the enemy. The rules say that if the flank march comes on and a BG straggles then that is counted as 1 point; but no comment about if a flank march never arrives at all?
Anyone know the answer?
Re: army breakpoint and BGs on flank march
Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2021 2:48 pm
by berthier
I do not have the rules in front of me but I believe the Army Breakpoint is calculated at the value on table until the flank march arrives. So it would be 10 in this example.
Re: army breakpoint and BGs on flank march
Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2021 6:28 pm
by philqw78
It is calculated on the original, including those on the FM
Re: army breakpoint and BGs on flank march
Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2021 7:41 pm
by berthier
Thanks Phil. I stand corrected.
Re: army breakpoint and BGs on flank march
Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2021 8:19 pm
by philqw78
Unusual for me to manage that

Re: army breakpoint and BGs on flank march
Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2021 8:58 pm
by FOGwargames
so if my opponent has 11 BGs and has 2 flank marches of 3 BGs each, this would make up over half of my opponents army on flank marches, with only 5 BGs on the table. If neither of the flank marches turn up then I cannot win without destroying all BGs on the table and the camp. I know it is an unusual situation but is this the case?
Re: army breakpoint and BGs on flank march
Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2021 5:30 pm
by philqw78
Yes
Re: army breakpoint and BGs on flank march
Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2021 5:48 pm
by FOGwargames
thanks Phil
Re: army breakpoint and BGs on flank march
Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2021 5:57 pm
by philqw78
Had a Hun do it to me, a case of smash everything on table as quickly as possible. Chasing a LH around when one FM turned up and gave me something easier to catch and kill
Re: army breakpoint and BGs on flank march
Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2021 2:44 pm
by grahambriggs
player wrote: ↑Mon Jun 28, 2021 8:58 pm
so if my opponent has 11 BGs and has 2 flank marches of 3 BGs each, this would make up over half of my opponents army on flank marches, with only 5 BGs on the table. If neither of the flank marches turn up then I cannot win without destroying all BGs on the table and the camp. I know it is an unusual situation but is this the case?
It is the case. The problem with that strategy is that the 5 on table won't last very long.