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P&S formations
Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2013 10:39 pm
by ravenflight
I've just realised that I may have been doing something wrong in the rules.
On occasion I have formed 2 wide 3 deep formations for various reasons. This appears to be an illegal formation. Am I correct?
It seems that 1 wide or 3 wide are the ONLY legal formations.
Re: P&S formations
Posted: Fri Jul 26, 2013 6:37 am
by rbodleyscott
ravenflight wrote:I've just realised that I may have been doing something wrong in the rules.
On occasion I have formed 2 wide 3 deep formations for various reasons. This appears to be an illegal formation. Am I correct?
It seems that 1 wide or 3 wide are the ONLY legal formations.
Correct, except when you have to drop back elements when charging, routing etc., or when in combat in a column and you want to expand but can only expand 1 file per turn.
Re: P&S formations
Posted: Fri Jul 26, 2013 8:19 am
by ravenflight
rbodleyscott wrote:ravenflight wrote:I've just realised that I may have been doing something wrong in the rules.
On occasion I have formed 2 wide 3 deep formations for various reasons. This appears to be an illegal formation. Am I correct?
It seems that 1 wide or 3 wide are the ONLY legal formations.
Correct, except when you have to drop back elements when charging, routing etc., or when in combat in a column and you want to expand but can only expand 1 file per turn.
Thanks Richard.
Re: P&S formations
Posted: Fri Jul 26, 2013 7:51 pm
by timmy1
Ravenflight, you would not be Australian perchance?
Re: P&S formations
Posted: Fri Jul 26, 2013 9:34 pm
by ravenflight
timmy1 wrote:Ravenflight, you would not be Australian perchance?
Err... why?
I'm running MOAB in Sydney, I guess I MIGHT be???
Re: P&S formations
Posted: Fri Jul 26, 2013 9:49 pm
by timmy1
No particular reason (use of illegal tactics and all that...)
Re: P&S formations
Posted: Sat Jul 27, 2013 1:56 am
by ravenflight
timmy1 wrote:No particular reason (use of illegal tactics and all that...)
Oh, I get it - sorry a bit slow.
YES, I am an ex-Convict.
My mother (who is into genealogy) has found a convict in our family tree. He was put into gaol for a week for swearing at a women in front of a church on a Sunday.
I'm not quite sure what that means:
If it wasn't a:
1) Woman;
2) In front of a Church; or,
3) on a Sunday.
Would he have been imprisoned?
Re: P&S formations
Posted: Sat Jul 27, 2013 6:16 am
by timmy1
Australia, the only country in the world where being descended from a convict brings social cachet rather than disgrace. I wonder if, rather like medieval Europe where genealogy 'research' traced a link back to Joseph or similar, there will be an industry grow up tracing family trees back to a semi-mythical 'first-convict'...
Re: P&S formations
Posted: Sat Jul 27, 2013 10:19 am
by ravenflight
timmy1 wrote:Australia, the only country in the world where being descended from a convict brings social cachet rather than disgrace. I wonder if, rather like medieval Europe where genealogy 'research' traced a link back to Joseph or similar, there will be an industry grow up tracing family trees back to a semi-mythical 'first-convict'...
Yes, there already is. Anyone who is anyone has a convict from the first fleet in their family tree.
It's total BS.
The vast majority of Anglo-Aust population came in the '50's. As it stands my mum's reaearch is genuine, but only a minor infraction not a real 'convict' per se.
My mum's maternal line is the only line that goes back prior to 1900. The rest were later.