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"Interesting" shock troop situation
Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 11:16 pm
by hammy
In a game I played earlier this week I had a slightly odd situation. I had a BG of lancers that charged a BG of impact foot to stop said impact foot from duffing over my javelinmen. I failed to disrupt the impact foot and broke off. This left my lancers just behind the line of the javelinmen.
In my opponents bound the impact foot could charge in which case I intercept with the lancers and prevent contact or not charge in which case as they would contact foot they have to make a CMT to not charge.
It felt a bit gamey from my POV although it is a fairly odd situation. It may be exploitable.
Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 4:58 am
by stevoid
Depending on the distances involved Hammy, but the IF might be able to declare on both (by stepping forward up to an extra 2 MUs) in which case they could still contact the Jav as you can't IC when a target.
And the end of the day I have no problems with 1 group of foot being at a tactical disadvantage when faced with 2 other groups one of which is a more mobile mounted BG.
Steve
Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 8:39 am
by hammy
stevoid wrote:Depending on the distances involved Hammy, but the IF might be able to declare on both (by stepping forward up to an extra 2 MUs) in which case they could still contact the Jav as you can't IC when a target.
And the end of the day I have no problems with 1 group of foot being at a tactical disadvantage when faced with 2 other groups one of which is a more mobile mounted BG.
Steve
True, in this case the cavalry were 5 MU away and the impact foot were just within 4 MU of the javelinmen. The 'issue' is that the impact foot can effectively be forced to charge mounted which they would not normally do.
Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 9:04 am
by stevoid
Turned around - would it be reasonable to say that a bunch of mounted would ignore a group of foot directly to their front (all other things being equal)?
Either the foot charge forward and hit all comers or they stay put and get hit.
Steve
Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 9:52 am
by petedalby
Hammy - you missed a change to 6.0.
An exception to shock troops testing not to charge:
If they are foot whose move could contact or be intercepted by mounted.
Pete
Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 9:54 am
by hammy
petedalby wrote:Hammy - you missed a change to 6.0.
An exception to shock troops testing not to charge:
If they are foot whose move could contact or be intercepted by mounted.
Pete
Good spot, I was using V6.0 without inserted ammendments. That seems better and it removes a bit of cheese.
Hammy