Feeding more troops into an existing melee

bunwin63 · Post by **bunwin63** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 11:15 pm

Why is the word "existing" melee used in the heading? To me this implies that it can only be done after at least one round of melee is fought. But the rules themselves don't seem to say this. How are people playing this?

Bryan

BrianC · Post by **BrianC** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 1:37 am

We play it that until you are in melee you cannot feed more bases in. Which means that we have to adjudicate at least one round. After that either side may feed additional bases in.

Brian

Scruff · Post by **Scruff** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 3:06 am

Wouldn't all melees count as an "Existing Melee", after all to get into melee you first have to have an impact phase which starts the melee, then later in turn during melee phase, you start to feed more troops in?

At least thats how I understand the rule "shrug"

cheers

bunwin63 · Post by **bunwin63** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 3:59 am

I would say that the impact phase starts the close combat, not the melee

OldenTired · Post by **OldenTired** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 5:17 am

i think you can feed in during the manoeuvre phase immediately following the impact phase.

pg 72 does say, "a battle group that is already in contact with enemy can expand its frontage by one file", and the opponent gets to match it.

it seems that an impact creates a melee.

Scruff · Post by **Scruff** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 6:16 am

Thats what I was meaning Oldentired, at the end of the Impact phase, the melee exists, so following the turn sequence, you get to start feeding in more troops.....

cheers

bunwin63 · Post by **bunwin63** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 6:50 am

But why then say "existing" in the heading, if all melees are existing?

Bryan

OldenTired · Post by **OldenTired** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 7:39 am

Scruff wrote:Thats what I was meaning Oldentired, at the end of the Impact phase, the melee exists, so following the turn sequence, you get to start feeding in more troops.....

cheers

yeah, was agreeing with you.

i think it says, "existing" in the heading just to be clear.

rbodleyscott · Post by **rbodleyscott** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 8:47 am

You can feed extra troops into the melee in the manouevre phase after the original impact.

sagji · Post by **sagji** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 9:09 am

bunwin63 wrote:But why then say "existing" in the heading, if all melees are existing?

Bryan

To make it clear that it can't be used to start a new melee?

bunwin63 · Post by **bunwin63** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 6:49 am

thanks

Ninthplain · Post by **Ninthplain** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 2:47 pm

Does this mean that both sides can feed in reinforcement or only the side who's turn it is currently?

For example if a base is lost in impact froim the group you charge, do hey get to move someone or is the space still open for one round of melee.

<BRIAN>

hammy · Post by **hammy** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 2:56 pm

Ninthplain wrote:Does this mean that both sides can feed in reinforcement or only the side who's turn it is currently?

For example if a base is lost in impact froim the group you charge, do hey get to move someone or is the space still open for one round of melee.

<BRIAN>

Replacing lost bases is a differen thing to feeding more bases in anc happens in addition to feeding in bases.

In your opponents bound you can only match an existing overlap or meet an expansion.

In your bound you can create a new overlap or match an existing one.

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