Slitherine

In my last game my opponent was a bit miffed when he charged his BG of defensive spear into my knight overlap so I want to clarify two points.
As my knight BG in a four base wide frontage only had two bases no#1 and no#2 in front edge contact with enemy bases leaving base no#3 as an overlap and base no#4 as an unengaged overlap. In my opponent's turn he charged his DS into the front of bases no#3 and no#4 in his impact phase, I claimed knightly Lance POA is this right? He thought as half my knights were fighting another BG I would not be able to use knightly Lance by the rest of my BG in a different turn is this right?

Keith

You get lance POA normally in a charge as the BG represents a number smaller units, some of which are assumed to counter charge, even if some are in combat already. Also, IIRC, the POA is allowed as the spears are charging and you are shock mounted. He gets no POA for Def Spear charging, but then nor would Offensive Spear as you are shock mounted.

Phil is right.

You can count your lancer POA and as the spear are not 'non charging spear or pike' it is not negated.

If the spear survive the impact and remain steady then you will not count swordsman but that is a different point.

So all in all, not a very smart thing to do!

Pete

I guess I would call it a learning experience for my opponent but also for me. I had read that armies with a lot of DS are crap but I had not thought about it much. If you can force your opponent to start moving / attacking with DS it put him at a disadvantage. I held his cav flanks with my longbows and used knights and dismounted men at arms against his DS centre which forced him to manoeuvre the DS.

Keith