Art De La Guerre

[quote="AlanCutner"]I was the player pinning the cavalry. There were several issues
1. The LI behind the cavalry was mine, not friendly to the cavalry.
2. The cavalry column didn't have ro ...

https://imgur.com/E6TBQkh

This situation arose in a game at the weekend. There is an enemy pike element with a Zone of Control on the two friendly cavalry elements. That pike element is in th ...

[quote="Mike Bennett"]Yep, and it does not seem unreasonable. If the skirmishers are too close to the battle lines it gets dangerous. The heavies do not open their ranks to let them throug ...

That's how i'd read it Tim - but others read it differently as referenced to the comment above!

I'm just after clarity :)

Commanders with a unit. A general is with a unit that get's shot to destroyed. There are no friends nearby.

Page 27 is the culprit here.

First off, "Individually based commander". T ...

My Sabir Hun army was:

Terrain: Steppe, Forest
Pre Battle Initiative: 1

Brilliant General
6 Medium Cavalry Bow
4 Medium Swordsmen Impetuous

Competent General
6 Medium Cavalry Bow
2 Light ...

[quote="Ramses II"]Your reasoning is not correct, and the intention has not changed from V3.
To amplify what Tim and Dave have said, this is actually a problem that resulted from converting ...

I think that sums it up rather well Tim. And yes, that is the picture :)

Let us see what the official guidance is

Right, here is my thinking....

Page 60 defines the terms.

A unit is in melee if it is the main unit in the combat - if there are multiple units in contact with the enemy, the main unit is the on ...

I have the situation whereby a unit is in contact with another unit to it's front and has a friendly unit in contact with the enemy's flank.

https://imgur.com/du3lEW8

Looking at pg 69 and the &q ...