Art De La Guerre

[Ackostokie]

Hi, Ive noticed that on page 14 of the rulebook it says that the pike unit is unmanoeuvrable. However on page 32 the list of unmanouvrable units does not include Pikes and only mentions that as a special case that if performing a quarter or half turn it is classed as a difficult manouvre.

Is this correct?

Thanks

Phil

[fdunadan]

p32 is correct, p14 is a short summary of the capacities so says "less manoeuvrable than others heavy infantries"
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[Commodore]

Less manoeuvrable means: For pikes, a quarter turn still cost 1CP (not a difficult move) but 2 UD (less manoeuvrable) same for cataphracts.
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[Ackostokie]

Maybe its a English translation problem because in the english version it does not say "less manoeuvrable than other heavy infantry".
It says "Their deep formation makes them unmanoeuvrable and they are at a great disadvantage in rough or difficult terrain."

as unmanoeuvrable is a word used to class of certain troops thats where the confusion comes into play.

Thanks for the replies

Phil

[daveallen]

This is one of several (translation?) problems that need correction in the FAQ.

Another involves the lack of consistency in naming troop types.

So the Troop Description on p13 says: Medium infantry includes MI and LMI.

To me this means that MI and LMI are mutually exclusive subsets of medium infantry.

This results in a problem in the Unit Characteristics table (p20) when the abbreviation MI is used to meant medium infantry and not just MSwd and MSp.

Cv are:

+1 vs ...LMI, MI,...

&

Add +1 in first phase vs MI...

Or have I got this wrong and non-impact Cv only get a single +1 vs LMI in the first phase?

Dave

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[fdunadan]

[Hazelbark]

[chris6]

Ups, now we have 2 differnet sugestions for pikes/cats and quarter/halfturns:

1 Cp and Costs extra MU
or
2 CP and Costs extra MU

Which one is correct?
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[Commodore]

[chris6]

Thx for the clarification!

@commodore: No matter, happens to me all the time....i think i know the rule, but when i look it up its somewhat different.
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