Art De La Guerre

[daveallen]

This from the Scottish Open:

CmL

C is Cavalry

m is Medium Infantry

L is Light Infantry

C charged m in the flank, L then moved into front edge contact with m's other flank.

Does m lose a cohesion point?

The rule is:

[Dickstick]

Interesting.
Must be a rare occurrence as I don't recall seeing the situation actually happen before.
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[daveallen]

Not so rare if there's a rule specifically and unequivocally dealing with the situation.

What I'm checking is if it's another of those tricky translation glitches.

If you see what I mean

Dave
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[Dickstick]

Agreed.
Now it's spotted it will happen more often.
So I agree. Is it how the french wanted it?
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[Ramses II]

Ok, I'll bite;
It seems clear to me that "m" loses a cohesion hit. What is the issue?

The key here is that one unit attacking the flank is not light. The same would be true where two LC were engaged in melee, and a third heavier unit moved into flank contact. I will agree it is unusual, though not rare, hence the wording, as Dave pointed out.

[Korik]

On a related point, can m choose which enemy unit to take as it's primary melee opponent, given that neither made a frontal charge?
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[Dickstick]

This is covered on p50.
Main unit
Last sentence.
Ie first contacting if none to front.
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[barnstormer]

um, I presume that the contacted unit is in rough or difficult terrain for the LI to able to contact it

[fdunadan]

LI can contact heavier ennemy if this ennemy is already contacted by another troop. The LI does count as flank attack for canceling the bonus, but not for the loss of cohesion, nor the 0 basic combat factor.
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[Dickstick]

Yes and no
As you may not be writing about the same situation /question
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[daveallen]