Art De La Guerre

[Nostrebor]

What if you have the following situation. An Elephant and a Light Infantry are a group (LI in in front of the EL). The group is ordered to charge a Light Infantry which is in front of an enemy Heavy Infantry.

EL.LI -> LI.HI

No problem if the enemy LI takes the charge. What happens if the enemy LI flees? The friendly LI cannot contact the HI. Does the friendly LI stop and the Elephant interpenetrates or do both stop?

[Commodore]

In that case :
Charging as a group (p36 2nd para) "a group can charge if at least one unit is able to contact the enemy"it is the cqs with LI+EL
continue a charge (p36 right 3rd para) when a unit part of a group has contacted the enemy, the others units may continue their move up to the max move. This may be conduct to a group to separate.
As the LI is not authorised to contact the HI and has to stop at 1 UD, my interpretation is that the EL, part of the same group may continue its move, and have to if not already perform 2UD, cross through the LI and may contact the HI.
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[Nostrebor]

[Ramses II]

I also agree. The rules are clear on this exact situation

• Obviously the group can initiate the charge against the LI. When the LI evades it reveals a new unit (the HI),
  
• p40 Charge movement, 4th para states "when a new enemy is in the path of the charge, it can be contacted and can also evade in turn if possible."
  
• 5th para states "if contact with the new enemy is not allowed (ie LI on HI), then the unit or group concerned must stop at one UD from the new enemy. The other units can continue their charge."
  
• So, assuming the elephant starts within charge range of the HI, then it should contact the HI.

[Nostrebor]

[Commodore]