Art De La Guerre

[Steve Price]

http://stenicplus.blogspot.co.uk/2017/03/lag-question.html?m=1

So the full fat legionaries trundle into the wood, the one on the right is elite. Opposing them are 2 mixed medium sword bow and an LF.

Note the bases are offset so the Romans are in the ZOC of all 3 enemy but of course can ignore the LF ZOC.

If the Romans charge and the LF stays they just lime up and the mediums get an overlap.

What happens if the LF flee? Do the Romans line up and shift shortest move so both have an overlap or do they have to shift far to the right so all stands are in contact?

The latter shift would of course leave the Roman flank exposed to the cavalry as it would have expected the move to get into the flank community contact.

It was a bit moot as by moving the right legionary first he shifts left a tad and so hits central enemy, then the other goes and shifts to hit LF. The intention was of course to avoid the cavalry getting a flank contact in their turn.

The other question was can the Romans wheel in the charge, assuming charging together so as to gain the same effect?

So how many ways can this cat be skinned?

Ta.

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[madaxeman]

I am pretty sure that LF exert a ZOC when in terrain, so the whole question may be moot... ?
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[ciofo]

YES, LF exert a ZOC in rough or difficult terrain.
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[Steve Price]

[fdunadan]

if the LF flee, the Romans charge straight ahead ans so there is only one contact, so double overlap.
The Romans can't Wheel cause the LF exert a ZoC in bad terrain.
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[Ramses II]

Agreed fdunadan.
When in an enemy ZoC, the only options are to line up to face that enemy or to charge that enemy, which results in conforming on that unit. So the left hand legionnaires must line up on the LF. The charge ends with them fighting one mixed MI and the LF (which may choose to evade leaving the right hand legionnaires fighting the MI at a disadvantage in the rough).

[Commodore]

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[Hazelbark]

Also if this is Woods (difficult) then p 35 8th bullet applies and there are not any ZoCs from HI or MI as they are penalized in combat.