Art De La Guerre

[KevinD]

The rules do not say that enemy units block ZOCs (unless I missed something). Is it correct that one enemy unit between a friend and another enemy does not block ZOCs on the other enemy unit?

For example, assume my unit #1 ZOCs enemy unit A, but he interpositions a another unit (B) between a my unit (#1) and his units (A), does this cut #1’s ZOC on A?

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In either of these cases does B block 1’s. ZOC on B?

If I missed something and enemy units block ZOCs what is required to do so? How much does the second enemy unit have to intervene to cut the ZOC?

Note, this is not about most threatening enemy, just whether the ZOC is exerted at all on the further enemy?

[madaxeman]

[Za Otlichiye]

As MX says, B blocks 1's ZOC in the second diagram as it completely masks A. But not in the first diagram, where A would be limited in how it could move.

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Given the size of unit bases, B would be a few millimeters from 1.

B is directly in front and closest, so it is the most threatening enemy and would be who 1 has to charge anyway..

It's messier if B is facing away. Then A is the most threatening (in the first diagram) and because 1 can slide and advance into contact with A, it would not be able to hit B

[KevinD]

[Mike Bennett]

NB: If you can interpenetrate your friend he does not block your ZoC. Eg LF infront of heavy troops

[Hazelbark]

Kevin,

p 38 "entirely behind friendly unit."

So Side A can block side B. But a unit still has a zoc on the unobstructed area.

Side B does not block the ZOC of Side B units they can interpenetrate. (p 35)

[Ramses II]

Agreed. Using the OP diagrams, unit A exerts a ZOC through B and on to 1.
Unit B blocks the ZOC of unit 1 provided it covers the entire front edge of unit 1.