Art De La Guerre

Guys, I think the position of the LI is key.
P47 says the LI must evade when contacted by a heavier enemy, unless the LI would be in a position to provide support.

Here the LI is at an angle so ...

I tend to agree Mike. This is effectively the same as if unit B were not there (eg an attack on the end of a line), I think that the LI would be forced to evade being contacted by a heavier enemy (c ...

I am inclined towards Madaxman’s views.
Changing the hard “or” to “and” makes more sense, and could be a slip in the translation from the French. Doing this means that the text would say ...

Andy, I think we all agree that the step by step approach merely ensures that players move the unit(s) correctly. The LI would also have to evade if contacted at the end of the HC evade move rather th ...

As you say, this is a game, not a simulation and as such many of the mechanics are at best an abstraction.

Andy, I think you have answered your own question, at least in part.

During the evade process of the blue HC, the red LI will be contacted (it doesn’t matter when this will be) so the LI must e ...

Not quite Neep.
Paraphrasing that 3.5 year old thread, we said that a unit stops at 1UD when a real ambush is revealed. Otherwise if it is revealed at another point, the unit may continue its movem ...

Check p80, Driving back a flank march.
Players compare the number of units in each flank march, counting light units as 1/2.
Commanders are not considered.

Leaving aside the debate over the commander unit (I usually have an integral commander), an entire corps of four units in ambush is a great way to confuse the opponent.
Remember to declare the ‘o ...

As Dickstick says, an uncontrolled charge only occurs where the impetuous unit has not received ANY orders, irrespective of the CP paid.

Here the unit HAS received orders (for 0CP) so is not subj ...

Ok, we have now strayed far enough off-topic.
I will pm you.

I think we do understand each other.
We agree that units not in contact should not be forced to enter the jaws of death - normal units need not charge, and the exception for impetuous units allows ...

Please stop referring to an uncontrolled charge. Units in contact with an enemy that conform are not considered to be charging by definition (special cases p42).

The problem with your suggestion i ...

What was the author’s rationale for including an explicit jaws of death exemption for impetuous troops, who are keen to get stuck in, from making an uncontrolled charge? Because in game terms chargi ...

I sympathise with the sentiment Zoltan, but them’s the rules as they say.

But you are correct that it will be unusual for a melee to have this result and then to be unable (or unwilling) to avo ...