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Adrian Clarke
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MessagePosté le: Sam Nov 25, 2017 8:13 am    Sujet du message: LI evading from a flank attack as a group Répondre en citant
Hi all

Apologies if this has been covered previously, but I can’t find it if it has.

Say a line of four LI is charged directly in the flank by cavalry. They have no choice but to make a free right angle turn away from the charge and evade directly away...

As if that sorry state of affairs was not bad enough for them, their far flank was anchored on a coastal strip.

As they make their initial turn (into a column) should they align on the charged unit or the far one?

There are implications for dragging the further LI units closer to the charge or blocking the entire evade move, whichever is chosen. Also for dragging the charged LI unit further away from the charge during the free turn.

Or can/should they evade as individual units in which case only the far two will be blocked?

I have no sympathy for the LI. Why, Oh Why did they put themselves in that position in the first place?

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MessagePosté le: Sam Nov 25, 2017 8:52 am    Sujet du message: Répondre en citant
1) Only the cherged unit or any other that could be contacted must evade.
2) as it is a flank charge, the LI have to make a 90° turn, the evade.
3) the LI have to align to the first one
4) if after the 90° turn any osbacle or unit the LI may not cross are within 1 UD and canot be avoid by a 1 MU slide, the evade move is not possible
4) as they may cross freeley the other LI evading, 3rd or 4th may stay were they are.
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MessagePosté le: Sam Nov 25, 2017 5:26 pm    Sujet du message: Répondre en citant
Yup, several things here:
  • The units in charge range may evade separately or in one or more groups. Each evading unit / group dices separately.
  • The coastal strip does not count as an obstacle, so potentially several units will be swimming! However, if it was an obstacle (eg Impassable terrain) the unit nearest the obstacle would not be able to evade, while others would be able to.
  • Where a group evades, the entire group turns and forms up on the furthest unit. In this hypothetical case, it could not be on the fourth unit next to the impassable terrain, as the group would then be unable to evade further though they would have compressed the units into a 2UD space.
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MessagePosté le: Dim Nov 26, 2017 7:27 pm    Sujet du message: Répondre en citant
Ramses II a écrit:

[*]The coastal strip does not count as an obstacle, so potentially several units will be swimming! However, if it was an obstacle (eg Impassable terrain) the unit nearest the obstacle would not be able to evade, while others would be able to.


Explain why you think a coastal zone is not an obstacle?
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MessagePosté le: Dim Nov 26, 2017 10:25 pm    Sujet du message: Répondre en citant
While the coastline is described as “impassableâ€, that is to prevent flank marches from crossing it. As far as Evading troops are concerned, I thought they treated the coastline as the edge of the table, so become lost when they have to ‘go for a swim’.

Definitely something to get clarity from the technical board.
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MessagePosté le: Lun Nov 27, 2017 5:52 pm    Sujet du message: Répondre en citant
No need
Go to p64
Last paragraph of "river and coastal zone "

It is completely impassable and completely blocks the short edge of the table.

Evaders respond to the impassable as per p38 3 second bullet point initially then as per p39 6 when at one UD if encountered later.
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MessagePosté le: Lun Nov 27, 2017 11:15 pm    Sujet du message: Répondre en citant
Yup, we agree it is impassable, but does it constitute anâ€obstacleâ€?
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MessagePosté le: Mar Nov 28, 2017 6:16 am    Sujet du message: Répondre en citant
By your own definition above

"Is it an obstacle (eg impassable )"

You know the answer, so what is the problem?
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MessagePosté le: Mar Nov 28, 2017 4:36 pm    Sujet du message: Répondre en citant
Ramses II a écrit:
Yup, we agree it is impassable, but does it constitute anâ€obstacleâ€?


This is insane.
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MessagePosté le: Jeu Nov 30, 2017 9:23 am    Sujet du message: Répondre en citant
The analogy is a one way mirror, “impassable†in one direction.

I believe the French play this as “impassable†to flank marches, but not to evading troops, though need to get this clarified. Does that make more sense?
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MessagePosté le: Jeu Nov 30, 2017 12:13 pm    Sujet du message: Répondre en citant
So if flank marches cannot cross the water to the shore, why can evaders cross it.
Or do you expect the evaders to not be able to return?
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MessagePosté le: Jeu Nov 30, 2017 3:16 pm    Sujet du message: Répondre en citant
No, evaders cannot return. The coast effectively moves the edge of the table 4ud, but also prevents flank marches. That is all.
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MessagePosté le: Jeu Nov 30, 2017 3:47 pm    Sujet du message: Répondre en citant
Ramses II a écrit:
The analogy is a one way mirror, “impassable†in one direction.

I believe the French play this as “impassable†to flank marches, but not to evading troops, though need to get this clarified. Does that make more sense?

Wway is treated in France as a terrain, so evading LI must see it like a obstacle they can't cross.
So back commodore post. As a salty dog, waterways has no secret for him.
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MessagePosté le: Jeu Nov 30, 2017 4:40 pm    Sujet du message: Répondre en citant
Ramses II a écrit:
The analogy is a one way mirror, “impassable†in one direction.

I believe the French play this as “impassable†to flank marches, but not to evading troops, though need to get this clarified. Does that make more sense?


No.

And no it does not need to be clarified.
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MessagePosté le: Sam Déc 02, 2017 12:25 pm    Sujet du message: Répondre en citant
lionelrus a écrit:
Ramses II a écrit:
The analogy is a one way mirror, “impassable†in one direction.

I believe the French play this as “impassable†to flank marches, but not to evading troops, though need to get this clarified. Does that make more sense?

Wway is treated in France as a terrain, so evading LI must see it like a obstacle they can't cross.
So back commodore post. As a salty dog, waterways has no secret for him.


P67 last para " a coastal area is impassable and extend to 4 UD"

Several month ago i tried to negociate with El Kreator a kind of CATF (Combine Amphibious Task Force) option for ADG , without any success
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