Art De La Guerre

[Black Prince]

When a base conforms automatically after being hit in the flank by a pursuit in the previous turn does that count as movement so the base cannot attempt to rally?

[Dickstick]

The unit does not conform after being contacted in the flank on the previous turn.
In conforms after mêlée in the mêlée turn .
Ie the previous turn.
See p54
So in the units turn it can rally
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[Black Prince]

The contact happened as the result of a pursuit the way the sequence of play reads on p26 rout and pursuit happens after the melee phase. As base to base conformation happens at the end of the melee phase not the end of turn. If I read the sequence of play correctly the base contacted in the flank can only conform its turn hence my question about does conformation count as movement.

[Dickstick]

Sorry didn't see the word pursuit.
You have two choices in your movement.
Conform for free or pay to rally and fight with a flank attack.
I'd do the first.
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[Ramses II]

Hmm. I don’t have the rules to hand right now, but I don’t think Conformation counts as a ‘move’ as such, so I think you can both conform and attempt a Rally. 

But a good question worth checking with the TB

[daveallen]

[Zoltan]

So just to be clear:

It’s my turn
1. In my move I rout your unit which is removed. I then elect to pursue 1 MU into the flank of your second unit (your first unit had previously made a quarter turn out of line towards my unit, to protect the line’s flank).

2. Because your second unit was so close to it’s routed friend, it became disordered.

3. As soon as I contact your second unit in the flank it makes a free, compulsory quarter turn to conform with my pursuer.

It’s your turn
4. Your disordered unit can pay 1 CP and attempt to rally (or is it 2 CP because we are in combat)?

5. We fight a melee with base factors only i.e. as this is not a charge we do not count impact etc.

[Ramses II]

Yup Zoltan, that sums it up nicely. 
And it would be 2CP to rally since by definition the units are in melee (p50) as soon as contact is made. 

[Black Prince]

Thank for clearing that up.

[lionelrus]

However, it's a good idea to include this in the following fAQ.
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