Played a 15mm MEG game where "pressing forward" became an issue.
A unit of close order foot in good going charged a unit of loose order foot that was also in good going. The charging unit moves forward 3 base widths which is its maximum move distance.
The charging unit was at aprox a 45 degree angle.
Element A of the charging unit was within 3 base withs and contacted an element of the unit being charged. The charging unit was not fleet of foot.
The 2nd element of the charging unit moved its maximum 3 base with distance and did NOT contact unit being charged.
Can that 2nd charging element press forward up to an additional base width to contact a 2nd element of the unit being charged EVEN THOUGH it has already moved its maximum move of 3 base withs???
My opponent claimed it was legal....but I had never seen it done before.
Thanks and Stay Safe
Hello, yes it is legal, you can press forward up to 1 BW if at least one base contacted the enemy doing a legal charge move.
You can even do a press forward the next turn in the charge move if an annemy comes withing the 1BW during the moving face
Agreed. Just happen to be combing through the rules that cover this - the relevant rule is on p. 131 L3.
Quote from: Jilu on March 09, 2021, 04:39:35 AM
Hello, yes it is legal, you can press forward up to 1 BW if at least one base contacted the enemy doing a legal charge move.
Indeed you
must press forward, it is not optional.
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You can even do a press forward the next turn in the charge move if an annemy comes withing the 1BW during the moving face
Not quite. Such a file may
charge and could be subject to a forced charge if the conditions apply.
Quote from: nikgaukroger on March 09, 2021, 07:26:20 AM
Quote from: Jilu on March 09, 2021, 04:39:35 AM
Hello, yes it is legal, you can press forward up to 1 BW if at least one base contacted the enemy doing a legal charge move.
Indeed you must press forward, it is not optional.
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You can even do a press forward the next turn in the charge move if an annemy comes withing the 1BW during the moving face
Not quite. Such a file may charge and could be subject to a forced charge if the conditions apply.
if i remember well you may not press forward with an intercept and countercharge
Correct. Pressing forward is something done by chargers when they move into contact enemy and interceptors and counterchargers do not move into contact with enemy :)
Just read pressing forward once again ( pg 131 ) and I think some of us, out of habbit played it wrong.
The rule states : any files must press forward up to 1 BW from the line of first contact if they can contact any enemy directly ahead.
We often played this in the following way : if the file next to the file having contacted the enemy cannot hit a target within 1 MU, the whole TUG "stops" . But there are cases when another file along the line could hit an enemy and we did not do it
I do not know if I am clear enough but imagine a long hoplite line 4 wide, the rightmost file hits the enemy but not the second file next to hit that has no enemy within 1 MU, neither the 3rd file but the 4th has an enemy within 1 BW . We did play it would not press forward as the other files near the impact pointcould not hit someone ..but the wording of the rule is "any files" so I fear we will have to correct our way of gaming it 8)