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Author's Section => Rules Queries and Clarifications => Topic started by: badhabum on February 17, 2019, 01:19:21 PM

Title: Fleet of foot
Post by: badhabum on February 17, 2019, 01:19:21 PM
A player argued that as his infantry ( loose or close ) had the fleet of foot characteristic, he could disengage as a SK unit.

As the characteristic only precise that the unit moves as a SK unit , the question is open ?
Title: Re: Fleet of foot
Post by: nikgaukroger on February 17, 2019, 01:34:29 PM
IMO it is pretty clear.

The characteristic says that with FoF the unit moves using skirmisher movement distances but get no other benefits - i.e. they are not skirmishers/SUGS for anything.

So for moves whilst you move the skirmisher distance, you do not cost the movement as skirmishers - so a break off is done using the TUG columns for which card colour you need.
Title: Re: Fleet of foot
Post by: badhabum on February 17, 2019, 02:15:25 PM
TUG column but 2 or 3 MU back

Which means how far to the back, SK move or INF move
Title: Re: Fleet of foot
Post by: nikgaukroger on February 17, 2019, 02:25:12 PM
Ah, sorry, got the wrong end of the stick with the question.

For Fall Back M13 move as they are not actually skirmisher infantry as per above so cannot be a M12 move - so 2 BW max.
Title: Re: Fleet of foot
Post by: RocketSix on February 17, 2019, 02:42:59 PM
But you do get the advantage of being able to an F3 against non-FoF infantry
Title: Re: Fleet of foot
Post by: nikgaukroger on February 17, 2019, 03:21:19 PM
Indeed - unless fighting skirmisher infantry (not common but can happen).