MeG

Author's Section => Rules Queries and Clarifications => Topic started by: nikgaukroger on April 14, 2019, 10:23:27 AM

Title: Supporting file (overlap) query
Post by: nikgaukroger on April 14, 2019, 10:23:27 AM
Quick (hopefully) question from a recent comp game against Ray - asking as I think Ray wasn't sure we did this right.

Bases facing up the picture are legionarii with ME, bases facing down the picture are Long Spear (honest, not bowmen 😉 ). Can base A be an overlap (supporting file) for the fight against Spearmen file B on the basis that it is not contributing to the combat of the base in front of it?


(https://i.imgur.com/6JKUq5t.jpg)
Title: Re: Supporting file (overlap) query
Post by: lionheartrjc on April 14, 2019, 06:36:19 PM
Base A is not contributing to the fight (an engaged base), but is part of the file. On that basis it cannot be a supporting file.

If the file was not fighting to its front, then yes it could be a supporting file as it meets the requirements of p87.

Richard
Title: Re: Supporting file (overlap) query
Post by: nikgaukroger on April 14, 2019, 07:14:04 PM
Cheers.

I think in this case the issue in question was in not thinking about files but thinking in terms of bases.
Title: Re: Supporting file (overlap) query
Post by: rayfredjohn on April 14, 2019, 08:20:21 PM
I think as robbed.
Title: Re: Supporting file (overlap) query
Post by: nikgaukroger on April 14, 2019, 09:07:14 PM
You was - mind you, you were being skulled to death anyway  :o
Title: Re: Supporting file (overlap) query
Post by: rayfredjohn on April 14, 2019, 09:19:55 PM
Quote from: nikgaukroger on April 14, 2019, 09:07:14 PM
You was - mind you, you were being skulled to death anyway  :o

Oh, yes!  :-[
Title: Re: Supporting file (overlap) query
Post by: Simon Meg-Meister on April 17, 2019, 08:39:11 AM
All correct. 

Si