The definition of an ORB seems pretty clear ( Pg 126 PDF edition )
All fights are deemed frontal
So if we have a 6 bases legionaries TUG, in ORB . 2 rank deep so each rank is back to back.
Now if the legionaries are unlucky and one rank loses a base and that base is charged from the "rear" , my guess is that it is a frontal charge as per definition.
Now that unlucky base is fighting to the geometrical "front" and geometrical "rear"
My guess is that it must choose vs which opponent it fights or rolls a dice but both claims are computed as if both attacks would be frontal so the legionaries do fight as ME on both fights for claim computation
Correct ?
The rules seem clear to me.
A player with more than one base contacting the front of an enemy element chooses which base fights. So there will only be one fight. The player chooses the base to the geometrical front or the base to the geometrical rear.
An candidate for a diagram for my reference manual.
Richard
6.K
1. Files and bases can be involved in several fights in a single phase but a base can only roll its
dice once.
a. A single base could have 4 opponents if surrounded – front, rear and both flanks. There
are 4 fights and the owner of the single base chooses in which fight to roll its dice.
2. When two bases are treated as being in combat contact with the same edge of an enemy
base and have not fought, the player with two bases chooses which one will be fought.
Appendix 1.P
4. An orb fights 1-deep in all directions, but it has no flank or rear (so all fights are frontal) and
it can have no supporting files against it, nor provide any to friends.
I don't think it's that obvious that a base in orb only fights 1 opponent, rather than still having 4 opponents, but using its frontal combat claims against all 4 of them "all fights are frontal" (while still only throwing its own dice versus one opponent).
This makes fanatics in orb almost unkillable.
So definitely worth clarifiying.
I support the need for clarification and perhaps a diagram ( not everyone is good enough in English hence the questions but diagrams do help a lot)