Counter charge to avoid rear/flank charge.

[mad lemmey]

Gentlemen,
We believe we may have found a hole in the rules that needs tightening.
Technically, countercharge can be used to avoid a charge.
If you can turn up to 90 degrees in a countercharge, you do not have to move full distance, just stop outside 1bw. If the angle is right, the unit being charged can move out of charge arc/distance and not be contacted.
Also, an unengaged keil with fleet of foot can never be rear charged as it can countercharge 90 and then have a flank to face (so no rear bonus).
Can we add a line somewhere saying a countercharge must be towards an enemy charging it?

[nikgaukroger]

The rules do say it must be towards enemy charging.

From page 124.

"... or b) wheel towards troops charging you to avoid a flank charge"

"A countercharge may wheel up to 90 at the beginning of its move towards those charging it and may not end up further away from it; ..."

[lionheartrjc]

Will,

A counter-charger has to move towards the chargers and end up closer to the enemy than they started (page 121).   Para 7 bullet 1 explicitly states that the countercharge or intercept has to end up in the charge path!

I think this is allready addressed.

Richard

[mad lemmey]

Thank you