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Questions About Charging

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I am thinking that Scenario 1 and 2 are correct but am not very sure about Scenario 3
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I think all 3 are correct.
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#3 Post by hewhorocks »

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Scenario 3 does look suspect to me. I thought the arc is determined by the receiver of the charge. In this case it appears as if bisecting the corner of unit A-defender places more of the frontage of unit A-attacker in the defender's flank. This may be an optical illusion however.
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#4 Post by Nithe »

The picture may be a little off but it is supposed to lie in the frontal arc.

I was just not sure if a unit is already in combat if they would move over to make room for a new unit to charge in.
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#5 Post by dabber »

Scenario 3 is clearly wrong. Units in combat do not move. Unit B is in combat when unit A charges, so it does not move. That would be an illegal charge, because there is no possible way it could be completed.


On a side note, in scenario 2, if enemy unit D was slightly wider, such that its right corner touched the right corner of unit B, the charge is possible. Unit A could charge by going all the way around B and contacting D in the upper right corner. Yes, that looks to be an absurdly long distance, but that is one of the silly consequences of the 8th edition charge rules and their unlimited distance.
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#6 Post by Paricidas »

dabber wrote:Units in combat do not move.
While I am not really sure about the charges, I know that this is not true.
Dont ask me abut the page, but the latest BRB faq clearly states that under certain circumstances, units that can perfom combat reforms may actually not just change their formation, but really move (slide) while they are in CC.
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#7 Post by dabber »

Let me re-word then. Units in combat do not move in the movement phase.
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#8 Post by Nithe »

Thanks for the replies guys!

So it is decided that Scenario 3 is illegal. I am assuming it would just be a failed charge.
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#9 Post by Baeronvonbleat »

Failed charges are only when your charge distance falls short of the enemy (either you rolled low, or they fled and got out of your charge range).

There are no other failed charges. In this case, the A charge is illegal, and therefore no charge is possible, you can't declare the charge.

*edit* So Option 2 and Option 3 result in no charge declared, not a failed charge. As you can measure at any time, you can and will determine this before declaring charges whether or not a charge is possible.
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