Depends on how you came in contact. Did you charge into a flank or rear contact? that would necessitate at least one enemy base pivoting to face you in the charge phase. So, yes, he is fighting in two directions. If you moved into overlap during your maneuver phase, he does not turn to face. Not fig...

heavy arty can wheel, but would no longer be defending FF. Arty defending FF can only shoot in the direction it is facing. but the front edge of the FF counts as the firing base's front edge for measuring shooting ranges. Just because a side edge is in contact with FF does not permit the arty to fir...

Without a picture it is hard to give a proper interpretation. After rolling the VMD, the charger could wheel if there is sufficient room, dropping back a file if necessary to clear the friendly LF. If there is insufficient room to do this the charger is unable to complete the charge due to the obstr...

Ravenflight, I apologize.
I thought you were referring to the stupidity the supposed legality of wheeling slightly to change the base to which you conform because you are only in corner contact.

I guess its my whine and your cheese.

OK. Apologies to all. I've just got the definitive answer from Richard Bodley Scott and it's outcome 'B'! It's quite simple to get the bases to conform to 'A'. As stated in a previous thread, if the bases charging down the page do a microscopic wheel to their left, they then conform the other way. ...

Having read the guidelines, I can give a solid endorsement for most points. The interpretation of the mechanics of fighting vs an orb are especially good. It should be made clear that bases defending FF shoot in the direction they are facing. However, with regards to conforming, I believe that the e...

I can live with that interpretation.

1) P139 - Troops in a gully are only visible from outside within 1MU. Is this within 1MU of the gully or the troops? 1 MU from the gully. Troops within the gully are visible to one another. 2) Troops in a gully can see out. If they shoot I cannot see anywhere that the enemy can shoot back. I have r...

The key phrase is must pivot and/or shift by the minimum necessary to line up with the enemy bases in contact. The first bullet indicates that to conform you either line up in full front edge contact with an enemy base, or in overlap. They are equally valid, and the bases that conform will fight in ...

Actually, every image related to conforming shows that. It is what is meant by "conforms by the minimum necessary with the bases in contact." The wording and diagrams do not change between V1 and V2. Although I have always asserted that the emphasis should be on the part of the rule requir...

Well, the description in the army list is shieldless with heavy spear. Essex Low Countries Pike look overdressed, and I'm aiming for a bit earlier period.

Combining shooting bases use the lowest POA, but the CT would get the minus because the BG was shot at by firearms.

Any recommendations for these in 15mm?

I would award the penalty for being shot at by handguns. Shooting is compulsory, and there is no requirement that the handguns have to score a hit. Isn't the overriding principle in these decisions "the more bloodshed, the better"? Not that it will come up often, considering the range of h...

Domo arigato.

Skilled swordsman is exclusively awarded to Roman legions. It pays to write the history books.

Okay. I'll save my blowing my top for other threads.

Why? A and B Charged C. The player with more bases decides which throw dice in the impact phase. If B were lancers and did not throw dice, he still charged, so C was charged by lancers. If you people weren't so caught up with base vs base combat, it's a no brainer. But because you can't visualize th...

The whole reason that the rule does not permit wheeling into a flank charge is to prevent a flank charge in this very situation.
My personal peeve is that the consensus is that each base fight as an individual base, except when they don't.
And a corner fights as if its the entire front.
Tail wags dog.

This appears to be one of those holes in the rules. It cannot charge, as the enemy is already fighting to its front, nor can it wheel into overlap. (the enemy blocks the wheel.) It cannot apply the "Battle Groups in contact but not yet committed to combat" procedure because though in corne...