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Hello Forum. Its been awhile since I've played and a few questions came up regarding the charge procedure in a game we had yesterday. Game was in 25mm so I'll use those for the question. A Polish Lancer Unit charges some British Heavy Dragoons from about 18" away. Both are in LINE formation. Lancers move 9" to the halfway point.
Case A:
The Dragons elect to countercharge. Now if they had to maneuver to face the Lancers, they could wheel up to 9/19 X 10", about 4.75"per step 2. DEFENDERS FIRE/REACT on Page 23. Q1. If they do this do they get any subsequent move. Last sentence of this section, " Countercharges may maneuver to place themselves in a position to charge." seems to imply they do.
Case B: Dragoons don't have to maneuver, they are already facing the Lancers. Q2 Do the Dragons move out to the halfway point or do they just sit still for now?
Support Fire is next which if I understand the rules is not allowed if any countercharging takes place. I don't really understand why not as any supporting artillery wouldn't know if their cavalry was countercharging or not. In our game the Dragoons had some artillery in support and was allowed (mistakenly I believe) to fire canister at my Lancers. Q3 If anyone would explain the rationale behind this ruling (No support fire for countercharges) I would appreciate it.
Next the Lancers test morale. Say they pass, Q4 Do they move to contact or stay where they are for now?
Next the Dragoons must pass morale to countercharge. Say they do. Q5 What movement are they allowed for cases A & B above. The section under "DEFENDERS PASS" is unclear to me. One part says they move out to meet charges at halfway point. Another part implies they move only part way out.
Hopefully one of you Old Guard will be able to clear this up for me. The Charge sequence is one of the most confusing parts of these rules. On the plus side a lot of the players like the feel and look of the game so there may be a Resurgence of GdB activity here in the Pacific Northwest.
In our game, my Lancers got a FALTER due to the damaging Canister fire, but the Dragons threw a RETREAT on their Morale throw. Later when both units had reformed, the Dragoons charged me, I countercharged but I wasn't allowed to use support fire, hence my question (Q3 above) to really pin this down. Thanks.
Mitch Berdinka
Case A:
The Dragons elect to countercharge. Now if they had to maneuver to face the Lancers, they could wheel up to 9/19 X 10", about 4.75"per step 2. DEFENDERS FIRE/REACT on Page 23. Q1. If they do this do they get any subsequent move. Last sentence of this section, " Countercharges may maneuver to place themselves in a position to charge." seems to imply they do.
Case B: Dragoons don't have to maneuver, they are already facing the Lancers. Q2 Do the Dragons move out to the halfway point or do they just sit still for now?
Support Fire is next which if I understand the rules is not allowed if any countercharging takes place. I don't really understand why not as any supporting artillery wouldn't know if their cavalry was countercharging or not. In our game the Dragoons had some artillery in support and was allowed (mistakenly I believe) to fire canister at my Lancers. Q3 If anyone would explain the rationale behind this ruling (No support fire for countercharges) I would appreciate it.
Next the Lancers test morale. Say they pass, Q4 Do they move to contact or stay where they are for now?
Next the Dragoons must pass morale to countercharge. Say they do. Q5 What movement are they allowed for cases A & B above. The section under "DEFENDERS PASS" is unclear to me. One part says they move out to meet charges at halfway point. Another part implies they move only part way out.
Hopefully one of you Old Guard will be able to clear this up for me. The Charge sequence is one of the most confusing parts of these rules. On the plus side a lot of the players like the feel and look of the game so there may be a Resurgence of GdB activity here in the Pacific Northwest.
In our game, my Lancers got a FALTER due to the damaging Canister fire, but the Dragons threw a RETREAT on their Morale throw. Later when both units had reformed, the Dragoons charged me, I countercharged but I wasn't allowed to use support fire, hence my question (Q3 above) to really pin this down. Thanks.
Mitch Berdinka