Steve Jones wrote:
I suppose I confuse easily. By the manual "user.pdf" :
Cavalry Charges:
For a Cavalry Charge to occur, the following rules must hold:
• The defending units must not consist entirely of Infantry in Square
formation with Leaders and/or Cavalry. However, if only Skirmishers,
Artillery, and Supply Wagons occupy the defending hex with Infantry in
Square, then the charge is negated.
So, a inf. unit in Square MUST have a leader in the same hex to negate a charge? Infantry in square with no leader can be charged WITH the charge modifier, correct?
Calvary units alone (that is the hex only contains cav. units) that is charged are meleed without the charge bonus, correct?
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But Geoff, and I thank you for the reply, that is NOT what this rule says - which I got from my RBR user.pdf, so presumably, the most current revision.
I do wish perhaps some of the older hands might chip in.
And what about the line that says, if I read it correctly, that if an infantry unit is in square and has an artillery unit, a skirmisher, or a supply wagon (?????) then the charge is negated. Okay, I can somewhat understand that if an artillery unit is stacked with an infantry unit in square, that should negate the charge. But Supply wagons ???? Skirmishers ???
Or am I totally misreading this important bit in the user manual?