> In the firing phase detachment a) get heavy loss and more BM, while det
> a) get less BM : then det b) charge but is short, so there is a fire
> fight between 1 unit af det a) and 3 of det b) (all the other units out
> of range).
> Det a) loose the fire fight and the unit involved is destroyed; at in
> the rally phase all BM are removed:
> Q): Has then all the units of det a) to retreat 20 cm (for loosing the
> fire fight), even if the losses were fare less then losses of the
> enemy, and does not reduce the detachment's morale?
> If det a) has to retreat, isn't this out of the spirit of the rule?
> (both detachments were big with HS 9)
>
> Any clue?
A unit is never *required* to retreat, it is *allowed* to retreat. Any
unit on the losing end of a firefight that is still within 15cm of any
enemy unit is destroyed, generally you retreat to avoid this.
In your case, only one unit of the losing detachment was within 15cm
of the enemy, and it was killed in the firefight. Thus all remaining
units in the losing detachment are safe to sit right where they are.
If they were close enought to be captured, they would have been in
the firefight in the first place.
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