Re: [Epic] 40K/IG infantry Detachments

From: Scott Shupe <shupes_at_...>
Date: Wed, 30 Apr 1997 11:04:20 -0400

John Erickson wrote:
>
> This is not a flame, but what you said is not entirely correct.
> The bike detachment could charge the farther unit as long as the bikes
> didn't move past the nearer unit.
> Ex: Enemy A
> |
> Bikes---------------Enemy B
> In this case the bikes could assault Enemy B even though it is farther away.

        But then they're moving past Enemy A. When moving
in the assault phase, you must move towards an enemy det.
It can be any enemy det., as long as you're not moving away
from unengaged dets. In your example the bikes are moving
away from det. A.

Scott
shupes_at_...

> You don't have move towards the nearest enemy, any enemy will do. You
> cannot move closer to, then away from, the same enemy detachment in the
> assault phase. This is something that is really hard for me to explain over e-mail.
> All I can suggest is reading the example in the battles book and setting up a
> few situations on the board. I do like this rule. It was confusing at first, but that
> was just because of all the other GW games where you had to charge the
> nearest unit.
> John
Received on Wed Apr 30 1997 - 15:04:20 UTC