Warrior Ancient and Medieval Rules

[Doug]

> > Note that the only exception to a regular having even ranks in a block is
> > when it enters and is in a gap. 6.53, third paragraph.
>
>I see this clearly now. If I am a 4 element Reg unit and I want to defend a
>3 element wide gap, I go to a 4X1 prior to going into the gap, drop back one
>element to enter the gap, then sit there and defend the whole gap with
>uneven ranks.
>Don

Do you really _want_ players to go through this parade-ground drill
of over-expansion, walking forward, then contracting?

Realistically, wouldn't the unit just march into the gap and then
expand to fill it?

Philosophically, would Regs or Irregs be faster at stuffing
themselves into a gap wider/narrower than their starting frontage and
re-dressing their ranks (eg not be disordered) ? Or would both take
the same amount of time? This should drive your decision on the
mechanics required to achieve the result.

The answers may not be symmetrical- it might take longer to go from
narrower to wider than vice-versa.
--

Doug
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