Warrior Ancient and Medieval Rules

OK, I am going to resend the situation to you again, this time giving you
the FULL details of what happened.

H-t-H phase: After beating unit C in the previous bound, unit A
pursued/converted-charged into unit B. The combat direction for this bound
is left to right (that is from A's left). A beats unit B (both facing each
other). B rout moves 3" as a result. A (irr MI, non-impetuous) now is forced
to pursue B. However, 2" away along the *pursuit* path to B lies unit C, who
was broken and routed in the previous. See illus. below to see what it looks
like after B routs:

....BBBB
................CCCC

...........AAAA

Now, A decides to convert his pursuit on unit B into a charge on unit C. He
takes FP for this as he converted-charged last bound as well. Since unit A's
converted-charge is considered a 'charge', this 'converted-charge' would be
the same as normal charging vs. broken units(?), which means C is forced to
rout again (done BEFORE the actual converted charge is made). C does so.
Remember, combat directio is from A's left and thus C has not yet rout moved
this bound.

See illus. below when C rout moves:


................CCCC
....BBBB


...........AAAA


At this point A no longer is able to reach C!!! (B is in the way). Unit A
now convert-charges into B?!?!, since he can't reach C? The rules say that a
converted charge has all the options as charging evaders in this case. this
lost me...once again I got lost in warriors rich details!!! ;)

Since it was the end of the game we just treated the converted chage as a
pursuit and put it on unit B (it's original routed foe), and C was simply
routed by the 'pursuit'.

Does the converted charge revert BACK to a pursuit in this
case? The rules do not support this. But it is what we did, just to move on
and get the game done (I lost 4 units to 2, BTW - Fast Warrior)

[joncleaves]

Kurt

First, a converted charge is not a charge UNTIL CONACT IS MADE.

The rule, from 6.167:

"A follow-up (6.31), break-through (6.35) or pursuit move (6.33) that reaches a
different (new)
enemy body's position is a converted charge."

That means, in a pursuit, that the pursuing body stays a pursuing body until it
touches something other than it just fought (converted charge) or fails to
contact anything (now it is rallying - pursuit has ceased). That means that A
is not 'charging', it is pursuing. If it heads for C in your example, C is now
encountered in the Combat Direction and must make its rout move (the first and
only rout move C makes this bound). If C moves such that A can't catch it, A
will cease pursuit just short of C. Any wheel A makes to hit C is set at the
start of the pursuit. IF A chooses to try for C, wheels slightly towards C and
C out distances A, A can only hit B if it does so moving along the path set by
the wheel made at the start of the pursuit. A cannot then make a second wheel
to improve its chances of hitting B if C routs too far. The preceding is also
true of charges against evaders, which pursuits can look like, as in this case.

J