Infantry recieveing a charge

[J Anderson]

Hi Barry

Understand the Cavalry charging infantry bit now (thanks for the explanation) but can infantry test to stand and fire at an infantry charge. I had noticed that infantry can fire upto 12" but that infantry charge distance is only 6" so does that mean if it can, it can only fire at them at medium to short range. Or am I totally off the mark.

Jim.

[barr7430]

Jim, good question,
1. Infantry CAN stand and fire at charging infantry AND they can also fight them subsequently in melee. The caveat for charging is that Infantry can only ever charge SHAKEN(or worse) infantry targets unless the target is defending a linear obstacle and then any infantry even unshaken, can be charged.

The bit you didn't read correctly was that the STAND & FIRE test is not determining the 'actual firing' distance but the 'effect' of the fire. Another way of describing this is:

FORGET THE DISTANCE FROM SHOOTER TO TARGET

1. A LONG range volley represents nervy troops shooting in a haphazard way regardless of target distance
2. A MEDIUM range volley represents officer controlled fire
3. A SHORT range volley represents extremely steady troops, well commanded delivering their fire at the optimum distance to the target

hope this helps

[J Anderson]

cheers once again.