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1. Alan Charlesworth
   Member

   There are several effects of being 'Out of Command'.

   I can't find a rule that defines when specifically being in or out of command is tested. Perhaps someone can point me to the right page if I have missed it? I have being playing that if a unit is in command at the start of the 'Activity Phase' then it is 'In Command' for the rest of the phase. But is this correct?

   If you test for being 'In Command' at the point of making an action that might be affected then this has different consequences.

   This is important for artillery. They might be 'In Command' at the start of moving. However, when they have finished moving and wish to unlimber they may have moved 'Out of Command'. Therefore if the test is applied then, they would be unable to unlimber, as artillery must be 'In Command' to unlimber. As commanders move last in the phase for each group it would take an extra turn before the artillery could unlimber.

   This extra turn delay makes a significant difference to how the game would play. Which is correct?

   Posted 1 year ago #

2. Sam Mustafa
   Le Grand Fromage

   It only matters at the time(s) you need to test for it, and those can come at various points in the turn. For example, you might have begun your move in-command, but ended it out of command. Now, if you want to Recover, you can't, because you're now out of command. The same is true with movement and combat. You might have started in-command, but perhaps your enemy, at the start of his turn, made a Countercharge that blocked your path to your officer, and now you're out of command.

   Posted 1 year ago #

3. Alan Charlesworth
   Member

   Thanks Sam. This makes a massive difference to the mobility of artillery. I'm not unhappy about that because I had felt that artillery - horse artillery in particular - were more like armoured cars being able to zip around all over the place. Not too sure that Trailape will be be happy with it though :-)

   Posted 1 year ago #

4. Sam Mustafa
   Le Grand Fromage

   In general it's probably pretty easy to do what you want with artillery, since you've got a Commander with a 10BW radius. Assuming he's not off in Antarctica somewhere, you can still probably zip the horse battery 10BW and unlimber them under his supervision, but Yes, it does take a bit of planning in advance.

   Posted 1 year ago #

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