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General Category => Rules Questions => Topic started by: captain_crusader on June 15, 2008, 08:48:23 AM

Title: Storming permanent fortifications
Post by: captain_crusader on June 15, 2008, 08:48:23 AM

the section on storming fortifications (p. 42) states that:

- foot assaulting permanent fortifications 'are assumed to escalade'

- Mounted troops cannot assault PF

tactical factors (p. 37) are:

- '+3 if....manning fortifications....when in front edge contact across a PF parapet....'

- '+1 if on a PF wall walk in close combat with enemy who are escalading.......'

so when does the +1 or +3 factor apply when attacked in PF ? or is it cumulative ?

Title: Re: Storming permanent fortifications
Post by: Marcel Bos on June 15, 2008, 08:05:48 PM

I would say that it is indeed cumulative, when foot are defending a wall walk against foot who are assaulting (=escalading) a PF from the outside.

So it is a +4 against enemy foot climbing up/escalading from the outside, and a +1 against enemy foot climbing up stairs from the inside.

Title: Re: Storming permanent fortifications
Post by: MikeCampbell on June 16, 2008, 12:17:20 AM

I agree - and you can get +2 for being in a tower and +1 for being uphill in a fortification too......there's a lot of factors on offer there!

Title: Re: Storming permanent fortifications
Post by: landmeister on June 16, 2008, 09:22:58 AM

This means that a Bd defending a Tower uphill gets +4 (Bd) +1 (defending wall walk) +3(manning fortifications) +2(in a tower) +1 (being uphill) = +11!!!!!  :o  ;D

Impressive  ;D

Title: Re: Storming permanent fortifications
Post by: captain_crusader on June 16, 2008, 10:52:16 PM

Lawks !

Title: Re: Storming permanent fortifications
Post by: MikeCampbell on June 17, 2008, 11:53:10 PM

I don't think you get the +1 for a wall walk AND the +2 for a tower - by my reading the wall walk is only on a wall - not on a tower!! :)

But it's still a lot!

Title: Re: Storming permanent fortifications
Post by: Doug M. on June 19, 2008, 03:08:08 AM

Make it a Bd(S) general, and it gets a bit intimidating.. ;-)