Measuring spontaneous advance moves

[arvnranger]

Regarding Figure 5a on page 49, if Column XY's target is Element D and the distance between these elements' nearest front corners is exactly 160p, does X end in full front edge contact with D? Column XY changes direction (which I presume means changing the direction it is facing) until a line extending along its left flank edge intersects the left front corner of D, then moves directly forward until the front left corners of the 2 elements are in contact, then uses EMTLU to pivot backward and slide left into full front edge contact. I can't see anything that requires the distance moved by the outer (right) corner of XY to be deducted from the "full permitted tactical move distance" as it would if Column XY were making the same move as a tactical move.

Cheers,
Ivan.

[LawrenceG1]

Regarding Figure 5a on page 49, if Column XY's target is Element D and the distance between these elements' nearest front corners is exactly 160p, does X end in full front edge contact with D? Column XY changes direction (which I presume means changing the direction it is facing) until a line extending along its left flank edge intersects the left front corner of D, then moves directly forward until the front left corners of the 2 elements are in contact, then uses EMTLU to pivot backward and slide left into full front edge contact. I can't see anything that requires the distance moved by the outer (right) corner of XY to be deducted from the "full permitted tactical move distance" as it would if Column XY were making the same move as a tactical move.

Cheers,
Ivan.

In my opinion, the initial change of direction is not free, it has to be included in the distance moved, if applicable. There is nothing in the rules to suggest that spontaneous moves are measured any differently from PIP-paid moves. For a column, the change of direction has to be a wheel, as per normal.