Viking ally's baggage

[MikeCampbell]

One quick reply:

For what it's worth, I recently had to rule on a DBM list converted
from the new Book 3, in which the player wanted to add some of the
main list troops into the Viking ally, on the basis that it is run by
a sub-general, not an ally.

In my view, you treat the Viking allies (and others using the same
principle) as allies for all purposes except that the general is
treated as a subbie and paid for as such.  Otherwise you open a large
can of worms.

I think it's pretty clear that it's an external ally command, but
there's a special rule that applies only in relation to its general.

Tim Child

[andrew]

Understood regarding the ally/allied command, but the rules are quite clear about allocation of army baggage to regular sub-generals (not commands or contingents).  Again, this is a non-issue for an irregular sub-general but there is still room for a differing interpretation with a regular general classified as a sub-general.
Cheers
Andrew

[MikeCampbell]

There's no difference between baggage allocations for regular or irregular sub generals that I'm aware of.

Would you would support the viking sub-ally-general being allwoed to command non viking troops too?

[andrew]

Hi Mike - my bad with the regular thingy.  That was a hangover from the PIP allocation.

On a full reading of the Baggage rules (which I should have done first time) : "Each general has 0-2 elements.  An ally's must, and other general's can, remain with him as Command Baggage.  All other baggage is held in common as Army Baggage. Each non-allied command without command baggage shares the effects of Army Baggage and it deploys in I of them."

So my (deliberate) interpretation of this is that a sub-general can contribute to army baggage, but only non-allied commands get the benefit of army baggage.  Why anyone would do this is beyond me, so I believe this is effectively a dead issue.

So I stand (happily) corrected.  Sorry about dragging it out!!

Cheers
Andrew