Just to make sure, I can still perform a melee attack against a unit that is flanking me? Do the LOS arcs matter here or do I have to reform first? Thanks
Newb q about flanking
You can prefor a melee attack vs flanking units but you dont get re-rolls
Yes, you can perform a melee attack against a unit that is flanking you, regardless of firing arc.
Firing Arc still matters for ranged attacks. For example, if you have Close Quarters Targeting on some archers, they can't shoot a unit that is flanking them unless that unit is sticking out into their firing arc (see FAQ for accurate text for Close Quarters Targeting).
Also note that your threat is equal to the number of trays you have on the flank that your enemy is touching, not your front flank.
On 5/7/2018 at 6:24 PM, Datskor said:You can prefor a melee attack vs flanking units but you dont get re-rolls
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So to recap, I get a standard melee attack roll without rerolls and my threat is equal to the number of trays on the flanked side. Thanks
On 5/9/2018 at 6:11 AM, 1mikethebuilder1 said:So to recap, I get a standard melee attack roll without rerolls and my threat is equal to the number of trays on the flanked side. Thanks
One more clarification we can add is that it matters where the rerolls are coming from.
Rank Discipline, for example, says to basically treat your unit as having one extra row of trays when determining rerolls. You don't get that extra reroll when attacking a unit that is flanking you.
Spined Threshers, however, get to reroll one die if the defender has a panic token. That reroll occurs even if the Spined Threshers are attacking a unit that is flanking them.
Edited by Budgernaut