Berserk Movement

[sfcmikej]

A leader and a squad moves into a hex with a stationary squad. They have expended 2 MF. DFF causes the leader to go berserk. He then causes the moving unit and the non-moving unit to go berserk in accordance with A15.41. What happens now? The moving unit and leader have 6 MF remaining and the newly berserk guy has 8 MF. Do they all move as a stack or does the moving units continue their movement in the charge and then the other unit charge. At issue here is the closest known enemy unit is a SMC that must be Infantry Overrun which will resolve the berserk guys back to normal but essentially leave them in the open without the benefit of the 10 morale. If they all must go as a stack together then both squads and the leader will be out in the open, If they charge separately then the first stack will kill the SMC in the infantry overrun then the second squad will pick on a different target.

A15.43 says they must all move as a stack unless it cost different MF to leave the hex or one is wounded. It can be inferred that one being wounded means they have a different number of MF so they move separately but that is not exactly spelled out.

Mike

 

[EagleIV]

I would think they would move together for 6MF. If the one squad can then still continue charging (i.e. they are not in an enemy location), they would spend the rest of their 8MF.

Fred

 

[jrv]

If the stationary unit is (was?) marked with a Prep Counter, how far can it move? If it is (was?) marked with an Opportunity Fire counter, how far can it move? Is it no longer eligible for Opportunity Fire? If the stationary unit had already completed its MPh, how far can it move? In those various situations, far can the leader and the squad with which it was stacked move?

JR

 

[Vinnie]

Units marked prep or opportunity fire have no movement capability so it woukd not move.
A stack of unit does not all have to move as far as each other just as long as they are moving, they move as a stack. One or more can be "left behind" as they run out of mf

 

[Robin Reeve]

Wouldn't only the moving units be affected by the moving leader becoming berserk?

 

[klasmalmstrom]

Wouldn't only the moving units be affected by the moving leader becoming berserk?

No, he can turn non-moving as well. Though I don't think anyone can "join" in moving - I think non-moving berserks would have to wait until their MPh starts.