Hi,
In the attached file there are two German units on the map...and (you'll have to assume) there is a Berserk Russian (me) squad in the Pillbox. It's the start of the Russian MPh so the 'zerker is ready to go. Now my opponent and I had a rules discussion about this but I think we got it right...and here's how we played it.
The Russian squad only has LOS out of the Pillbox CA (B30.2)...so he only sees the German unit on the 1st level of R39...therefore his Charge target will be that hex per:
A15.43 CHARGE: At the start of the MPh, each non-Melee berserk unit must charge the nearest (in hexes not MF) Known enemy unit in its LOS....
Pretty obvious there...
He now expends 1MF to exit the Pillbox and now has LOS (verified during play) to the other German unit in W37. So the situation is the Berserker has LOS to two units which are equidistant from his hex. Now I didn't place all the correct units on the map...but the Germans had a Death Star in the 1st Level building Location...so I really did not want to cross the bridge and face almost certain annihilation. So I said I will Charge the other unit instead...and this is where the discussion started.
It was decided that the Russian could not change his target because per:
A15.431 If, in the act of charging the nearest Known enemy in its LOS, the berserk unit moves into the LOS of a closer (in hexes) Known enemy unit, he charges that unit from that point instead.
Was our conclusion correct? Or did we miss something? Of course this is for future reference (A.2) because needless to say...even now the red mist is still floating around in the air above the street in front of R39....:upset:
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In the attached file there are two German units on the map...and (you'll have to assume) there is a Berserk Russian (me) squad in the Pillbox. It's the start of the Russian MPh so the 'zerker is ready to go. Now my opponent and I had a rules discussion about this but I think we got it right...and here's how we played it.
The Russian squad only has LOS out of the Pillbox CA (B30.2)...so he only sees the German unit on the 1st level of R39...therefore his Charge target will be that hex per:
A15.43 CHARGE: At the start of the MPh, each non-Melee berserk unit must charge the nearest (in hexes not MF) Known enemy unit in its LOS....
Pretty obvious there...
He now expends 1MF to exit the Pillbox and now has LOS (verified during play) to the other German unit in W37. So the situation is the Berserker has LOS to two units which are equidistant from his hex. Now I didn't place all the correct units on the map...but the Germans had a Death Star in the 1st Level building Location...so I really did not want to cross the bridge and face almost certain annihilation. So I said I will Charge the other unit instead...and this is where the discussion started.
It was decided that the Russian could not change his target because per:
A15.431 If, in the act of charging the nearest Known enemy in its LOS, the berserk unit moves into the LOS of a closer (in hexes) Known enemy unit, he charges that unit from that point instead.
Was our conclusion correct? Or did we miss something? Of course this is for future reference (A.2) because needless to say...even now the red mist is still floating around in the air above the street in front of R39....:upset:
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