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>My reading of the rules suggests that units down the >order in a stack can only be taken > if the above units in the stack are eliminated or bypassed.
Right. Get yourself a Triceratops on top of your stack. That'll shield = you from ten points of "damage", and you won't lose anything if the = result is less than ten.
>I think there were some optional rules discussed at one point >that would allow you to use this attack to _disrupt_ the top >unit, so at least your assault weakened it and disrupted its >unity. But that is not part of the standard rules.
Yeah, I was occasionally doing that, and or retreating units which were = hit for half their strength. There were other variants. Make up some of = your own and send them to us.
>Even worse, since you attacked, the stack gets to counter-attack, >and as the defender its CF is doubled to 8 CF, and that's just for >the top unit. >Lesson: don't get into a position where you have to attack a >stack unless you are sure you can do some significant damage. :)
Very true. This can't be emphasized enuf. Hit em hard, or not at all.
Daniel
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<DIV>>My reading of the rules suggests that units down the</DIV>
<DIV>>order in a stack can only be taken<BR>> if the above units =
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stack are eliminated or bypassed.</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Right. Get yourself a Triceratops on =
top of your=20
stack. That'll shield you from ten points of "damage", and you won't =
lose=20
anything if the result is less than ten.</FONT><BR><BR>>I think there =
were=20
some optional rules discussed at one point</DIV>
<DIV>>that would allow you to use this attack to _disrupt_ the =
top</DIV>
<DIV>>unit, so at least your assault weakened it and disrupted =
its</DIV>
<DIV>>unity. But that is not part of the standard rules.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Yeah, I was occasionally doing that, =
and or=20
retreating units which were hit for half their strength. There were =
other=20
variants. Make up some of your own and send them to =
us.</FONT><BR><BR>>Even=20
worse, since you attacked, the stack gets to counter-attack,</DIV>
<DIV>>and as the defender its CF is doubled to 8 CF, and that's just=20
for</DIV>
<DIV>>the top unit.</DIV>
<DIV>>Lesson: don't get into a position where you have to attack =
a</DIV>
<DIV>>stack unless you are sure you can do some significant damage. =
:)</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Very true. This can't be emphasized =
enuf. Hit em=20
hard, or not at all.</FONT></DIV>
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