I only have the basic rulebook, and to me it sounds like you move and measure each character his maximum movement, not based on just the leader, but my thoughts on that might change (like yours did?) after reading the advanced rules.
However, please clarify if I am understanding you correctly...
You have 3 minis, represented below as (A) (B) and (C), with (A) being designated the leader.
(C) (B) (A)
They are all within the minimum distnace of eachother (what is it? 2.5cm? I am not looking at the rules now).
If I move the leader forward 15cm (or whatever his movemnt is), here is what it would look like:
(C) (B) (A) -----> moving this way 15 cm
to this final positon:
(A) moves 15cm
--------------------(C) (B) (A)
With the leading having moved exactly 15 cm and his men 'falling in' behind him (also each having moved 15 cm).
Is what you are saying is that you ONLY measure the leader, and once he moves the 15cm you can move the other guys WHEREVER you want, so long as they are all within 2.5cm of eachother... like this:
(A moves 15cm, but other move further)
-----------------------------(A) (B) (C)
The leader would have moved 15, but the other ones would now have moved futher... in this example troop (C) actually would have moved 25 cm (if they maxed out at 2.5 cm from eachother.
Is that what you are saying? It seems to me like this gives larger units an unfair advantage and also some fighter minis could almost get DOUBLE their normal movement???
Please confirm if I am understanding you correctly. I think my years of Warhammer 40k has drilled it in my head that you have to measure each models movement...
I am looking at the AT-43 summary sheet right now, and for movement it clearly says
"Fighers may make a rush move, combat move or engaged unit move (half combat move)." (then it lists the distances for each).
They made "fighters" plural, which leads me to assume that each fighter may move the distances listed... not just the leader.
Now for shooting, we measure from the LEADER's base, and then the rest of the unit is in the same 'zone' or 'band' or whatever it was called... this just makes it much faster and I think it is how they want you to do it anyways, right?
I did get on Rackham's website in the Rules Clarification area of the forum, and found the info on that specific movement question. It is clarified that you DO measure movement based on the leader, and only the leader, and you move the leader up to the maximum distance allowed by his movement type. You do NOT have to measure the other fighters, so long as they stay in unit cohesion and maintain the minimum needed cm's...
BUT, it does also say that no model may move MORE than the maximum movement on their card and they use the specific term "leapfrogging" to describe that you can NOT move one guy out in advance of the leader essentially doubling his movement. The way it is worded is you move the leader UP TO HIS maximum distance, and the rest of the unit will "Fall In" BEHIND him.
So that is the info I read from the rules forum on Rackham.
I should be getting my advanced rules in the next week or two, I promised my son we could get some more unit sets and I need to know what the best things to purchase are to move forward from the point we are at now!
Goodbye 40k, hello AT-43 (so far is seems to be much faster and more fun, with no assembly or painting required - haha!)
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