Who to chase?

Hello, can someone try and answer this please. This happened in a recent game.


It is unit B & C,s turn.

Unit A fights Unit B, it wins but does not purse. Unit A is now disordered.

Unit B has been pushed back 1 H. Unit A fails to purse.


Next action Unit C charges Unit A in the flank.

1. Flank charges disorder defending units, but unit is already disordered therefore it suffers no ill effect and fights as normal. Is that correct?

2. Unit A wins the melee and Unit C is pushed back 2H. Unit A can therefore purse, but it is not facing in the same direction. What does it do. Free turn and pursue Unit C or purse and Hit unit B?

1/ when hit in flank no further effect for already being disorded.
2/page 45 2nd to last para. Pursuit is optional has to be straight forward so unit A could hit unit B a bit of a strange result but that's how the rules work.
This scenario happens occasionally in our games and above is how we would play it. The usual outcome would be unit A being destroyed with the -2 modifier unless pikes. In your case unit A must of got lucky.
Personally I would favour if unit A passed its pursuit test that it could do an about face to face unit C as long as it didn't place its flank or rear within a move of another enemy unit. That's just my thoughts we don't play this option j

I don't think unit A could pursue unit B after winning the melee against C, since it chose not to pursue unit B earlier.

by winning against C, A could pursue moving forward, but exposing its flank to C. That's why it is up to the Player controlling A to chose if worth or not, it depends on that specific situation.

Lorenzo what do you think of a further option that if a unit successfully beats of an attack on its flank or rear if it passes a pursuit test it can pivot on its centre or about face so is now facing the unit it has repulsed. Could place a restriction on this that it is not exposing its flank or rear to another enemy unit within a move distance???

well, in Impetus 1st edition that was possible, I mean, no test, but the possibility to pivot. In my experience this caused some gamey solutions and problems.

At the end nothing prevent the winning side to charge "C". It is just a question of timing and initiative. If you accept the possibility of a test (that can be figured with leaders trying to impose a direction) you can accept the idea that making this turn still requires command&control (and time).

Hum are you saying that a unit that is not facing the losing unit can somehow purse? That are not running like American footballers as there is not rule that gives a free turn.

I would simply suggest that they do not pursue and maybe? Get a free turn. That way, in their turn they could declare a charge on them?

American footballers?