Good post Puzz, I may come back to touching on points later but MP addiction has taken hold, so I want to keep this short.


Patron, I had to read that first para about 3 times and still couldn't work out what linked the second sentence to the first.

Moving "also... things happen" to just before "Either...." improved matters a lot.

I don't know what you mean by 'sliding' and can't imagine what gained it that name. Is it the same as what I was describing earlier?

The bit about the entire unit mimicking the unit leader's movements and actions at the point of contact is interesting and I can understand your annoyance.

I have seen odd things happening with wedges which prove this stoppage factor is present. The leader at the tip fighting against a full line on his own and ranks behind him playing no role other than taking his place when he gets killed. The whole point of wedge is that it should penetrate into a formation in square and the diagonal edges fight while the core of the unit gives rank-depth type support.

If wedge calcs regarded the triangular shape as being two flanks and a rear, then the unit is going to be dead meat against any counter attack. Something else must apply, to keep it alive, not to mention give it enhanced attack capability.