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I had a player this last weekend Multi charge 2 Units of troops by saying if he moved to the closest model in one unit his base was large enough to also contact the 2nd unit thus assault it as well. Is this legal or possible for a single unit to charge 2 units? I have read the assault rules and I know you can both dual charge units, and you may not make base contact with a model from a unit you arn't assaulting. So I am unsure which takes precedence and what is possible in assaults in 5th ed. Thanks

if every model in the squad you are charging, that is in range, has a model in BTB, then i think they may assault another squad

jtw1n wrote:I had a player this last weekend Multi charge 2 Units of troops by saying if he moved to the closest model in one unit his base was large enough to also contact the 2nd unit thus assault it as well. Is this legal or possible for a single unit to charge 2 units?

It's possible and legal for a unit of more than one model.
It's not possible for a lone IC, or any other single-model unit, for that matter.


For starters, it would require a very precise placement of the enemy models, since you have to move into contact with your original declared unit by the shortest route possible.

But it's prevented anyway by the 'Assaulting Multiple Enemy Units' rules section on page 34. You move the first model in the unit into contact with the enemy unit against which you declared the charge. Then you can move successive models onto other nearby units if possible.

Thank you for the help. That answers my questions.