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Does a unit have to charge as many units as it can in the assault phase?
Or does it just charge as many units as you would like it to?
i.e. My Khorne zerkers are in assualt range of 3 huge ork mobs. Can I choose how many I assault or do I have to charge all 3 mobs?

You have to reach as many models as possible in the unit(s) charged. It's totally up to you if that is one, two or all three of the Ork mobs.

So are you saying
1) that I have a choice and its clearly written that I can assault as many units as I want to
or
2)I can position my models so that although i must assault as many units as possible, I can use a loophole in the rules to choose what I assault?

It is clearly written in the assault rules. Regardless of how many units you try to assault, as long as you follow the steps in moving your assaulting unit, it's pretty self explanatory.

From the way I understand it. You can choose if you want to engage in multiple combats. First you have to first assault the unit that was shot at by the squad if any. If not then just move the model that is closest to the unit that you want to assault to the closest point. Then you can assault the rest however you want as long as the unit remains in coherency. This obviously limits what you can assault. I hope that helps. The page you want to look at is pg 34

You choose a single unit to assault. Once you have moved the first model, you can choose to assault other units if you can do so following the rules for moving charging models (which doesn't just mean maintaining coherency).

You are under no obligation to charge multiple units.

Okay, thanks.
I don't have to charge multiple units.

No loophole at all. Regardless of the positioning of your models, you do not have to assault any units other than the one you declare a charge against.

Your first model must assault the unit you declare a charge against. That (the unit you declared a charge against) is the only unit you MUST try to reach base-to-base with, etc. If you want to, you may (while still following the assault rules for coherency, etc etc) assault additional units. You do not have to assault the 2nd and 3rd units if you do not want to.

However it should be noted that all models in the assaulting unit must move 6" towards at LEAST one enemy unit, should they be within assault range. No holding back!

tetrisphreak wrote:However it should be noted that all models in the assaulting unit must move 6" towards at LEAST one enemy unit, should they be within assault range. No holding back!

Only unit he's required to move towards, assuming no multiple charge, is the unit he declared a charge against. The other units are just 'terrain' if you will, until/unless he decides to charge them as well.