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The other day playing with my buddy I had charged some of his necron warriors and destoyer lord with my grey hunter squad. on the next turn i charged with my dreadnaught he made a roll to just get him into base contact with my own unit but within 2" of a model within base contact of an enemy. my friend said it means he fails his charge since he didn't actually get into base contact of an enemy model but i thought as long as i could make the 2" to my own model in base contact he'd still be in. In the end i remembered my dread had been stunned there for couldn't move anyway but it did raise this question.

Charging is measured base to base, the 2inches within a friendly model who is in base is decided at the intivative step. You have to make it base to base to be locked in combat at the beginning of the I step so if you fail you fail

In order to charge with another group you have to make it to the enemy

1) in order to make a charge move you have to make base contact with the enemy unit
2) the 2 inches is only to a member in your own unit

Charge move rules are on page 21. The reason it fails is because the 2" engagement only counts for models *from your own unit*. This goes for the combat as a whole as well, so it's possible (though highly unlikely) for models to have any engaging opponents killed in such a way that they can no longer pile-in and thus their part in the combat ends.

"Move the initial charger into contact with the nearest enemy model in the unit being charged, using the shortest possible route" page 21

The initial charger in a unit must be moved into base contact with the enemy unit you are charging. If you cannot reach base contact...

"If the initial charger is found to be further than its charge range from the enemy, the charge fails and no models are moved" page 22

.. the charge has failed and the unit does not move. Note also:

"The initial charger is always the model nearest to the enemy (as measured by the shortest possible route, going around impassable terrain, friendly models and enemy models in other units)." page 21

The second unit charging must be able to make base contact with the enemy to participate in the combat.