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How exactly do you Go to Ground during Overwatch. Was reading through the rulebook and came across this line.

"If a unit Goes to Ground from Overwatch, then the charge automatically fails."

The charging unit can choose to 'Go to Ground' when it is being shot at from Overwatch.

You declare charge. Opponent declares Overwatch. You declare GtG. Charge fails.

What's difficult to understand?

Didn't know I could declare GtG during charge lol, no need to be sarcastic

Yep, you can do it to draw out their Overwatch fire and then charge them with something else.

So wait, I can declare charge, stop mid way by GtG, then I can get up and finish charging or charge with another squad?

Zodiark wrote:
So wait, I can declare charge, stop mid way by GtG, then I can get up and finish charging or charge with another squad?

No.
You can't declare more than one charge with a single unit, and a unit that has gone to ground cannot charge.
How are you suggesting the unit "gets up"?

Reread the rule quote you posted. It's pretty clear that you can't "get up".

Reread my post, I never stated that I could.


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Reread my post, I never stated that I could.

Zodiark wrote:Reread my post, I never stated that I could.

Zodiark wrote:So wait, I can declare charge, stop mid way by GtG, then I can get up and finish charging or charge with another squad?

So what did you mean by the underlined? Maybe you should reread your own post?

He meant you can charge with a unit gtg then use ANOTHER unit to charge that unit that now can;t fire overwatch at you.

 Mythra wrote:
He meant you can charge with a unit gtg then use ANOTHER unit to charge that unit that now can;t fire overwatch at you.

Then he needs to use different words - because he absolutely didn't write that.

rigeld2 wrote:

 Mythra wrote:
He meant you can charge with a unit gtg then use ANOTHER unit to charge that unit that now can;t fire overwatch at you.

Then he needs to use different words - because he absolutely didn't write that.

If you read the entire sentence rather than getting stuck on that one part as you did, you would notice that this is exactly what I said.

Thanks Mythra, this answers my question.

Zodiark wrote:

rigeld2 wrote:

 Mythra wrote:
He meant you can charge with a unit gtg then use ANOTHER unit to charge that unit that now can;t fire overwatch at you.

Then he needs to use different words - because he absolutely didn't write that.

If you read the entire sentence rather than getting stuck on that one part as you did, you would notice that this is exactly what I said.

Thanks Mythra, this answers my question.

Zodiark wrote:So wait, I can declare charge, stop mid way by GtG, then I can get up and finish charging or charge with another squad?

No. You said or charge with another squad. That's not the same thing as and charge with another squad. Words mean things.
Normally I wouldn't care, but don't defend a poor choice of words by lying about it.

Zodiark wrote:

rigeld2 wrote:

 Mythra wrote:
He meant you can charge with a unit gtg then use ANOTHER unit to charge that unit that now can;t fire overwatch at you.

Then he needs to use different words - because he absolutely didn't write that.

If you read the entire sentence rather than getting stuck on that one part as you did, you would notice that this is exactly what I said.

Thanks Mythra, this answers my question.

It's kind of nit-picking at this point, but what you said suggested you thought a unit could get up and finish the charge after it gtg during a charge. Now that we know that is not what you meant, we can move on.

So to recap, if you have 2 units capable of charging an enemy unit, you can declare a charge with one of them to try and get your opponent to fire overwatch. If they do, you can go to ground with that unit. Once Overwatch is resolved, the unit that went to ground can't finish it's charge. Then you can declare a charge with another unit on the same enemy unit. The enemy can't use overwatch because they already fired overwatch. It is a valid strategy.