fanatics

[Titus]

Hello everybody

About the rule "release the fanatics" it says "At the start of any charge phase... set up the fanatics within 1 inch of the unit that is hiding them, The fanatics can then charge"

Yesterday my opponent released his fanatics during his charge phase, but his unit was already engaged, so when he released them, the fanatics were already less than 3 inches from my models.
In this case, can the fanatics still perform a charge move? Or are they locked in combat immediately after the release?

 

Because the rule says, under the section CHARGE PHASE, "You may not pick a unit that is within 3'' of the enemy" And in this situation the fanatics are within 3'' when they are released.

 

What do you think?

[stato]

Dont see anything about placement other than within 1" of the hiding unit. So you could place them within 3", but normal rules would then apply so they would be considered as in combat.  Of course you could try to place them more than 3" away from an enemy model, chances are your grots wont be surrounded so there will probably be some place within 1" of a grot but more than 3" from an enemy, obviously only any use if there is a path available for them to charge the unit you want them to charge.

[Terry Pike]

If you release a fanatic within 3" of an enemy model it cannot charge. It can pile in following the normal rules when its your turn to pick a unit though.