I cannot find any clarification on this guys.

[Tiranoc]

Ello guys and gals,

 

I was confronted with a weird situation the other day during a battle that has not come up before.  I was playing Lumineth vs Ossiarchs.  Sevireth was in combat with 9 remaining mortek guards and reduced them down to 2 models. My opponent removed all the models closest to sevireth effectively placing them 4 inches apart. In his next turn he moved them away. The question is, surely they are still engaged in combat? Just because casualties have been removed closest to the enemy doesn't mean the fight is over. Especially based on the new rules with Huraken being able to pile in 6 inches in some situations. 

I do apolagize if this has come up before but I was unable to find anything about this specific case.

Many thanks in advance.

[Heijoshin]

35 minutes ago, Tiranoc said:

Ello guys and gals,

 

I was confronted with a weird situation the other day during a battle that has not come up before.  I was playing Lumineth vs Ossiarchs.  Sevireth was in combat with 9 remaining mortek guards and reduced them down to 2 models. My opponent removed all the models closest to sevireth effectively placing them 4 inches apart. In his next turn he moved them away. The question is, surely they are still engaged in combat? Just because casualties have been removed closest to the enemy doesn't mean the fight is over. Especially based on the new rules with Huraken being able to pile in 6 inches in some situations. 

I do apolagize if this has come up before but I was unable to find anything about this specific case.

Many thanks in advance.

That is a perfectly legal move.  

The 6" pile in is for YOU to do but does not change the fact that a unit outside of 3" of another is not "in combat" and can move & shoot & charge as normal. It's actually a common tactic to do if you want to ensure that you can  move and charge something else. 

Check the core rules page 4, specifically the "ENEMY UNITS AND RETREATS" section. 

Edited April 18, 2021 by Heijoshin

[Tiranoc]

38 minutes ago, Heijoshin said:

That is a perfectly legal move.  

The 6" pile in is for YOU to do but does not change the fact that a unit outside of 3" of another is not "in combat" and can move & shoot & charge as normal. It's actually a common tactic to do if you want to ensure that you can  move and charge something else. 

Check the core rules page 4, specifically the "ENEMY UNITS AND RETREATS" section. 

Thanks for the quick response. No idea how I was able to miss that. Gone through it twice already.  Cheers again.