Do the walls of Cities and Forts block X-Ray Threat Zones?

And I agree with you Jim.

If an assaulting enemy were in frontal contact with the walls (say they attacked but got a ‘no effect’ equal score),
then that is the same as being in close combat, and “Tactical Moves” on page 8 says that disengaging:-
“cannot be used by an element in close combat, which can break-off only by a recoil or flee outcome move.”

But in my diagram the Psiloi are ½ a BW from the wall, so neither it nor the Blade are in close combat.

Now I erroneously mentioned in my previous post that a TZ represents some sort of ‘counter-charge’ region.
This is incorrect, as static troops such as WWg/Art/CP/Lit/CWg, and those behind walls, can’t move into contact.
Nonetheless, they still exert a TZ, which is better perceived as a ‘Danger Zone’...they may not ’counter-charge’,
but they can still shoot arrows, crossbow bolts, throw javelins, and lob rocks, so an enemy cannot just ignore
them and stroll by as if they weren’t there.

Having X-Ray Threat Zones penetrating City/Fort/Camp perimeters also brings up a few other oddities.
What about a road crossing a city from one gate to another...should an outside TZ have any influence on this?
And the last sentence of the Figure 7d dialogue says that the garrison “is assumed to be lining the walls.”
Does this mean that a TZ from an outside enemy limits any defenders to only moving straight back out of the TZ?

All these potential problems can be avoided if outside TZ’s are blocked by walls.

Of course, once the defenders are through the gate they are subject to enemy threats, limiting their choice of actions.



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