Formation |
Who Uses |
Number of hexes occupied by unit |
When entered |
Restrictions on Entering Formation |
Restrictions on Leaving Formation |
Extended Line |
Non-Landwehr Infantry units of 6 or more SPs
|
2 (or 3 if unit has 11 or more SPs and wishes to extend to 3 hexes) |
Optional
During Movement |
Costs 1 MP to form
May not form into enemy ZOC
May not form into hex costing more than two MPs |
Costs 1 MP to retract
Units may (attempt to) form squares |
Extended Column |
Non-artillery units of 6 or more SPs that are (a) using Strategic
Movement; or (b) moving via Roads, Paths, Bridges, or Fords |
2 (or 3 if unit has 11 or more SPs) |
Mandatory
At start of Movement |
|
May only voluntarily leave at beginning of unit’s activation
May not form square during movement or shock
If attacked, must leave at end of combat |
Square |
Non-D2, unrouted Infantry |
1 |
Optional
During Movement or when shock-attacked by cavalry |
May only form in clear terrain
If formed during movement, costs 2 MPs and may not be formed in enemy
ZOC
If formed during Shock, requires die roll |
Leaving square takes place of movement
Leaving square requires die roll |
