So you are saying:
if 3 inf stands has fully covered 3 enemy stands, which leaves a free corner on each end stand of the enemy , and you are in the front arc with your second unit, it may not charge. ?!
Altough it has both line of sight and enough Move to get to the flank.
If so, it is WH.
OR
if 3 inf stands has fully covered 3 enemy stands, which leaves a free corner on each end stand of the enemy , and you are in the front arc with your second unit, it may not charge if they can not get into correct position in the front of the enemy unit. ?!
Altough it has both line of sight and enough Move to get to the flank.
Also WH.
(forgive me for being somewhat blunt, I am just surprised if above were to be correct)
From my read of Lex, neither of your readings is quite right.
If you are in front arc, you must charge front, unless:
1) the front is _fully_ engaged by another unit -- i.e. the unit's frontage is fully covered.
and
2) you can see -- and reach the unit's flank.
In response to your first option: no... you can charge -- as you've said, the front of the enemy is fully engaged, and _you can legally move to touch the flank_.
And second option, yes, they can charge flank given your conditions: i.e. front _fully covered_. The wrinkle is that they couldn't charge flank if
1) they could possibly engage the front: i.e. the enemy's front wasn't fully covered
or
2) they could possibly engage front but couldn't fit (because of other extraneous in the way), in which case the only way they could 'participate/influence' the combat would be to go in support.
#2 is complicated by the existence of terrain obstacles and other units.
Interestingly, #2 suggests that there are situations where infantry could charge the flank and cavalry/long-based monsters could not: e.g. a 3cm separation between the unit's flank and some obstacle/ other unit than prevented the long-based unit from 'fitting.'
