The meaning of no momentum advance after evade

The rules state clearly that a unit may not make a momentum advance after the enemy evades. This can be a big difference sometimes with what happens after a fight.

My question is : how do you understand such a rule ? Why should it be impossible ? After all, the enemy has withdrawn - and it probably took less time than a fight.

Yes, that's a good question : I noticed in C&C Napo, infantry "may" take ground after cavalry retire and reform (in fact evade), but that's another story...

Hi guys,
in my opinion "evade" is one of the stringest point for Light units.
Their ability to bother enemy troops with arrows and next to evade after engagement is unvaluable.
I think that letting enemies to take Momentum Advance will frustrate Lights too much.
These are my two cents...

So it would be a question of balance...

Probably the attacking side is aware that the light units are only here to harass, and chasing after them both costs energy and breaks its own formation?

Recklessly advance without actually eliminating the group of enemy is probably not a wise move in reality.

This sounds good, indeed. A fight is often won by the less tired, you're right. And sometimes, I attack a light unit in this state of mind.

The beauty of this game (and many others) is the simplicity of the rules and how remarkably well the system recreates reality. Yes there are anomalies with the system but so does every other game. They all have their little discrepancies and therefore none are prefect.

I love this game for its simplicity and visual appeal. Play it for what it is.

Light infanty's (Skirmishers) role was to screen the main force and inflict some damage on the enemy before the main battle began. Sometimes they did damage (heavy casualties or even force a halt or retreat in sections of the advancing army's line) and sometimes they just slowed it down. Either way the evasion rules do a good job of recreating this tactic so let's leave it as it is. Keep enjoying it and play, play play!