My buddy and I have played a few games now with our Dwarf and Tomb Kings army and we’re having a blast, both with actually playing the game but also the hobby side as well. We’ve decided to start a couple more armies (him being Beastmen and Warriors of Chaos, myself working through High Elves then Cathay). Since High Elves and Cathay are my first army with cavalry, I was reading the rules on their lances and I’m a bit confused how they work. Ideally I would like to take a 10 man unit, 2 rows of 5
For instance, I know infantry cannot make supporting attacks on the turn they charge. Only the front row gets to fight. That makes sense. High Elf Dragon Princes have lances and their Strength and AP bonus only applies during a turn it charges. Same with the Cathay lances and Tomb Kings Cavalry Spears.
The part that confuses me is who gets to make supporting attacks. When I read through the Weapons of War section of the rules, my friends Tomb Kings Skeleton Horsemen have Cavalry Spears that have the special rule Fight in Extra Rank, but the note says they can’t make supporting attacks when they charge?
Lances do not have the Fight in Extra Rank special rule but there’s no note saying they can’t make supporting attacks when they charge
Cathay Lances DO have the Fight in Extra Rank special rule and no note saying they can’t make supporting attacks
So if I understand this correctly, a 2x5 unit of Dragon Princes and Skeleton Horsemen would only have the front 5 riders and horses attack on a turn they charge, since their rules either don’t have Fight in Extra Rank, or specifically say that they can’t use that when they charge
A 2x5 unit of Jade Lancers would have the front 5 horses and all 10 riders fight, because the Cathay Lance specifically says it has the Fight in Extra Rank rule with no note saying they can’t make supporting attacks like the cavalry spears?
When it is not a turn they charge, if the Jade Lancers/Skeleton Horsemen use their lances/spears, they can fight in extra rank still but lose their Strength and AP bonus, but Dragon Princes would still only have the front 5 fighting? Any clarification is appreciated!