this may be of interest; "tattergreis" posted these questions on the
Angelbarracks forum...
How long does a march column need to
a) form a line in march direction
b)form a line in a right angle to the direction of the march?
How would that manouver in b) be accomplished? Would the March column change to
an open column and then simply wheel?
cheers.
[and my answers were]:
dear tattergreis,
The simple answer I have is to treat the open column as a march column if it is
on a road.
This is not as long (stretched out) as a deployed line; it is 3/4 of the length
of a line.
A march column then would take one turn to form a line in the direction of the
march. So, the same as applies for "...all nations to deploy to line from an
open column on the head"
As for b) "form a line in a right angle to the direction of the march", this
would be the same as the above and practically, it would take one turn.
As you suggest, a half-turn deduction, formation change and then a wheel with
just a little movement remaining - roughly about 2.5 cms.
hope this helps,
regards,
mike.
