Multiple Combats

Source: 3rd-A-Palooza (3.5) Rulebook v1.4, p. 27

When a unit is fighting more than one enemy unit, their attacks must be divided between them. This is done as follows. Models engaged in combat with or supporting a model engaged in combat with a single unit must attack that unit. Models engaged with enemy from more than one unit or able to support friends engaged with enemy from more than one unit can choose which enemy unit they fight against.

Diagram 11. Multiple Combats: Model 1 is engaged with models from both enemy units A and B and so can attack either. Model 2 is engaged by models from enemy unit B, so must make its attacks against them only. Model 3 may use its supporting attack against either A or B. Model 4 must attack unit A. Model 5 must support against unit A.

If several units are fighting in the same combat, total up the number of wounds inflicted by each side to determine who is the winner. All the units on the losing side have to check their Morale. Winning units can only make a sweeping advance or consolidate if all of the units they are locked with fall back. If the unit chooses to sweeping advance, it makes a single roll and compares it to each of the enemy unit's individual fall-back scores. Any that it beats are kept locked in combat. Units that stay fighting may make Reinforcement moves.