A base frontage plus 2" would be the minimum for a unit to try to escape through.

Army list is long done-problem is painting the figures at my slow pace. Still 4 units to paint and another 2 to base.....oh and the general

You can select any or all of the upgrades, so yes you can have the Nachhut without the others being in the army.

Yes see page 41 top of right column

It is the position of the unit when the charge is declared that determines which face is charged. At that time red does not have a base in black's flank and so cannot charge the flank. A drilled move cannot change this situation.

When the elephant fails a break test and flees from combat, the initial move is the same as any other unit'd flee move, the rules for stampede movement apply to it other than the direction of the initial move.

Yes a fleeing elephant is stampeding.

Guys- an elephant stampedes if it fails a Cohesion test caused by shooting casualties or the loss of its mahout. If it loses a combat and fails its break test it flees in the same direction as other troops. So the only time the issues raised above could occur is if the elephant is attacked in the fl...

Yes this is deliberate and reflects the way in which they operated.

we only make momentum and discouraged tokens, but other types are widely available