Question Regarding Resurrecting the Fallen and Intervening Models
Had this come up in a couple of games recently and wanted to gauge how people have been ruling/playing Resurrecting the Fallen and intervening models (either yours or the opponent's).
If you cite the "resurrected models can never displace other models" clause from the Google summary, that is a ruling from Warhammer Armies Project.
As I understand it, your own models could prevent you from resurrecting. If the unit you are targeting with IoN or Arise already has a rank beyond the first, you must return models to match the width of the front rank, then continue to the next subsequent rank and so on. If the base of any of your other models would intervene, then you may not resurrect any more models in said unit.
Instances when enemy units may stop Resurrecting the Fallen is where I've been experiencing ambiguity:
If a unit targeted by IoN/Arise is already engaged in combat, but there is an unengaged enemy unit in its flank or rear, would the resurrected models cause an instance of Accidental Contact?
The above scenario, but the unit being resurrected is not engaged in combat. Would this cause Accidental Contact?
If the remaining models in a unit are below the minimum required for a rank (below 4 or 5 models depending on unit type) and there are enemy models in base contact on each of the unit's flanks, are you able to Resurrect the Fallen? If so, how are the resurrected models placed?
Would appreciate any thoughts, rulings, and answers. If possible, please cite any rulings.