The Falling Wedge can also be termed a Suicide Charge or Forlorn Hope. The Falling Wedge is a tactic that is used after you’ve been at a standstill in a fight and want to break through your opponent’s line.

The goal of the Falling Wedge is to break up the opposing team’s line by sending in a Kamikaze soldier to become a pin cushion and draw enemy shots for a brief moment. This leaves the rest of the team a split second to swoop in and attack the opposing team while their swords are busy killing your Kamikaze unit.

Performing the Falling Wedge

Performing the Falling Wedge is a commitment and everyone on your team needs to commit to the attack.

The Kamikaze’s purpose is to sweep or take blades as they fall into the enemy line.

As they die, they need to keep moving through the enemy line or get out of the way. Do not go back the way you came.

Everyone behind the Kamikaze should be setup that as soon as the command is called, they follow the Kamikaze solider and pick off opponent’s while they are distracted. It is incredibly important that everyone keeps moving forward, even if they die.

Defending Against the Falling Wedge 

When faced with the Falling Wedge, the most important thing to do is not get trapped by the Kamikaze soldier and to pick off as many incoming opponent’s as you can.

The momentum of the Falling Wedge relies on those behind the Kamikaze and if you can safely stop them from moving forward, the attack will fail. Remember that it only takes one blade to kill the Kamikaze. Everyone else should be focused on the incoming army.

Journal Prompt

Where do you feel you fit best in a Falling Wedge? Would you be willing to perform a Falling Wedge is asked to?