This is sort of related to the C1 move as it involves skirmishers in front of other troops.
You can use skirmishers in front of a unit that may Forced Charge to ensure that they are not shot at if they forced charge a missile unit - skirmishers burst through by forced chargers are not removed until the charge is moved which is after the shoot at chargers part of the charge phase sequence and so at the shooting point the chargers are not a valid target as the skirmishers are in the way.
I don't think this is realistic (skirmishers were withdrawn before combat troops got that close) and, after mentioning it to Simon recently (and RJC previously), intended; it is an accidental artefact of the turn sequence.
It could be easily tackled by saying any SUGs that would be burst through by forced charges are removed when the forced charges are marked.
Sneaky thoughts : the rules specify that the shooting is done at 1 MU ..so what if the screen at the beginning is closer than one MU and what if it is further away ? That also means that you could argue that if the charge begins at half a MU there is no shooting as the shooting should be done at one MU ;D beware how you write the rule
Except it doesn't say that. You shoot at chargers if the path of charge passes within 1 BW and shooting is deemed to be at 1 BW for shooting claims - this is not saying shooting is done at 1 BW only.
Added as a 2026 Competition Amendment.
Thank you ;D