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Author's Section => Rules Queries and Clarifications => Topic started by: AntiokosIII on February 24, 2026, 12:07:42 AM

Title: Shooting from Forts
Post by: AntiokosIII on February 24, 2026, 12:07:42 AM
I have been reading and re-reading the rule on Forts as a terrain piece. It looks to me as if troops shooting from a fort automatically grant cover to the target, and get cover themselves. I think that the logic of such a rule is...far from intuitive, but I met with some other players over the weekend and we all seem to read it to say that people attacking a fort across open ground count cover when shot at from a prepared fortification. Are we right?
Are we alone thinking whiskey is an odd result?
Title: Re: Shooting from Forts
Post by: badhabum on February 24, 2026, 09:09:53 PM
I discussed it with RJC not long ago ...he is thinking about it . Question of shooting from behind "barricades" or a fortified BUA beiung really useless
Title: Re: Shooting from Forts
Post by: lionheartrjc on February 25, 2026, 07:08:00 AM
You are correct in how you read the rule.

The intention was to avoid making Forts too good for competition games.  This is a rule that could easily be changed for scenario games.

Richard
Title: Re: Shooting from Forts
Post by: badhabum on February 25, 2026, 10:44:23 AM
Thank you for the answer

Title: Re: Shooting from Forts
Post by: Kokor Hekkus on February 26, 2026, 08:55:55 AM
Intresting, have attended 2 tournaments so far this year, and have  not seen a fort deployed, suppose you could argue it's working  :)  ;)
Title: Re: Shooting from Forts
Post by: badhabum on March 02, 2026, 10:49:32 AM
Well having a terrain that is a bit "useless" out of fear it might become too strongh makes me wonder why it has been created at all  ;D

I would either cancel it or modify it