Clarification of a clarification request

[nikgaukroger]

The claries include the following:

SKIRMISHING WHEN CHARGED FROM FLANK/REAR

• Is allowed to get a free turn if you are prepared to take the risk, but troops so doing are considered to have done a shooting action and cannot shoot in the shooting phase (they just had no real target).

What is this about, what situation is it trying to clarify? I'm at something of a loss about it.

[Onurbm]

As much as I remember the story , was about some troop electing to skirmish instead of running away when charged. The intent was about  having a different facing and move distance .
In the example, being just at the limit of charge reach, there was obviously nearly zero chance the evading toop might be caught but in one case it wooul ends facing the ennemy  in the other facing away .

Is my Memory correct ? 

[Simon Meg-Meister]

it is simply that a Run Away or Skirmish is a shooting action.
You can do a skirmish if charged form rear - which turns you around for the future.
You did a shooting action but had no viable targets in arc and range.

I don't want them turning AND then shooting. Too generous.

Si

[nikgaukroger]

it is simply that a Run Away or Skirmish is a shooting action.
You can do a skirmish if charged form rear - which turns you around for the future.
You did a shooting action but had no viable targets in arc and range.

I don't want them turning AND then shooting. Too generous.

Si

OK, that is clear - and will please Jacques as he thinks that skirmish/run-away should count as shooting  Conceptually it may be arguable, but this is clear cut.

However, if you want both skirmish and run-away to count as a shooting action I suspect the clary needs rewriting as it only mentions skirmishing and not run-away.

I would also note that allowing a free 180 turn gives them what in most cases would require a paid move (M9) following a run-away/skirmish - is that a good thing?

[Simon Meg-Meister]

I'll take a look at the clarry.

Felt that skirmish allowing shooting or turning was both natural and fair.

It's a decision.  Others were possible.

Si

[badhabum]

It pleases me dear Nik 

But only because it was explained that way and we always played that way . Once a decision has been made, we should stick to it unless there is a real problem.

Now let me paint some arabs