It is hard to be so accurate with shooting that you would not risk hitting your own men. Nothing damages morale more than friendly fire.BornGinger wrote:Thank you for the explanation of the idea behind ZoC. And you also gave me two acronyms I had to find the meaning to.rbodleyscott wrote:IGOUGO... IGOIGO.
Another question, now when you're so kind to answer: What is the reason to why skirmishers aren't allowed to shoot on enemies which are engaged in fighting a friendly unit while it's possible to use foot and cavalry to attack them in the rear or flank? Has this rule anything to do with the idea that the skirmishers would be viewed as too strong if they can harm an enemy without them being able to defend themselves against the skirmishers because they are locked in a fight?
But also, it would make skirmishers too powerful - generally in historical accounts nothing is heard of the skirmishers once the battle lines are engaged.
