Do Shooters and Artillery have to fire at the nearest target?
No. They can shoot at any eligible target. A Shooter is shot at from the rear by an enemy Shooter, and is forced to recoil. It first turns to face, and then recoils. Is it then allowed to shoot if there is a legitimate target in front of it? Yes, assuming that it has not already shot in this bound. Note that this target may be the Shooter that forced it to recoil, but since this Shooter has already fired this bound there will be no return shot. Page 12, first para under “distant shooting”: “Artillery and Shooters can shoot … but only if neither is in contact with nor overlapping enemy.” Does this mean the firing unit cannot be an overlap or the target unit? It means you cannot shoot if either you (the firer) or your opponent (the target) are an overlap or in contact. If the firer is in a position to be an overlap then it cannot shoot. You cannot choose to be an overlap; if you are in the overlap position you are overlapping and shooting is prohibited. “A 2nd or 3rd element that shoot
