Ford & Fordable Stream

"Gaining ground remains possible". Does that mean that you can move into a fordable river, melee, gain ground after melee (and get out of the river), then bonus close combat if eligible? I seem to remember such was not the case in other games in the series.

Literal reading indicates it affects both ranged and melee attacks.
In practice this will only limit Samurai Bowmen

"A unit attacking an enemy unit on a fordable hex battles with a maximum of 2 dice". I assume the intent here is that this only applies to melee?

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In attacking an enemy who is in a fordable stream perhaps the rational is everybody's going to get wet. These are hand-to-hand actions. The rules do not penalize ranged combat against the enemy units in stream. They, in turn, are heavily penalized, with a 1 die roll for ranged action. Having thrashed this out, without getting wet, it's all good ... I i yo.

I would say it's that it is harder to bring your full force to bear on the enemy unit.

Love the game. It may be the best of the C&Cs. In countless board games units hampered by water are penalized. Attackers of these units are normal or have a further combat advantage. Samurai Battles punishes both. What's the rationale here?