FAQ
Opening Cannonade (TAR Page 8 and JR Page 9)
Q: After the "Opening Cannonade" the rules say the artillery units can stay where they are or go back two hexes. We played that, while this seems cut and dried (2 or 0), the British and German Light Artillery could, in the [TAR] Bemis Heights [scenario], go back just ONE hex to join the leaders positioned behind each of them, i.e., we treated this special "retire and rally" as if it happened during a normal game turn.
Is this allowed?
A: NO. THE HISTORY BEHIND THE OPENING CANNONADE ARTILLERY RETIRE MOVEMENT IS THAT NORMALLY ARMIES DEPLOYED THEIR ARTILLERY IN FRONT OF THE MAIN BATTLE LINE AT THE START OF A BATTLE. AFTER A FEW SHOTS, THE MAIN BATTLE LINE WOULD BE ADVANCING SO IT WOULD NOW BE FORWARD OF THE ARTILLERY. THE ARTILLERY RETIRE MOVEMENT AFTER THE CANNONADE SOMEWHAT
ACCOMPLISHES THIS SAME IDEA. (RB)
