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E&C - The intent of the FAQ is clear
I agree it's very clear about "screening from behind" being an un-gentlemanly tactic, but it's not clear about whether an air assault then considers all scouts from whatever direction to be "screening from behind".
It's worthy of note that "screening" another formation is never referenced in the rules themselves; they are more than likely intended to be a functioning part of the rules as that is how most people assume "scouts" should work, but "screening tactics" are never actually addressed in the rules to my knowlege, and it is possible that it is a tactic that has developed organically rather than one that was intended by Jervis from the start.
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anyone "who has attempted to use this tactic*** to stop a charge should hang their head in shame!"
***"Screening from behind, during a charge move made presumably by ground based units" is the question at hand. Extending that to mean screening from aircraft assault might well be logical, but I'd like a FAQ answer just to be clear.
I've no great feeling either way, though as I said my natural tendency would probably be to pick the option that rewards intelligent placement of troops (Ginger's interpretation).
It was for a similar reason that I supported the majority interpretation in the case of asking how barrages are supposed to work ("Life is harsh" made placement of units more important), though of course careful reading of the rules made a complete nonesense of the minority viewpoint long before Jervis confirmed how the rule was supposed to work.