I've been thinking of the split-fire posibilities, but it seems to me if WE's could do it, then any formation should be able to do it. My reasoning is based on the idea that a 'Uge warband ought to be treated the same as a titan in this case.
The problem with splitting fire is that it would allow a single formation to put blast markers on multiple formations just for being shot at. So, what if the rule went something like this:
Split-fire:
A formation may opt to divide its fire in the shooting phase to target any enemy formation that is eligible. When this is done, all shots taken by the shooting formation carry a -1 to-hit modifier for each additional enemy formation targeted after the first (so splitting fire between 3 formations would give a -2 to-hit modifier), in addition to any other modifiers that would apply (due to move rate or cover, for example). Also, when a formation opts to split its fire, the targeted formations do not receive a blast marker for being fired upon, they only receive blast markers for casualties (or hits from disrupt weapons, etc).
[if you need some reasoning behind the targeted formations not receiving blast markers for coming under fire, maybe this will do: the members of each targeted formation hear the shots, but figure its another formation that is catching the fire, so they aren't all that concerned]
Anyway, those restrictions (-1 to-hit modifiers, no placement of BMs just for shooting at a formation) would make splitting fire somewhat viable. Maybe.
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