Defensive Shot vs. Lemures

[Odie]

If a Lemure moves into contact with a character with Defensive Shot, does that character get to make the shot since the Lemure's action does not initiate a close combat - since the Lemure has no CBT value?

In other words, is Defensive Shot activated anytime a non-allied figure comes into contact with a character, or does Defensive Shot only activate when a figure declares a specific attack/charge action against that character?

My gut tells me Defensive Shot is always activated, but I've put doubt into my own mind about it.

Thoughts?

[Liancour]

There is contact, even there's no close combat. "Before the close combat" is much a timing indication than a condition.
If I'd have to rule that in any tournament I would allow the defensive shot.

After all, if a lemure is the closest enemy unit, it's the legal target, it should make sense that you can shoot on it if it comes to close.

[Odie]

Pretty much what I thought.

Thanks.

[Balgin]

What has defensive shot  .

[Odie]

What has defensive shot  .

Off the top of my head...Aidan Saint James, and the Swashbuckler.

I'm sure there's more, but I can't think of them at the moment.

[Liancour]

As far as I can remember, they are the only two for now.

[Balgin]

Ah. No wonder I've never seen the ability used = the reload times .

[Liancour]

Sometimes it's a better idea to keep the swashbuckler's pistol loaded for a defensive shot. Weaken your opponent before close combat. It's the way that pistol is the more effective.

For Aidan it's more a emergency move, since he can reload easily his rifle : I'm attacked before I can shoot but I can still shoot.