During the discussions on chain shot, full sails, and other rules, I could not get rid of the feeling that I had, somewhere, a long time ago, seen a more thorough explanation of those rules than I could now find in the original rules and their designer's notes.

So I went looking. Here is a topic for linking to what I have found so far, and what other people might find.

Here is a pdf with "Compilation of changes from the 1st to 2nd edition, including some not caught in the previous upload. Also includes Q&A and errata from page 22 of The General v13 #2, and thoughts on why IX.C.3 probably shouldn't have been deleted."

https://rpggeek.com/filepage/197706/wsim-1e-2e-changes-q-and-errata-gen-132

One needs to log in to access it, I haven't created an account, so far.

But The General is all freely available online, here is the one referred to, Vol 13 No 2:

https://www.vftt.co.uk/files/AH%20The%20General/The%20General%20Vol%2013%20No%202.pdf