| name | cross-gun |
| description | Use Cross Gun when the target will not stay neatly in one lane and the best move is a compact cross-pattern shot that catches the center and the likeliest side-step routes. |
Cross Gun
Punish the dodge by firing through the center line and its immediate diagonals.
Overview
Use Cross Gun when the target will not stay neatly in one lane and the best move is a compact cross-pattern shot that catches the center and the likeliest side-step routes.
This is the secondary Codex compatibility rendering of a metaphorical battle-chip pattern with a shipping-now execution model.
Canonical chip family: Cross Gun
Codex shelf: Direct Fire and Breach
Provider target: Codex compatibility surface.
When To Use
- The main target is clear, but adjacent dodge lanes matter almost as much as the center line.
- You want to test the primary surface and the immediate off-axis escapes in one move.
- A straight burst is too narrow, but a full spread would be sloppy.
Workflow
- Name the center point and the side-step lanes worth catching.
- Fire one compact cross-pattern action across the center and its immediate diagonals.
- Read which lane reacted, then choose whether the follow-up should tighten or widen.
Deliverables
- One compact action that covers the primary target and its immediate side lanes.
- A short note on which lane actually moved or changed.
Guardrails
- Do not pretend diagonals matter when the problem is really just straight ahead.
- Do not use Cross Gun as an excuse for broad speculative splash.
- If one lane is enough, use Cannon or Shotgun instead.
Default Invocation
Use Cross Gun to fire across the center and the immediate side-step lanes around it, then report which lane actually changed and what that says about the next move.
