Archers nailing hidden units

[Severous]

Usually as soon a volley of arrows hits a unit it will react by moving and blowing any chance of hiding.

I often send a flanking unit out ahead and around an enemy. It will often react by shifting its battle line...again forcing units out of hiding.

I assume you cannot target a unit that is in hiding.

As you saying CC that a target in hiding is any easier or harder to kill by archery?

[x-dANGEr]

I recall from the times of version 1.1 that archers could spot hiding units. AI, you only need to put them to fire at well and they will shoot any hiding unit. (A bug of course, I think)

[Drusus Magnus]

Usually as soon a volley of arrows hits a unit it will react by moving and blowing any chance of hiding.

I often send a flanking unit out ahead and around an enemy. It will often react by shifting its battle line...again forcing units out of hiding.

I assume you cannot target a unit that is in hiding.

As you saying CC that a target in hiding is any easier or harder to kill by archery?

Wouldn't the fact that they have their backs exposed make it easier to kill them? They're holding their shields in front of them.

[teja]

I made the experience that units always try to execute given orders. You ordered your archers to shoot the Rebels when they had been visible, so they continued to execute their orders after they hide themself.
If you would change the order of the archers, while they volly into the hidden enemies, they will become unable to find them again! For example: Move your archers a few steps towards the hidden enemy (they actually shoot at), they will no longer shoot therafter, even when autoshooting is activated.
This is a known bug. You can see the similar at the strategy map:
An enemy Diplomat/Army/whatever is moving into your field of sight. You want to know where they will move to during the upcoming turn. Order an own Diplomat/Army/Assasin/Whatever to hit this target (while they are unable to hit that target during your own movement phase), then end your turn.
With the upcoming movement phase of yours you will no longer see your target. But check the unit/whatever you ordered to hit this now invisible target and you will see the complete path into the Fog Of War up to the new location of this target.
It works. Kinda stupid, but normal.