Power of the Machine Spirit

[princemigi]

Hey forum,

I play BA so I'm posting this here though it could be considered to be a General Marines question.

 

I've just re-read the rules for PotMS, and it seems to me that the rules are different to how I've been playing and I would just like to clear it up.

I'm not sure on the policy of quoting the rulebook, but here goes. The BA Codex states:

 

"The vehicle can fire one more wepon than would normally be permitted. In addition, this weapon can eb fired at a different unit to any other weapon..."

 

I've always played it as the Raider can fire it's weapons at different targets, but now I think that the Raider can designate a target, then choose one of it's weapons to fire at something else. Which is the correct explanation?

 

Thanks for the help, it's muchly appreciated. (:

[4RC71C FOXX]

BRB page 58: "all [the vehicles] weapons must be fired at the same target"

 

Codex BA Page 37: PoTMS "...can fire one more weapon than would normally be permitted...can be fired at a different target unit to any other weapons"

 

I would take this to mean that if you move 6" you can fire 1 weapon plus all defensive weapons at target A and 1 other weapon at target B (or A if you wanted). If you move 12" or are stunned/shaken then you can fire one weapon (but no defensive weapons at any single target)

 

I would also think that if the LR did not move then it can fire all of its weapons as per the rules, but I would think that a single weapon (defensive weapons would be counted in this-best use of this I would see would be a LRC- fires its Assault Cannon and Hurricane Bolters at infantry target A, and its Multi melta-at armour target B ) could be fired at a different target to the others (assuming of course each individual weapons system has LoS to its particular target).

 

This is my interpretation of these rules.

 

FOXX

[syypher]

FOXX got it. Pretty much what you said when you corrected yourself too prince. You designate a Target A then say but the Multi-Melta will fire at Target B. Then your Assault Cannons, Bolters and everything except the Multi-Melta will fire at A. Then your Multi-Melta will fire at B. Of course this is considering your not moving, just to make the explanation simpler.

[Ivestar]

In the example given by Foxx, could you shoot the multi melta at a transport and then (if it is destroyed) fire the Assault cannon and hurricane bolters at the newly revealed troops?

[Whitefireinferno]

WRONG WRONG DANNIT WRONG ...All shooting is done at the same time Unless stated otherwise so you shoot the Multi melta at mr transport and everything else that is firing at another target that is already on the field Its like the Space pups Dev guys OR Tau Crisis suits with Target locks that can split fire not hold fire to shoot at a unit after somebody in said unit has popped their ride.

 

So Unit A = LRC with melta Targets Unit B (= Transport) with the Melta it has to fire at the same time as this so it either shoots everything it can at the Meltas target or at something else using POMS to fire the Multi melta and everything else fires as normal.

 

NOT Unit A uses Multimelta at Unit B and then Uses Hurricane bolters and Asscans at the unit that got out of said transport. We have no ability to delay fire.

[JamesI]

In the example given by Foxx, could you shoot the multi melta at a transport and then (if it is destroyed) fire the Assault cannon and hurricane bolters at the newly revealed troops?

no, its not possible to delay the firing. So you would need to pop the transport with a different units firing, then unload with the bolters/assault cannon while the multimelta moved on to the next transport.

[Ivestar]

Thanks guys... that makes sense