overwatch

[pathatrick]

What are some good ways to mitigate overwatch? Also what would happen in the following scenario... Your unit moves up behind LOS blocking terrain to assault 1 visiable model in a unit. Does the whole unit overwatch or just the one with LOS?

[Acebaur]

The first question is something for the Tactica forum so you should open a topic there for discussion. (Though off the top of my head charge with a dreadnought first or a popcorn unit to draw the fire.)  

 

For the second question, Overwatch is exactly like a normal shooting attack with regards to LoS, cover, etc. So if only 1 model can see your unit then I'd say yes only that one can shoot. However, that is a pretty specific scenario and not likely to happen in most charges

[Quixus]

More importantly if onyl one model of the chargers can be seen by the unit to be charged at most one model can be removed during overwatch. So either use a tanky or sacrificial model to get the charge and hide the rest.

[shandwen]

Isn't there the issue of if only one charging model xan see anf it dies the charge is failed?

[Slaanesh-Devotee]

The only downside I can see to only offering one sacrificial model to Overwatch, is that your first model has to charge in a straight line if possible. This means that you will be charging through terrain (after all, you have put it between you and your target) so you'd better have grenades.