A Stormraven asplodes

[Deschenus Maximus]

Can you use Look Out Sir on a wound incured by a Zooming Flyer getting shot down?

[ElectricPaladin]

I believe that the owning player gets to allocate those wounds as he sees fit, just like the wounds from being inside a transport that asplodes. So, no, but it doesn't matter. Roll against the unit's majority toughness, then allocate those wounds as you wish, then make any ++ saves you might be lucky enough to enjoy.

[Kristoff]

Wounds are allocated like a Blast from a Flyer that Crashes and Burns.

 

Technically, the only time Look Out Sir! rolls can be made are against Attacks. At least, that's the only time it is referenced. However, it does say it applies when a Wound is allocated.

[Deschenus Maximus]

Unfortunately, wounds are Randomly Allocated, so it's very possible (likely, even) that an IC will get a wound assigned to him. So it makes the question a very important one.

 

The big problem is that the LoS rule is - as many (too many) of GW's rules - extremely vague. It just says "When a Wound is allocated to one of your non-vehicle characters, and there is another model from the same unit within 6", he is allowed a Look Out, Sir attempt." From that, I'd be tempted to say that yes, he would be allowed a LoS attempts. But then, the LoS and Assault rule goes as thus: "As with shooting attacks, if a non-vehicle character has a Wound allocated to him, and there is another model from the same unit within 6", he’s allowed a Look Out, Sir attempt." That sort of implies that only direct shooting attacks targeting the IC allow for LoS, not other wounds suffered in the Shooting Phase coming from other sources.

[Kristoff]

Unfortunately, wounds are Randomly Allocated, so it's very possible (likely, even) that an IC will get a wound assigned to him. So it makes the question a very important one.

Actually, it depends on which damage we're talking about. Is it for Passengers, or for a poor schmuk who is caught in its crash landing? The OP did not specify. For the first, it is random, for the second, it's a Blast.

 

The big problem is that the LoS rule is - as many (too many) of GW's rules - extremely vague. It just says "When a Wound is allocated to one of your non-vehicle characters, and there is another model from the same unit within 6", he is allowed a Look Out, Sir attempt." From that, I'd be tempted to say that yes, he would be allowed a LoS attempts. But then, the LoS and Assault rule goes as thus: "As with shooting attacks, if a non-vehicle character has a Wound allocated to him, and there is another model from the same unit within 6", he’s allowed a Look Out, Sir attempt." That sort of implies that only direct shooting attacks targeting the IC allow for LoS, not other wounds suffered in the Shooting Phase coming from other sources.

Especially when the title of the first reference is "Look Out Sir! and Shooting".

[Deschenus Maximus]

 

Unfortunately, wounds are Randomly Allocated, so it's very possible (likely, even) that an IC will get a wound assigned to him. So it makes the question a very important one.

Actually, it depends on which damage we're talking about. Is it for Passengers, or for a poor schmuk who is caught in its crash landing? The OP did not specify. For the first, it is random, for the second, it's a Blast.

 

 

Fair point. I was talking about the passengers, not the guys underneath.