Crimson Fists Chapter Tactic and Infiltrators

[Valkyrion]

Marksman Bolt Carbine: Each time an attack is made with this weapon, an unmodified hit roll of 6 automatically wounds the target.

 

Chapter Tactic: Each time a model with this tactic makes an attack with a bolt weapon, an unmodified hit roll of 6 scores 1 additional hit.

 

 

If I roll a 6 with my infiltrator, do I cause 2 automatic wounds, or do I cause 1 automatic wound and roll to wound for the additional hit? 

[Rogue]

Just the one automatic wound. The additional hit still happens, but counts as a 'normal' hit rather than a 6, so still needs to roll to wound.

 

It's in the rulebook FAQ, I think.

[Sword Brother Adelard]

What Rogue said.

 

There was a period in 8th when the additional hits had the same value as the dice that procured it, but some power gamers used this to argue that a 6 which created an additional hit created an infinite hit loop, so everything would just die if one 6 was rolled.

 

GW rolled it back after a few weeks.

[Valkyrion]

Thanks. I thought that would be the case, but nice to see it in writing.

[Xenith]

This is in the rulebook errata:

• If a hit roll scores additional hits, those additional hits do not benefit from any other rule that triggered on the original attack’s hit roll.