Can I shoot at units that are in melee in 10th?

[Filius]

I just had my first battle of 10th edition yesterday. And … we were surprised, that we couldn't find a rule, that states whether you can shoot at units that are in melee (while the unit that shoots is not in melee).

 

Thanks anyone for help!

[Kallas]

32 minutes ago, Filius said:

we couldn't find a rule, that states whether you can shoot at units that are in melee (while the unit that shoots is not in melee)

That's because such a rule doesn't exist, except for the Big Guns Never Tire (page 20) - which is an exception to the Locked In Combat (page 20) rules - specifically about Monsters/Vehicles.

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You can only shoot units in Engagement Range with the units that are in Engagement Range with them, and then only with Pistols (page 25), barring any unique special rules

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Edited June 19, 2023 by Kallas

[Filius]

Ah! But the "Locked in Combat"-Rule is exactly what we were looking for. Obviously, we were too excited by the thrill of the first match, to find it in the rules. Thanks a lot for pointing out!

[Grotsmasha]

A house rule my group used when played was: If shooting into melee, when rolling to Hit, every "Miss" was allocated to your own troops. This meant there was ALWAYS risk to your own forces. 

I had a friend who played guard, and quite often he would sacrifice a squad in melee to execute my Assault Marines or Kroot.