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Landspeeder Storm; Am I using this correctly?
Topic Started: 24 May 2009, 04:58 PM (288 Views)
arcticblur
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Well I am playing in a local campaign and have gotten two games in one against a grey knights player and the other against a trynid player.

My question is this:

I have a scout squad in a landspeeder storm the squad consist of 5 models with 2 shotguns, 2 bolters, and 1 heavy bolter. The landspeeder has the assault cannon on it as well.

In both games I moved shot with the assault cannon and troops inside due to it being open top. Am I doing this correctly via the rule book page 70 minibook. I am making sure that I move at times flat out to get the cover save but then I do not shoot the assault cannon. But the models inside shoot as normal correct?

I know several quesitons here. The only reason I am asking is because in both games I took out almost whole squads with this loadout and for its point cost seems to be very effective. I am worried my gaming buddies have relized this as well since several on them were taking notice of the game....and I did hear "If he plays that with me its getting shot down first turn.".

So clearly this is a unit to watch out for I just want some opinions on if I am using this correctly?
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hiveminion
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I'm afraid you've been playing it incorrectly. I don't know the exact page but in the transport vehicle section of the rulebook there's a part about passengers firing from a vehicle. It says you can't fire any weapons if the vehicle moved over 6", and you count as moving if the vehicle moved, so you can't fire heavy weapons from a moving transport. Hope that helps.
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arcticblur
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Ah ok found it so basiclly assault weapons could still shot there maximum so the shotguns are ok, the bolters may shot 2 shots at half there distance and the heavy bolter may not shot.

Well that makes more sense to me the only thing I was doing wrong was shoting the heavy bolter then. Thanks.
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☺Jasevx
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question there is 'is a scout move' before the movement phase added to the total distant moved or is it totally seperate for calculating distant travelled before shooting?
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arcticblur
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Well i would think it would be seperate to the actual move distance since it occurs before the first move correct?
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☺Dave38x
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depends if the rules state if model moved in movement phase or model has moved this turn...
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