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Quick Question On Shooting| Warbringa |
Posted: Nov 15 2011, 03:21 PM
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Goblin  Group: Members Posts: 189 Member No.: 6,600 Joined: 4-November 11  |
If I have a unit of arrer boyz behind another friendly unit, I can't shoot the enemy on the other side of the table because I don't have line of sight, right? Or can I still shoot but because my friendly unit is in the way it is considered soft cover for the target?
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| Snotling Warboss StinkyBedWetter |
Posted: Nov 15 2011, 07:03 PM
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 Snotling Warboss StinkeyBedWetter  Group: Members Posts: 661 Member No.: 2,835 Joined: 15-April 06 |
Your second option is correct. 8th Ed allows you to shoot anything you can see no matter how obscured, though you will have to suffer a -1 penalty for cover.
Cheers Stinky  |
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| BorkBork |
Posted: Nov 15 2011, 07:11 PM
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 also known as Bonapork  Group: Members Posts: 3,768 Member No.: 1,951 Joined: 7-January 05 |
yeah, troops dont necesarrily block line of sight anymore. So yeah, if you can actually see them you can shoot them.
Although i strongly believe true line of sight is a mistake, in case of bows shooting over friendlies i can live with it. |
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| Da Git |
Posted: Nov 15 2011, 07:53 PM
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 Orc Group: Members Posts: 600 Member No.: 6,067 Joined: 1-February 11 |
Isn't a unit in between considered hard cover?
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| Warbringa |
Posted: Nov 15 2011, 09:03 PM
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Goblin Group: Members Posts: 189 Member No.: 6,600 Joined: 4-November 11 |
Perhaps if a friendly unit is in front of you, you can still shoot but it's considered hard cover. Is this just the general consensus or is there a passage in the rule book about this? Because I didn't see it.
I imagine the same goes for War machines like Cannons and Spear Chukkas, that you're shooting as an arc over the heads of the friendly troops in front of you at the enemy. Though with war machines there probably isn't a modifier for it. Just guessing. Still trying to figure it out. |
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| WarbossKurgan |
Posted: Nov 15 2011, 09:52 PM
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 Swashbuckling Pirate Orc Admin!  Group: Admin Posts: 8,440 Member No.: 198 Joined: 26-February 04 |
Yup. Page 41, middle column. Troops, friend or enemy, give hard cover so -2 to hit. |
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| Da Spawn Man |
Posted: Nov 15 2011, 10:40 PM
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 Night Goblin Fanatic!  Group: Members Posts: 1,166 Member No.: 6,258 Joined: 17-April 11 |
I agree with this rule change, but of course, it'd be far more fun if they shot their own guys too! All those that miss should hit their unit. He he he...
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| Gorks_wundapantz |
Posted: Nov 17 2011, 12:02 AM
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 Boss Group: Members Posts: 765 Member No.: 5,660 Joined: 31-January 10 |
pretty sure that was the 4th edition rules for shooting into combat. ps, that was a great goblin tactic. |
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