Rules question concerning Drop Pods and Assaults

[maugrim]

Although, techically, this question could be about any models/units/etc in the situation below, not just Drop Pods. But it happened to me with them, so here's the situation.

Two drop pods come down, landing around 2" apart - Rune Priest gets out behind, Grey Hunters around to the side (seperate units now). Good so far, they shoot/JotWW/etc.

My turn comes and I've got a Prime close to the pods, within 6" of the Librarian - if I travel between the pods to assault him. I declare the assault of the Librarian and my opponent says I cannot, since it would mean I'd have to travel within 1" of the Pods, and that isn't allowed. But - if I multi-assaulted the Pods, then any other guys from that unit could also assault the Librarian... since the unit could then pass within 1" of the Pod.

Since this happened at a tournament, we called over the organizer, who agreed with my opponent. He was good about it though and allowed me to slightly redo my move with the Prime as to put it elsewhere, because of the rules call situation.

But - my question - was that the correct rules call?

I thought you could pass within 1" of enemy models on your way to assault other units during the assault phase - as long as your base could pass between the bases of the enemy?

[allwillbeeaten]

i thought you could but it would be considered dangerous terrain...Im probably wrong though.

[canadianone]

as far as i know, single model units cant multissault

[halvar]

BRB page 11, models in the way states that your organizer is wrong. if you could actually fit the base through the gap you can assault them.
page 34 makes it even more clear. "this means that assaulting models may still not move through friendly or enemy models, may not pass through gaps narrower than their base, and may not move into base contact with enemy models from a unit they are not assaulting.

and as canadian says, you cannot multi-assault with a single model. first move the assaulting model, after that any remaining model may move to engage other units. also on page 34 although I didn't do an exact quote on it.

I've found it that people that call on the refs for rulescalls are usually wrong and don't know wheretehy could find the rule. it's not hard to find the rules in the rulebook and you learn more from doing it than asking some busy bloke five tables away.

[maugrim]

I know they can't multi-assault. And thanks for the page references - I thought I could do it, but both my opponent and organizer were both adamant you couldn't - thus, in both of their words "Its a good tactic for Drop Pod line armies."

[voraciousapathy]

You may move within 1'' of enemy models (including ones you do not intend to assault) during the Assault phase. Both your opponent and the organizer were wrong. You are simply disallowed from coming within 1'' of enemy models during the MOVEMENT phase. During Assault, so long as you have a target within range to charge, and so long as you have space to move your base, you're golden.

Either your opponent was confused, or else he was relying on you and the TO being unfamiliar with the rule. Either way, he denied you a perfectly valid charge.

[maugrim]

Actually - I think he and TO were just used to the 1" rule being universal, and not really considering assaulting through units to the other side and so forth. And, my opponent did use the rule against himself too - requiring himself to assault one unit in order to move past it (within 1" of them) with other models to assault another unit.