Assaulting vehicle question

[LordPathos]

Hey Guys,

I know that you don't become locked in combat if you assault a non-walker/chariot vehicle and that in successive assault phases, you can still swing at those vehicles if they are still in base combat. But does that count as a new charge since you are not already locked in combat? Or would you technically need to take a step back and officially charge again during your next assault phase?

Thanks guys!

[WestRider]

If you just stay there, you don't count as Charging again, during your subsequent Turns or your Opponent's. To get the Charge bonuses, you do have to step back in the Movement Phase and Charge again.

[LordPathos]

That makes sense and sounds really funny.

Carnifex takes a step back from a tank. "Thank the God Emperor! The beast retreats!" *CRASH* "No wait...he just backed up."

[mattblowers]

Jul 29, 2015 16:27:34 GMT LordPathos said:

That makes sense and sounds really funny.

Carnifex takes a step back from a tank. "Thank the God Emperor! The beast retreats!" *CRASH* "No wait...he just backed up."

That's funny right there.

[cypheon]

typically, barring immobilized results... they'll move the tank for you... try to get that tank shock/run-over thing goin

[darkjackal020]

Carnifexes next step back only through or over haha

[phayze]

While we're on topic, how do you go about assaulting a squadron? Do I have to be in base contact to attack 2 vehicles at once? Or what?

[WestRider]

Jul 30, 2015 3:53:55 GMT phayze said:

While we're on topic, how do you go about assaulting a squadron? Do I have to be in base contact to attack 2 vehicles at once? Or what?

It's just like Assaulting any other multi-Model Unit. Start with closest to closest, then keep going, trying to get as many of your Models in contact with as many of the Vehicles as possible.

[phayze]

So say I have 2 carnifex charging a squadron of 3 chimeras, I move the fex in contact with the first chimera, then the other as close as I can, but can only touch the first chimera And none of the others. Assuming I hit and pen with every attack, will I destroy 1 or 3 chimeras?

[azrael9986]

Last I knew you could slap anything in 2" range but not sure about vehicles.

[WestRider]

Hits do carry through the Squadron, just like they do with an Infantry Squad. You get your Pile-in Moves and all, too. Read the section on Squadrons for more details, tho, there are some specifics about how you go through it that I don't know off the top of my head. I do know you have to resolve the Hits one at a time, because Explodes results or extra damage from multiple Immobilizations can shift around which Vehicle is the current target.

[phayze]

Ok sweet. We only have 1 player that has vehicle squadrons in our group, so it very rarely comes into play.