EMP Grenades

[kronoflex]

Hi, I'm new to the boards but not to the game, been collecting and playing as Tau for a few months now (Army is growing past 2000 points) but I've been wondering about The Tau's only real offensive grenade, the EMP. I've recently put together a squad of Fire Warriros, 6 of which have EMP's. The question I want to ask is when assualting a vehicle with this squad, would I roll 6 dice or just 1 for EMP hits?

[yoritomo]

Every model with an EMP grenade gets to roll to hit with their grenade. The number of hits you get is the number of times you get to roll for damage. Note that stationary vehicles are automatically hit, no rolls are needed.

[kronoflex]

Thank you Yoritomo

[crusader]

Also, remember that skimmers are only hit on 6's (sadly)

[flyingspoon]

unless allowed other wise by a special rule e.g Kharn the betrayer or the goblet of spite

[kronoflex]

Cheers guys, that has really helped.

[Shas'o Tash'var Kais Pat]

Wait... You can give only certain members of a squad grenades? I thought it was a blanket upgrade

[kronoflex]

shasopat said:

Wait... You can give only certain members of a squad grenades? I thought it was a blanket upgrade

I figured It's one of those things that has to be represented on the model to be counted, and this squad I've built has 6 with EMP grenades in hand. They and the rest of the squad also have photons and all carry Pulse Carbines. the shasui carries a markerlight which totals the squads points value to 153

[Shas'o Tash'var Kais Pat]

nice, do they have a devilfish? They're really useful, I like getting as many of them as possible

[coredump]

Reading the entry, you can give any model a Pulse Carbine, but the *team* gets the grenades. I am pretty sure you have to give it to the whole unit, not just certain ones.

[kronoflex]

shasopat said:

nice, do they have a devilfish? They're really useful, I like getting as many of them as possible

Only one devilfish right now (and that's for my Pathfinders) but I'm hoping to get a few more in the future and is a must considering this squad is aimed to take out enemy vehicles at close range.
Coredump, I am pretty sure that if a squad has grenades of any sort, they have to be represented on each individual model in rder for them to be counted (not just in points values). I could very well be wrong though.

[kronoflex]

Yes, I was wrong, thanks for pointing that all out to me Coredump. I'll have to reasses my points and models but that's no real biggie. Thanks again.