Venom Cannon and the -1?

[bigpig]

I don't have my rule book in front of me and just came across something that caught my eye.

The new FAQ says when referencing the Heavy Venom Cannon / Venom Cannon, "Change the asterisked section of text to read "Unless the target is an open topped vehicle, penetrating hits inflicted by the Heavy Venom Cannon suffer an additional -1 penalty to rolls on the vehicle damage chart." It does not mention the standard VC

So, does this mean that Venom Cannons do not take the -1 penalty? Did they before or is this a change/oversight/stealth buff? I must confess that I've never taken a standard venom cannon in the 5th edition codex to find out.

[Deleted]

They both have the -1

[bigpig]

Jul 3, 2012 20:30:14 GMT @60mm said:

They both have the -1

I thought so, yet the FAQ only says the HVC has it. Is the -1 for the VC listed anyplace else other than on pg 82. If not, then GW just took it away for the VC. Again, don't have my books with me (at work scheming to take over the universe instead of doing what I'm supposed to) so I'm curious if they made a mistake in the FAQ.

[coredump]

I can't see that as anything but a typo.

It mentions VCs in the heading.

[killme304]

If you look at the FAQ again, both VC and HVC are on the same line, right before talking about the amendment.

All they changed for the wording was to remove glancing hits from the description since those no longer roll on the damage table.

[Jabberwocky]

Plus in the rulebook, both guns have the * to show they have additional rules.

[Illithid]

It is -1 - just a typo.

[Lanesend]

Yeah they probably forgot to put ( ) around Heavy.

Not a very smart typo, but still a typo.