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The rules say two models can shoot out of rhino, and that if the rhino moves, you shoot as if the model moved.

I don't see any clarification on shooting with heavy weapons, so can they also shoot out of a rhino if it doesn't move?

For a specific case, if I have a devastator squad embarked in a rhino that remains stationary, can 2 lascannons fire in the shooting phase?

if the tank moves, the squad doesn't.

I've used to this to my advantage, but if the heavy weapons move out, they may not.

okay?

Captain Solon wrote:if the tank moves, the squad doesn't.

I've used to this to my advantage, but if the heavy weapons move out, they may not.

okay?

Ok, I've been good so far, but this is the last straw.

Captain Solon, Please, for the love of what little of my sanity is left, STOP POSTING. Not a single post of yours has been correct!

To answer the question, If the transport moves, the unit inside counts as moving. If the transport moves more than 6", the unit inside cannot shoot at all. Check out page 66, "Fire Points", last Paragraph.

And to answer the ACTUAL question, yes, if the Rhino remains still, you can fire the Lascannons.

Thanks for the answer - since the rulebook doesn't address heavy weapons specifically, I wasn't sure.

Move 6" you can shoot any assault weapon out that you wish (meltas, plasmaguns, etc.). If you move at all, like normal, heavy weapons cannot shoot. And as GWAR has pointed out, if you stand still you can shoot heavy weapons out the top (my friend at times does gunline SM using 1 lascannon in every rhino, pretty good against nids)

pinhead wrote:Thanks for the answer - since the rulebook doesn't address heavy weapons specifically, I wasn't sure.

Doesn't need to specifically adress heavy weapons, since it says that if the transport moves, the unit inside counts as having moved. And I hope we all know that you cannot fire a heavy weapon if you move, barring Relentless or similar special rules.

Plus the only models able to move and fire heavy weapons are termies and oblits (i think), neither of which can use a rhino anyway.

What i woudl ask is, if you are firing a lascannon for example, do you measure range from the rhino hull or the hatch on the back, which is where the model woudl be. Maybe it woudl be best to stand the model on top of the rhino and measure form there?

From the edges of the hatch if the occupants are shooting...from the hatch.

Praxiss wrote:What i woudl ask is, if you are firing a lascannon for example, do you measure range from the rhino hull or the hatch on the back, which is where the model woudl be. Maybe it woudl be best to stand the model on top of the rhino and measure form there?

As per the Fire Point rules on page 66 of the rulebook, range and LOS are determined from the Fire Point.