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Again, this is a double check kind of question. But I couldn't find it anywhere in the rulebook.
I know once a squad is "broken" it will auto-fail any further command checks.
Couldn't find it anywhere saying you only fall back once in any given turn.
And I'm fairly certain you can tank shock multiple times.

So the question is, If I have the tanks in range and am able to do so. Can i repeatedly tank shock a unit until it flees off the board?

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Yes, it looks like you can 'chain' tank shocks together to make a unit fall back multiple times in the same turn.

You can also shoot a unit that is already falling back and if you cause 25% casualties they have to fall back again.

Essentially it looks like you can 'press your advantage' (so to speak) by shooting or tank shocking units that are already falling back in order to get them to flee off the table.


P.S. There is no "command check", I think you're trying to say "Morale check".

Sounds like Strange is a BFG player like me : )

Wait, how do the 25% casualties work now that you can cause them multiple times a turn?

Aduro wrote:Wait, how do the 25% casualties work now that you can cause them multiple times a turn?

You're misunderstanding a bit. You still only cause a single morale check if you cause 25% casualties in a shooting phase (at the end).

What has changed is that if a unit is already falling back (from a previous turn, for example) they now automatically fail all morale checks (except tests to regroup).

That means if you cause 25% casualties on a unit that has already fallen back that turn, it will auto-fail its morale check and fall back again.


In other words, say a unit suffers 25% casualties, fails its morale check and falls back. At the start of its turn if it doesn't regroup it falls back again. Now, in the opponent's next turn he fires at the falling back unit and causes 25% casualties again. Under the new rules, the unit will now automatically fail its morale check at the end of the phase and fall back again.

The same would be true of tank shocks. Each tank that tank shocked an enemy unit that was already falling back would cause them to automatically fail their morale check and fall back again.

That brings evil thoughts to my mind. Granted most things tend to do that... But still.

One more reason to go with mechinized in 5th! Lol!

Played a game in 5th rules the other day and we came upon something funny... I tank shocked my opponents assualt squad led by Dante in such a way was they had to move into wreckage from a vehicle. 2 models had to make a Dangerous terrain test for moving into it. (wrecks are now dangerous terrain). The way we read it only the models who had to move out from under the tank had to be 1 inch away... the other models didn't.... was this true?