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Couple q's

1)If a Chapter master uses his orbital bombardment does he have to assault the unit he targets with it? The text of the rule says he can assault after using the ability but doesn't say what he can assault.

2) Similarly, if he is attached to a unit, would that squad also have to target the unit shot with the bombardment? Even if it is out of LOS.

Both seem straightforward to me but looking for what others think

"Calling down an orbital bombardment otherwhise counts as using a ranged weapon"

1) I would say he can only assault the target of the orbital bombardment.

2) Yes the unit would have to target the same unit.

Agree. It is resolved as a ranged weapon that the Chapter Master is firing. While the fluff tells us that a ship in orbit is actually doing the firing, in game terms it is resolved just like any other shooting weapon.

The way I look at it is something similar to "painting" a target.... Like in the movie Clear and Present Danger with harrison ford when they are targeting something with the laser scope to call in an air strike. The Chapter master would likewise be aiming is Targeter.

Just a fluff explanation heh