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Do twin-linked blast weapons (such as the Chaos Space Marines' Havoc Launcher) re-roll their To Wound roll or their Scatter (and 2d6) roll?

(Quotes from the Assault on Black Reach mini-book p30 &31):

1) Under BLAST->Blast Weapons and re-rolls: "If a model has the ability to re-roll its rolls to hit... must re-roll both the scatter dice and the 2D6."

2) Under TWIN-LINKED->Twin-linked template weapons: "Twin-linked template weapons...can re-roll the dice to wound."

In short, the blast rules don't explicitly address twin-linked weapons, and the twin-linked rules don't explicitly address blast weapons.

My verdict is to re-roll the dice To Wound. The wording under 2) seems to use "template" in the general sense of "any weapon that uses a blast or flame template". Also, this rule is stated under the twin-linked category, rather than template weapons category. Further, the wording under 1) does not refer to twin-linked at all, rather just models that have the ability to re-roll hits. Ideas?

Template weapons refer specifically to weapons that use the teardrop (flamer) shaped template only.

Twin-linked blast weapons re-roll scatter dice (scatter and the two distance dice).

Look a little higher under the Twin-Linked rule and you will find your answer.

(It is not re-rolling Wounds)

groz wrote:
Further, the wording under 1) does not refer to twin-linked at all, rather just models that have the ability to re-roll hits. Ideas?

Yep. The rules for 'twin-linked' (which does mention blasts) and the rules for 'blast weapons and re-rolls' tells you everything you need to know in this case.

Just to reiterate, there is an important definition Between Templates, which use the flame template, and Blast Weapons, which use Blast "Markers" the plastic circles used to calculate blasts are now never (to the best of my knowledge) referred to as templates.

Thanks all. Here's the quote from under Twin-Linked: "...may re-roll the dice to hit if you miss (including twin-linked blast weapons)..."