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Does a Tzeentch Screamer make a hidden Fanatic come out of its unit when it flies over it and if so is it possible for the fanatic to hit it? Have a Warhammer league final coming up at the local club and this situation has a good chance of arising...
Cheers, Mick

I would say that as normal, the Screamer would stop within the required distance as soon as it was close enough (temporarily interrupting its move, it doesn't matter whose turn it is), and the fanatics would do their thing. I can't think of any rule-based reason why the Screamers wouldn't get hit, although I can understand why people would try to reason that it's 'flying'.

Yes the screamers will be hit. It's a weird rule (and i'm an O&G player), the screamers stops 8" away and have to land. All the fanatics are released, and can hit the screamers as normal. Then the screamers may take off again and complete their movement.

heres a question then, are screamers flying over already released fanatics hit? I would say no, but I'm not sure what RAW would be on this.

Screamers shouldn't be flying into already released fanatics as they can, unlike every other unit in the game, zig zag to their heart's content.

If for some reason they do fly over a released fanatic, they take the hits like every other unit (including flying) in the game and if they survive they continue moving, causing the normal screamer hits on the fanatic (which should in all likelihood kill it).

Waaagh_Gonads wrote:Screamers shouldn't be flying into already released fanatics as they can, unlike every other unit in the game, zig zag to their heart's content.

If for some reason they do fly over a released fanatic, they take the hits like every other unit (including flying) in the game and if they survive they continue moving, causing the normal screamer hits on the fanatic (which should in all likelihood kill it).

I don't think screamers are hit if they pass over the fanatics after they have made their move as it specifically says that screamers fly over units and not through them. Fanatics hit units that move through them(I'm not sure about units that move over them, but if anyone has the book they can look it up). When the fanatics are triggered the screamers are fair game as it says that fliers are assumed to skimming just above the ground when the fanatics are triggered.