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So I bought a SM whirlwind and after finishing gluing it and everything, I noticed that the barage gun on it isn't able to aim very high because of it's length it hits the top of the tank. Does this affect the ability to fire over terrain since the gun can't go higher than some things like ruins? Thanks in advance.
-Orkishly
Dracos wrote:Codex does not override rulebook. Specific rules (generally those found in codex tend to be more specific) override general rules in case of conflict.
No. Barrage Weapons do not need line of sight. You measure the range on a horizontal plane.
Although, I am not understanding your question tbh. Are you saying because the Launcher cannot Angle upwards 90 Degrees if you were, for example, 1" behind a ruin you couldn't fire barrage? if so, that is utterly wrong.
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No I mean that it's angled at a 45 degree angle so that if you were trying to fire over a ruin that was let's say 10 inches away it wouldn't be able to aim over it. Could it still fire even though the ARK it would make would pass through the ruins?
-Orkishly
Dracos wrote:Codex does not override rulebook. Specific rules (generally those found in codex tend to be more specific) override general rules in case of conflict.
If you were trying to fire Directly, then yes, the ruin could block Line of Sight. If you are firing it as a Barrage, then it doesn't matter if there is a 6,000 foot impassible terrain wall between you and the target, since you do not need line of sight, and the range in that case is measured horizontally, not in an arcing pattern.
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Even if your whirlwind is inside a closed and locked box it can fire indirectly at anything within range.
In one game turn an Imperial guardsman can move 6", kill a few guys with his flamer, assault 6", kill two more guys with his bayonet, flee 12", regroup when assaulted, react 6", kill one more guy with his bayonet and then flee another 12".
So in one game turn an Imperial guardsman can move 42" and kill more than 5 people. At the same time a Chimera at top speed on a road can move 18"...
Its a missile launcher anyway, why would it be limited to a ballistic arc for its fire? I prefer to imagine them as low flying cruise missiles myself...more scfi-y
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