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Can you specifically target an independent character with any type of blast template when he is joined in a unit? I only ask because a buddy told me that you can target independent characters with blast templates.he argued that if he were to shoot at a "line" of guys with the independent character at one end, and directly hit the independent character and a few other troops,the independent character will take wounds, as well as the troops. I argued that I can choose to allocate the wounds to any one in the unit that i want to as long as there are enough troops in the unit to absorb all the wounds
ex typhus with a unit of plague marines, on PG 49 it says-
in the heat of the battle it is often hard to distiguish individuals and even harder to pick them out as specific targets,independent characters that have joined a unit are considered part of that unit and so may not be picked out as targets,if the unit they have joined is hit the controlling player can choose to allocate hits against the characters just like the other members of the unit.

I realize that monstrous creature, and Retinue apply differentlty but aside from that........
This was a friendly argument

No.

The opponent can however choose to allocate hits to the IC if he wants (or has to) via the wound allocation rules.

He can target the IC, but outside of CC (without rules like assassins or Telion)the wounds do not have to be given to it (unless enough wounds are given to the unit that).

You were correct.

Alhough, for MCs with retinue, the only one I can think of off-hand is the Hive Tyrant, and that has rules saying you cannot target it specifically as MC anyway

yeah,
yes I think he can target the independant character.
But only to indicate the intended location of the blast for the purposes of getting as many models as possible, or to place the blast to reduce the impact of scatter. It will have no effect on wound allocation which proceeds as normal.

Rule book page 30 wrote: When firing a blast weapon, models do not roll to hit, instead pick one enemy model visible to the firer and place the blast marker ... with it's hole over the base of the target model

Panic...