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I did a quick search but didn't find anything so I apologize if this has been asked before.

Me and a friend were playing Tau Vs Wolves and he attempted to use JOWW. However the line he drew passed through 2 of his own units. RAW I don't see any distinction made between friend or foe so I told him that his units also had to take the check. After re reading the rules a few times he agreed with me. Is this correct as far as how the power works when it goes through friendly targets?

Yes, any model touched MUST take the test, as explicitly stated in the power. Friend, foe, the world wolf will try to eat all!

Yet another nail in the "cant be cast into close combat" crowd as well...

I'd put it in the same category as template weapons, in that he can't fire it at you if it would hit his own units as well.

Incorrect.

the power at no point whatsoever declares a target. It is targetting that restricts you from shooting into close combat, or at your own models. NOTHING in the power does this.

Nosferatu is correct. You can hit whatever you want.

Yes, you will want to avoid hitting your own guys, but nothing is stopping you from doing so.

For more answers, check out my Unofficial SW FAQ. While this question isn't in it atm, It will be added for v 1.5

The question wasn't on firing it into CC, I don't mention close combat anywhere so I don't knjow where that came from. But more the does it affect both friendly & hostile models. Thanks for the answers anyway.

It was more to say that you can throw it into CC for the same reason you can throw it into you own models: at no point do you ever target, meaning the shooting prohibitions do not apply.

Most posters seem to get this, some don't

It affects whatever is touched by the line you draw from your model.

Ther are no targeting restrictions (read the BGB) etc... Just draw a line from your Rune Priest (whatever, non-SW player here) and anything touched by it has to take the test.

This can lead to all sorts of tactical advantages: You can draw a line through a HtH that only touches your opponents models, and no amount of crying on his behalf will change the fact that they are the models affected.

You can argue later about whether 'models removed from play' count as casualties

So remember, its turn 7 in a KP game and your lone wolf is still running wild. Take that sucker down with your own JOWW. You don't want to give up that KP.

Looking at just the RAW of JOWW and the shooting rules, you can kill your own guys, use it against models in cc, whatever.

The problem is, there is an over-arching concept that everything else follows about not being able to hurt friendlies without an ability specifically telling you that you can. To get around that, you have to use a "it doesn't say I can't" argument. Similar overall concept that shooting attacks can't directly affect units in cc.

The wording of JOWW looks to allow it to work if you don't recognize those concepts in a rules argument, which is fine if you and your opponent both agree. My prediction is that JOWW will get FAQ'ed to not be allowed to hit your own guys, and not work against units in cc because of those over-arching rules. No, there isn't a page quote for them. It's one of those things that get recognized through deduction rather than a direct quote, kind of like the rule that the game is a permissive rule set and your wargear only works for your army.

Just my two cents.

Hm... if you had a guy stuck in CC you could get rid of him to free that unit up to shooting.

I agree that the rule will probably be FAQ'd to say that the line must not pass through any friendly models. I mean, rune priests seem like nice enough guys.