Melta Gun 2D6 Penetration

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**makr**

My friend and I are arguing about this now. He says melta weapons roll 2D6 and pick the highest, whereas I say that you add the two dice rolls and then add that to the weapon's strength. Which of us is right? The rulebook is somewhat vague, simply saying it rolls 2D6.

Thanks

**SlaveToDorkness**

2D6 and add. That's why it says "an extra D6" in the book (BRB pg 32).

Ordnance is roll two take the highest.

**Dracos**

Confirmed as correct. melta is str + 2d6, ordnance is str + (highest of 2 rolls on a d6).

**BlueDagger**

Melta - If in half of the weapon's range you add 2D6

As said above he's prob confusing that with ordinance in which you roll 2D6 on the damage chart and take the higher of the two.

**Dracos**

Not on the damage chart bluedagger. The roll to add to your str is take the highest of 2 d6.

Rolling on the damage chart is what you do after you have determined if you glanced or penetrated.

**Valkyrie**

Melta's roll 2D6 + Strength

**chromedog**

There is a section at the front of the rules that explains about dice conventions, where it does explain this.

d6, xd6, d3, etc.

Page 2, brb.

**Shas'O Dorian**

It's 2D6 + Str if range <= 1/2 max range. Otherwise it's 1D6 plus Str.

**Steelmage99**

Is this the new towers and corridors-thread?

**KingCracker**

Steelmage99 wrote:Is this the new towers and corridors-thread?

Uh what?

And yes its 2D6 + str when at HALF the weapons maximum distance. I should know, my brother is a melta whore and I get pinged with that little hunny all the time lol

**Iron_Chaos_Brute**

KingCracker wrote:
Steelmage99 wrote:Is this the new towers and corridors-thread?

Uh what?

@ KingCracker: you don't want to know.

@Steelmage: Don't start this again.

**Gwar!**

I was informed that Meltaguns only get 2D6 against Industrial Corridors by Litko Aerosyetems...

**KingCracker**

Iron_Chaos_Brute wrote:
KingCracker wrote:
Steelmage99 wrote:Is this the new towers and corridors-thread?

Uh what?

@ KingCracker: you don't want to know.

@Steelmage: Don't start this again.

Oh no, I know. I was there when the FIRST annoying thread popped up. What was it like 6 pages of that garbage over and over...... god its not funny
I think the melta gun whould get 2D6 penetration on the person that starts with the damn litko thing. On that note, I wonder if that company even KNOWS about the joke theyve become

**Lordhat**

makr wrote:My friend and I are arguing about this now. He says melta weapons roll 2D6 and pick the highest, whereas I say that you add the two dice rolls and then add that to the weapon's strength. Which of us is right? The rulebook is somewhat vague, simply saying it rolls 2D6.

Thanks

The rulebook is anything but vague on this subject:

BGB pg.32 wrote:
Melta
....They roll an extra D6 when rolling to penetrate a vehicle's Armour Value at half range or less.

BGB pg. 60 wrote:
Ordnance weapons and Armour Penetration
....When you roll to penetrate a vehicle's armour with an ordnace weapon, roll two dice instead of one, and pick the highest result!

**Steelmage99**

The amount of repetition in this thread just reminded me of a certain company.

Doesn't people check if the question have already been answered before posting? Or do they just think; "It is an important boost to my low selfesteem to answer even though others already have!"?

**kirsanth**

Steelmage99 wrote:The amount of repetition in this thread just reminded me of a certain company.

Doesn't people check if the question have already been answered before posting? Or do they just think; "It is an important boost to my low selfesteem to answer even though others already have!"?

Explains why this post was made

**Gwar!**

kirsanth wrote:
Steelmage99 wrote:The amount of repetition in this thread just reminded me of a certain company.

Doesn't people check if the question have already been answered before posting? Or do they just think; "It is an important boost to my low selfesteem to answer even though others already have!"?

Explains why this post was made

I think I just got smacked by the wet trout of de ja vu...

In any case, people post because 1 guy might be wrong, (unless it's me) 2 are unlikely to be wrong (unless they disagree with me) and 3 or more are really unlikely to be wrong (this is when I post while Drunk) .

**InquisitorBob**

"deja" is one word, not two.
See? See? my post was important!
Sortof >.>