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May be a silly question, but some clarification would be good.

I like giving my sergeant combi-meltas as it has proven useful more often than not. However, are they truly one shot weapons? As in, do you only get one chance to use them?

Example: I fire the melta shot from a sergeant with a combi-melta. I roll a 2, so the shot does not get off. Is the melta component of the combi-melta now counted as spent? Or can I try a melta shot again, since the last one didn't get off?

Thanks in advance.

You get one shot. If that shot misses, that's all you get.

Yup, 1 shot. If it misses, it misses. It's still your one shot.

Yep, just the one

Yep, just one shot. Once it's gone it's gone.

You can continue shooting the bolter after you use the melta portion, though.

Thanks for he replies. That has been the way I have played it, but I was hoping I was in error.

Oh well.

Cheers,

paulguise If you need, no Must have 2 shots ... you can take 2 combi-weapons.

Bolt pistol replace with a combi-melta
Bolt gun replace with a combi-melta

...though why any one would do this is beyond me.

And lets not forget that plasma combi weapons can be rapid fired to get 2 shots, but they must be in the same shooting phase

Sarge getting new toy, "So if I shoot it once, its done...unless I shoot it really really fast then I can get 2 out of it???"