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Some rules issues are genuinely nebulous, but this one is definitely not. It comes up at my FLGS every time I play and it always irritates me to no end.
The only vehicles that are capable of executing a ramming action are those that have the 'Tank' description in their profile. Nothing else can ram unless it has a specific rule that states otherwise or a piece of wargear that grants the ability.
The "You just get +1 if you're a tank but everything can ram!" argument is old and incorrect. Whoever it was who started this nonsense is definitely:
The rules for Ramming are contained specifically under the 'Tanks' subsection of vehicles. Iff they wanted all vehicles to be able to ram they would have most likely included the ramming rules within the non-specific vehicle section. Furthermore, iirc any description of a Ramming event always specifically includes a 'tank' performing the action, not a 'vehicle'.
This is very cut and dry. Anyone who still argues that any vehicle can ram is either not reading the BRB or just trying to fiddle with the rules for their benefit.
Strimen wrote:Well then I guess only things mentioned as tank somewhere can ram other vehicles then, but RAI at my store I guess follows real world logic.
Nothing wrong with making a house rule, but it doesn't mean it's going to be usable outside of your LGS since it clearly violates the BRB.
Keep in mind that the 'logic' behind only allowing Tanks to Ram is to limit the effectiveness of the tactic for tiny, fast models like Landspeeders that can cause much higher strength hits by moving 24" before impact. It's an artificial limitation that is part of the game, I assume, to attempt to keep things balanced.
It's the same reason there is a FOC and limitations on squadron sizes. Nothing to do with realism, it's part of the game.
