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I had someone just trying to convince me that DA smoke launchers give a 4+ cover save AND all penetrating hits are reduced to glancing...

Whats up with that?

Just glancing ... The rules are clear that you use the generic smoke launchers (4+ coversave) unless the codex specifies other wise. You don't get to stack the 2 rules.

Tri's right. In any case the codex rule will supercede the generic rule when determining the effect of (Item / ability)

To get the benefit of both, use terrain to gain the obscured rule (>50% cover) and pop smoke as well.

4+ cover save with a downgrade to glance.

Inquisition also gets to do this.

cool, I was thinking my opponent might have been confusing an example he saw in another game where a vehicle was in cover, and it was a dark angels vehicle, and it had also popped smoke, thus giving it a 4+ and reducing penetrating to glancing. And in this game he wanted the same thing but was clearly out in the open.

Happens I guess, never heard anyone trying that in a tournament though.