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I was at a tournament this weekend and this came up. I didn't question it just went with it cause it wasn't a game breaker or anything but here the question.

Setup

Some Chaos Marines and some Lesser Deamons are hiding out some ruins with my tactical squad getting ready to assault. I drop my template like this

to hit some Chaos Marines and a majority of Deamons. My opponent tells me I can't do that I have to target as many of the Chaos Marines if I plan to charge them like this


Is that right? I don't see anything in the rulebook

I don't remember the rulebook dictating that you had target the majority of the unit with a flamer template...I'm pretty sure it's up to you?

As long as you place the template as to cover the maximum possible number of models in the targeted unit, any other models from another unit are hit just fine.

Page 29 of the BRB.

I am a newbie to the rules. I just read this rule. It is true, you have to hit the maxium of units you can if using template weapons.

If there is an option to hit 7 units, you have to do it that way instead of 6. But the point is moot because if a unit is under a template and takes a wound, a model that is not under the template can be removed.

So it actually works in your favor General_Chaos since you cause 7 wounds instead of 6. That means 7 unsaved wounds would have to be removed instead of 6 unsaved wounds. They get removed from the group, no what is under the template though.

Actually your opponent was correct. You must cover as many models in the target unit as possible with a template weapon. You could have declared a charge on both units and targeted the daemons if you could make it to them.

He cannot though target much of the daemon squad in this scenario, which I believe he wanted to.

On Topic: Yes, the rule actually states that you must cover as many models in the targeted unit as possible. Except from that there is no restrictions however, so any models from other untis hit, while hitting as many as you can in the unit targeted, is perfectly fine.