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This has probably long been answered in some FAQ but I thought I'd ask here:
I want to field my Squiggoth for the first time, the smaller one, from IA:Apocalypse. It reads that it is treated like an open-topped vehicle, which leads me to two questions:

1. What happens to transported troops when the squiggoth dies?

2. Can transported units fire heavy weapons when it moves?

Thanks in advance.

1. The same thing that happens to transported troops when an open topped transport dies.

2. If they can fire the heavy weapon from an open topped transport they can.

1. I was wonderwing because the monstrous creature doesn't exactly explode, so I was wondering if they get any damage or have to roll something.

2. I thought it might be like that.

Anung Un Rama wrote:1. I was wonderwing because the monstrous creature doesn't exactly explode, so I was wondering if they get any damage or have to roll something.

S3 hits all around. (If you need a fluff justification, having a squiggoth roll on you doesn't sound like much fun.)

1. There is nothing telling you to take damage, so you dont. Think of it as the Orks working out the squiggoth is dying, and jump off the back. Id place them where the squiggoth was, as even gargantuan creatures are removed from the table when they die.

2. You count as having moved if the vehicle moves, so same for riding the squiggoth. If you can still fire after having moved then good going

nosferatu1001 wrote:1. There is nothing telling you to take damage, so you dont. Think of it as the Orks working out the squiggoth is dying, and jump off the back. Id place them where the squiggoth was, as even gargantuan creatures are removed from the table when they die.

The squiggoth 'is treated as an open-topped vehicle for the purposes of transport'.

When do passengers of an open-topped transport take damage?
Destroyed - Explodes!... which a squiggoth can't ever perform, as it doesn't take vehicle damage and dies like any other gargant.

Nos seems to be right on the ball.