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There is no allowance to ignore that rule for template weapons that I read.

Catachan_Devil wrote:... there is no other requirement as covering as much of the target unit/model as possible

That requirement is a part of the normal rules for Template weapons... which the Hellhound follows. The Hellhound entry tells you to place the template with the small end closer than the larger... and then goes on to state that in all other ways, it follows the normal rules for template weapons.

**disregard**

my mistake.. been out of the circle for last 2 months have lost my ability to read rules.. i will get it back

Sorry for posting to a thread so old.
Here are my thoughts. I am a stickler for the actual words.
The Inferno Canon rule states:
"to fire the inferno cannon place the template so that the narrow end is within 12" of the weapon and the large end is no closer to the weapon then the narrow end. The inferno cannon is THEN treated like any normal template weapon."
In this case the word THEN is important. As I see it, the 'shot' does not occur until after the narrow end is place within 12" of the weapon. This would mean that the perspective of the armor facing would be from the point that the narrow end touches the point 12" away.
Lets look at it this way as well. Lets say that the trukk had a squad of boys behind it. I could target the boys in such a way as to also hit the trukk. Would that still hit the side armor? What if the trukk were 3 inches further away and completely concealed? I could still hit it if the template is placed right, does that still hit the side?

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