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Quick question for you all:

Ponder the following situation: An Ork Vehicle (let's say a battlewagon) with a KFF Mek loaded inside decides to tank shock a unit of Space Marines. The Space Marines decide to declare Death or Glory, and says the Melta in the squad gets this dubious opportunity. Due to the rules of Death or Glory (according to the rulebook), the melta will get the automatic hit against the Battlewagon.

Now then: Since the KFF Mek is inside the Battlewagon, he provides the vehicle with his force field, which normally allows for a 4+ cover save vs. shooting. However, at the same time, the rulebook states that the attack done via Death or Glory (in this case, a Melta) automatically hits, without the need to roll.

Now then, does the Battlewagon still receive its 4+ cover save against the Melta Shot, or does the melta ignore this because of the Death or Glory rules, which say it automatically hits?

Thanks in advance.

Whether or not the Melta automatically hits is a moot point to determine if the BW gets a cover save. The save is taken against Glances and Penetrating hits.

Other than that clarification, I am not sure my rule book is in the car. However, my instinct is you cannot take a save against it (if it is a melee attack), since you are only allowed to take them against Glances and Pen's from shooting attacks which DoG is not.

Edited to prevent confusion, Nos is right.

Dog with a shooting weapon is a shooting attack - as nothign states it isnt

DoG witha CCW is a close combat attrack - for the same reason.

So you get a save against the melta gun, but not against a powerfist.

I learnt this the hard way when a trukk full of boys tank shocked my plague marines. Thinking "It's open toped and AP1! Im almost certain to blow it up". Of course then he goes and passes his cover save and my poor plague marine dies. Should have used the powerfist .

Nos is correct. You get the KFF Save vs Shooting and not vs CC attacks.

yes, the BW will be treated as obscured, which means it may take a cover save against any glancing or penetrating hits.