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If a vehicle is popped by a squads shooting, can that squad assault the troops inside it? Having a disagreement on this with a friend.

Yes. If a squad shoots a transport and destroys it, they can assault the occupants providing they did not fire heavy weapons/rapid fire or anything else that would normally prevent an assault.

Sweet, thought so, thanks

And to make sure you don't need to disagree again: it's on page 67 of the main rules, a separate text block under the "Explodes" damage result beginning with "Note:".

Bear in mind that the unit that wants to assault must be the one that destroys it. If they fail to destroy the vehicle with their shooting, it doesn't matter if another unit destroys the vehicle later in the shooting phase. They can only assault the embarked unit if they personally destroyed the vehicle.

Spetulhu wrote:And to make sure you don't need to disagree again: it's on page 67 of the main rules, a separate text block under the "Explodes" damage result beginning with "Note:".

Hmm.. reading the note on P67 you are missing out the last portion of the line which reads

"..., if it is allowed to assault according to the assault rules."

and then on P33 the assault rules specifically state that a unit "can only assault the unit that it shot it." Which takes primacy?

I'm sensing new fun for my melta toting Rough Riders

Flinty wrote:

Spetulhu wrote:And to make sure you don't need to disagree again: it's on page 67 of the main rules, a separate text block under the "Explodes" damage result beginning with "Note:".

Hmm.. reading the note on P67 you are missing out the last portion of the line which reads

"..., if it is allowed to assault according to the assault rules."

and then on P33 the assault rules specifically state that a unit "can only assault the unit that it shot it." Which takes primacy?

I'm sensing new fun for my melta toting Rough Riders

Neither takes precedence. The rule on page 67 is granting an exception to the normal rules.

The first line changes the rules on who you can assault. The last line is there to remind you you cannot assault if you fire rapid fire, heavy etc.