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The tau codex says pathfinders have pulse carbines with makerlight target designators. Does that mean I can move and shoot the marker lights? Or even possibly shoot the markerlight and the carbine?

No. You choose to shoot either or, you can't shoot both from the same model and you can't move and shoot the markerlight.

Soulx wrote:The tau codex says pathfinders have pulse carbines with makerlight target designators. Does that mean I can move and shoot the marker lights? Or even possibly shoot the markerlight and the carbine?

The weapon profiles themselves in no way change. Pathfinders are essentially armed with two shooting weapons: the markerlight, and the pulse carbine. The pulse carbine has an Assault 1 profile - you may therefore move and fire it. The markerlight, on the other hand, is Heavy 1, therefore you may not move and shoot it.

The fact that it's coincidentally strapped to the body of the carbine has no effect whatsoever on the rules.

Also, as normal, you may only use one of these two shooting attacks, you can't use both in the same turn.

Ninja'd by SH!

Soulx wrote:The tau codex says pathfinders have pulse carbines with makerlight target designators. Does that mean I can move and shoot the marker lights? Or even possibly shoot the markerlight and the carbine?

In short, no and no.

Look at what kind of weapon the MarkerLight is: Heavy. A carbine is Assault 1.

Just like Space Marines who have two toys, you can shoot one or the other, but not both, and you must obey each wep's limitations.
Bolter: Rapid Fire.
Bolt Pistol: Assault 1
Or even a LasCan toting SM. He doesn't get to go Assault 1 with it because he has a bolt pistol.

Alright thanks I get it now. The fact that said it carbines with markerlights instead of carbines and markerlights kind of tripped me up.

Soulx wrote:Alright thanks I get it now. The fact that said it carbines with markerlights instead of carbines and markerlights kind of tripped me up.

Yup, if you have just started playing Tau, or you are like me still, the Tau codex is very hard to understand. Dont feel stupid though, I have only recently understood the whole thing (didnt play my Tau for a whole year).

Hopefully whenever we get a new codex it will be written better (Starts praying to whatever God is up there that the new dex comes soon)