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Two things that came up at our game recently:

1) If I shoot at a vehicle through one of my own squads, does said vehicle get a cover save? According to the rulebook, vehicles don't follow the rules for cover as infantry do and need to be obscured at least 50% to claim a cover save. In this case the vehicle was in full view (despite the squad in front), but my opponent felt that a cover save should apply. Should a cover save have been awarded?

2) If an IC embarks onto a Land Raider with a squad inside (therefore automatically joining that squad), can the transport move, and then the unit (minus the IC, who remains inside the transport) disembark + assault?

Thanks!

1) no, for the reasons that you stated.

2) technically yes.

Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't it the IC which instigates leaving a squad by moving more than 2" from the unit he is joined to? I know this is possible if both the IC and Unit disembark simultaneously, but if the IC is not able to disembark I question whether the unit is able to 'leave' the IC behind. While I personally think this should be possible, I just want to clarify it as permissible.

I'm pretty certain an IC can't join and leave a squad in the same phase.

Rymafyr, thats the train of thought I had. But the rules for disembarking seem to throw this up in the air a bit, so i'm not entirely sure.

You can do so, because disembarking from a vehicle is different for ICs. The unit can disembark leaving the IC behind, and therefore the IC hasnt embarked and disembarked in the same turn.