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Question:
If I shoot at a squad containing an independant character, can my opponent allocate all the wounds to the special character? (ex. shooting 8 plasma shots at an 5man incubi squad w/ archon and shadowfield, wounding 6times. Opponent takes all wounds on archon w/ 2++ save?)

No, wounds must be allocated to every model in the squad before 'doubling up'. The 5 man incubi would have to take cover saves (if available) or eat it.

Wow that would have changed the game.. Anyway, thanks man, now I know!

What he can do is put as many special shots as allowed on the IC. Or stack Instant Death w no saves on a lone special weapons trooper.

Mr. DK wrote:Question:
If I shoot at a squad containing an independant character, can my opponent allocate all the wounds to the special character? (ex. shooting 8 plasma shots at an 5man incubi squad w/ archon and shadowfield, wounding 6times. Opponent takes all wounds on archon w/ 2++ save?)

No. Examples:

6x plasma wounds. 4 incubi, 1 klaivex, 1 archon.

Incubi - 1w
Incubi - 1w
Incubi - 1w
Incubi - 1w
Klaivex - 1w
Archon - 2w

We put one on each and there is one left so we can put it on the archon. All the incubi and klaivex are dead.

More interesting example:



4x plasma wounds, 6x normal wounds. 4 incubi, 1 klaivex, 1 archon.
Incubi - 1 normal
Incubi - 1 normal
Incubi - 2 normal
Incubi - 2 normal
Klaivex - 2 plasma
Archon - 2 plasma

We put a normal on each of the incubi and a plasma on the klaivex and the archon. Two plasma wounds and two normals left so we put one plasma on the archon and one on the klaivex with the two remaining normals going on the incubi.
Archon rolls two invulnerables. Klaivex is dead. Incubi roll six saves together and remove however many fail. (note, they are not rolled separately as they are identical models)

Remember that this applies to a round of shooting from one enemy unit.

If your opponent shot at the DE unit six times with six individual enemy units, and EACH unit did a single wound with a plasma gun, each time you resolve a given unit's shooting you could allocate the single plasma wound to the archon.