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As part of the Mawloc arriving with all of it's hate, after the blast, models are to be moved out of it's way. If the model can't be moved, they are destroyed. Here's some questions about this.

I know immobile vehicles are still moved etc, but....

What can be moved through? Enemy models? Friendly models? Will these count as impassable terrain as usual and therefore cause the unit to be unable to move?

The next question, say models are in combat like so:

xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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x being space marines
- being tyranids

Trygon lands in the middle, making the "shortest distance" seperate models from being in base-to-base contact. Are those two squads actually removed from combat now?


I'm sorry if these have come up before, I just thought they were interesting questions.

They are all impassable terrain, and the rules state you cannot move through them.

Yes, if theyre not in base contact any longer theyre not in combat.

Awesome, thanks nos.

I would say that they were still in combat, and if they were all moved out of base contact with each other, none of them could fight until pile-ins and such brought them back together.

Except that isnt what the rules say; if you are not engaged with an enemy you are not in combat

The Mawloc's rule also says, "Units that were locked in combat prior to the Mawloc's attack must remain in base contact if possible, ..." and that would certainly constrain the minimum distances necessary for the units.

So given the choice of a short distance that would break the combat, and a longer distance that preserved it, you would be forced to use the longer distance.

What exactly defines "if possible?" If possible meaning "if possible following the shortest distance rule" "if possible as long as they get out of Mawloc's way?" Maybe I'm reading to far into it? I'm just curious if this unloved child of the Tyranids codex might have a grand purpose to serve.

probably wouldnt come up in a game as
1 the mawloc eats them on arrival
2 the mawloc then assaults and eats them