Salamanders, can they march and fire?

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**LordHamshire**

It says they can move and shoot, and I know they don't work all like normal ballistic weapons, (its kinda more like an ability used during the ballistic phase right?). So can they march and spit fire?

**mrspadge**

as you word it.......... no they cant...

however!!! i believe they are skirmishers (ie - have the skirmish rule) so yes they can march and shoot (and reform however they like

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**nosferatu1001**

They are skirmishers so can indeed march and fire

**LordHamshire**

K, thx.

**Kaldor**

Thread necromancy here, but I'm dusting off my Lizardmen for an upcoming WHFB campaign and I'd like some clarification on this. Where are Salamanders listed as being Skirmishers?

**MeanGreen**

Their current in print army book.

**Waaagh_Gonads**

Salamanders are amazing.
Skirmishers - so can MARCH and fire, and get -1 to hit from shooting
Monsters and handlers - ablative 5+ ward saves that also attack.
Fear
St 5
9 wounds in a full unit.

They are awesome

**Vulcan**

Techinically Salamanders don't have skirmish - not directly, anyway. They have the Monster and Handlers rule, which INCLUDES skirmish as part of it.

That's why Hydras crash right through terrain without ever once making a dangerous terrain test.

**HoverBoy**

Vulcan wrote:
Techinically Salamanders don't have skirmish - not directly, anyway. They have the Monster and Handlers rule, which INCLUDES skirmish as part of it.

That's why Hydras crash right through terrain without ever once making a dangerous terrain test.

Not true, salamander units do have the skirmishers USR in the army book.
Also M&H doesn't include skirmishing, hydras however don't take dangerous terrain tests because they aren't ridden.