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If you're laying on a line between front and side armour and you target the vehicle, being able to see both facings, which gets hit? I argued I could see side, but my friend insisted I should hit the front, despite both being in view. It being my shooting attack, I assumed I could choose the facing. Much arguing ensued.

Any rule that clears this up?

You actually determine the facing by extending the box of the vehicle, Back corner to front corner extending to your model to determine facing. It's easy for most vehicles as most the odd shaped ones have the same front/side armor

If your shot truly lies on the line between the front/side or the rear/side armour then you would roll a D6 to determine which facing you hit.

BRB, page 60, under Vehicle Facing And Armour Values, second paragraph.

"If a unit has firing models in two different facings of a
target vehicle (some models in the front and some in
the side, for example), shots are resolved seperately for
the two facings."

Create a line at a 45 degree angle out from the corner of the tank and use that line to determine on which facing each model lies. If it's dead even or it's so close that you can't reasonably do it without a protractor, then flip a coin or roll a D6.

ToBeWilly wrote:BRB, page 60, under Vehicle Facing And Armour Values, second paragraph.

"If a unit has firing models in two different facings of a
target vehicle (some models in the front and some in
the side, for example), shots are resolved seperately for
the two facings."

This.

However, if you are straddling the line of 2 different facings with a model, there are no rules to cover this situation.

Ghaz's D6 method would be the most fair In that case. I would use it.

If its a unit of multiple models, check each model to determine facing. If it is a single model, all you can do is d6 it.

Edit: ninja'd. God will be glad when I have my computer back...

Thx, I was about to ask this very question. I thought my opponent had cheated me, but it turns out he didn't.