Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you: No adverts like this in the forums anymore. Times and dates in your local timezone. Full tracking of what you have read so you can skip to your first unread post, easily see what has changed since you last logged in, and easily see what is new at a glance. Email notifications for threads you want to watch closely. Being a part of the oldest wargaming community on the net. If you are already a member then feel free to login now.

I need some clarification on how to resolve hits against artillery units with attached crew

I got an ork big gun battery of 3 kannons with 6 to 9 crewman and a grotherder. Now as far as i understand it if i get hit by a number of shots targeting the unit you roll for every hit if you got the kannon or the crew according to p55 of rulebook. Now if the shooting unit did only see the kannons or only the crewmen does this make any difference ?

If the unit gets hit by lets say a battlekannon : the template directly hits 1 cannon partially 2 others and lets say 3 crewman including the grotherder - How do i resolve this.
Does this get treated like i got 4 s8 hits (3xcrew +1kannon) and 2 s4 hits (kannon hits without hole over kannon) and THEN roll what the shots actually hit (1-4 gun 5,6 crew);
or do i treat it like 3 hits on the crew and then 3 hits that get rolled for according to atillery rules;
or can the player controlling the unit allocate hits ?
Or none of the above ?

I don't think the rules really cover this, but if it were me, I would play it by the brb. Roll for the number of models hit (in this case 6) to find where they are allocated. For ones hitting the crew, it is straightforward. For ones hitting the artillery, I think you would need to allocate those hits out between the artillery models (after wounds have been distributed between guns and crew). I don't see it being any different than allocating glancing and penetrating hits within a squadron of vehicles. Just in this case, you would be allocating out full strength hits and half strength hits.

I would be curious to see how others weigh in on this.

You separate out any hits that could be half strength, and determine if they hit the cannon or not. If they hit the cannon, S4, if not S8

Ok so that would be option 2 - Thats the one i felt most comfotable with
But what about the first problem Shooting non template weapon on the unit with sight to either only kannons or crew or both
How do i resolve those

It makes absolutely no difference what you can see, you follow the randomisation in the rules.