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If a caestus assault ram with its melta cannon fires at a target within range, but outside of melta range, and the blast scatters backwards to partially (template not hole) hits another vehicle, does that shot get its melta damage? Ie str 4 + 2d6?

Potentially, Melta is dependent on the distance between the vehicle being hit and the model firing. If the vehicle being hit is within half range of the firer you'll get 2d6 penetration. The final position of the template is actually irrelevant to melta, only the locations of the vehicles hit matter.

makes sense. thanks

It can lead to the illogical situation where the center of the blast scatters off the rear of the vehicle and while the rear isn't in half range the front is resulting in 2d6 penetration against rear armour (at half strength). But thems the breaks, and overall it works.

Chrysis wrote:It can lead to the illogical situation where the center of the blast scatters off the rear of the vehicle and while the rear isn't in half range the front is resulting in 2d6 penetration against rear armour (at half strength). But thems the breaks, and overall it works.

Wait, if a blast scatters to the rear, you still use the position of the firer to determine the armour facing, not the blast marker. You might be thinking of barrage weapons, though.

Actually, all blast markers do that for vehicles, not just barrage.

If the hole is not on the vehicles, the hole determines the facing.

As JIdmah said - have a reread of blasts and vehicles.

Isn't barrage always side armour or is that only when the hole is positioned over the vehicle?

Jidmah wrote:Actually, all blast markers do that for vehicles, not just barrage.

If the hole is not on the vehicles, the hole determines the facing.

I misread - I thought he was talking about when the centre of the blast is still over the vehicle. For some reason I totally failed to read to "at half strength" comment.

Carry on

Nivoglibina wrote:Isn't barrage always side armour or is that only when the hole is positioned over the vehicle?

Barrage is always side armour when the hole is over the vehicle, otherwise as per normal blasts.