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if a transport vehicle has moved 12inches (cruising speed) can the unit being transported get out and then shoot?

Yes. No problems there.

ok then but if they are in the vehicle and it has moved 12 inches they can't shoot?

That's correct.

Ok then this has helped me out thank you =D

expanding a little bit on this...if the vehicle moves at cruising speed the guys inside cant shoot. also you can only shoot out of a vehicle if its either open topped or has fire points

Also, if a transport has been shaken/stunned, then the embarked unit also cannot shoot. But the unit can then disembark and be able to shoot again.

One of those little things that irritates me about 5th edition...

If you do move then disembark you count as having moved, so no long range rapid fire or heavy weapon shooting.

Well disembarking is movement anyway, so yeah.

rigeld2 wrote:Well disembarking is movement anyway, so yeah.

Well not really, because if you disembark before the transport moves you can either take your normal move or fire as though you haven't moved.

tdwg83 wrote:

rigeld2 wrote:Well disembarking is movement anyway, so yeah.

Well not really, because if you disembark before the transport moves you can either take your normal move or fire as though you haven't moved.

Wrong. You can move normally, but you shoot as if you'd moved.

BRB page 67 wrote:If the vehicle has not yet moved, then the
passengers may disembark and move normally.
The vehicle can also then move normally.
The disembarked models may shoot (counting as
moving), and may assault as normal.

tdwg83 wrote:

rigeld2 wrote:Well disembarking is movement anyway, so yeah.

Well not really, because if you disembark before the transport moves you can either take your normal move or fire as though you haven't moved.

Ummm, yeah, really, it is.

What if the unit inside the vehicle is a "fast" unit (SoB Dominion or Assault troops sans jump-packs).
Can they still shoot out of a transport that moved 12"?

dkellyj wrote:What if the unit inside the vehicle is a "fast" unit (SoB Dominion or Assault troops sans jump-packs).
Can they still shoot out of a transport that moved 12"?

Doesn't matter. At all.
The transport rules restrict firing. You'd have to have a rule that overrides the transport rules.

dkellyj wrote:What if the unit inside the vehicle is a "fast" unit (SoB Dominion or Assault troops sans jump-packs).

There is no 'Fast' classification for anything other than vehicles.

Cheexsta wrote:Also, if a transport has been shaken/stunned, then the embarked unit also cannot shoot. But the unit can then disembark and be able to shoot again.

One of those little things that irritates me about 5th edition...

Purely there for balance. They limited the effectiveness of shooting from a vehicle, creating an incentive to hop out and expose the unit. It's a tactical tradeoff.

Mannahnin wrote:

Cheexsta wrote:Also, if a transport has been shaken/stunned, then the embarked unit also cannot shoot. But the unit can then disembark and be able to shoot again.

One of those little things that irritates me about 5th edition...

Purely there for balance. They limited the effectiveness of shooting from a vehicle, creating an incentive to hop out and expose the unit. It's a tactical tradeoff.

This is fair enough