Two units both being able to get a cover save?

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**InquisitorVaron**

IIRC the BRB says that the majority of the unit has to be behind or in cover (In this case it's using friendlies as shields) so 50% or more.
Now if I arranged it so there was two thin lines of orks leading to the build of the orks behind both lines I could technically have both getting saves?

The pattern being like this (Hope this works)

Spoiler:

If you get what I mean. Does this work have I found a massive exploitation or is it covered by some rule or other?

**DeathReaper**

No, only the unit furthest from the firing enemy has a cover save.

Covered in the 40k Main rulebook FAQ

Q: Who gets the 4+ cover save for intervening models
when two units are intermingled? (p21)
A: The unit with the model closest to the enemy that is
firing does not have a cover save

**InquisitorVaron**

Could you link me to it please? It did seem to good to be true.

**darkPrince010**

I think this actually would work, since the initial line of guys, while not in cover, has 50%+ behind the other line of allies, while the second unit is almost entirely behind allies.

Am I correct in thinking it looks like this?

XXXXXXXXXX
XOOOOOOO
XXXXXXXXO
XXXXXXXXO
OOOOOOO
OOOOOOO

With X and O being the separate units?

**DeathReaper**

darkPrince010 wrote:I think this actually would work, since the initial line of guys, while not in cover, has 50%+ behind the other line of allies, while the second unit is almost entirely behind allies.

Am I correct in thinking it looks like this?

XXXXXXXXXX
XOOOOOOO
XXXXXXXXO
XXXXXXXXO
OOOOOOO
OOOOOOO

With X and O being the separate units?

That is the way you would intermingle units, but only the furthest unit from the shooters gets a cover save.

See my earlier post.

**Mannahnin**

As noted, yes, this was a hole in the rules. Technically it used to be possible to interlink or wrap two units around one another so they would give each other cover.

Pretty much everywhere in the world houseruled to ignore that and disallow the closer unit being given cover, and GW finally put it in their FAQ a couple of years ago.

**InquisitorVaron**

Thanks for clarifiying guys.