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In 5th edition it said ordinance barrage weapons like the Manticore can choose to fire directly or fire as a barrage. In 6th this rule is no longer in at least that I could find. So can Manticore's direct fire inside of their minimum range like in 5th? If so is it a direct shot where the blasts scatter independently or does Manticores have to fire as a barrage?

If you shoot within your minimum range you have to fire Barrage.

Its a bad idea all around. You are probably screwed if it ever comes to needing to do this. Otherwise you are probably best off trying to GTF out of Dodge City.

It states they CAN fire indirect, not that they can ONLY fire indirect.

It's not a chase of firing Barrage,
It's if you're firing your Barrage Indirectly or not. Either way it's still a barrage.

Thank you.

So you can fire inside a manticore inside the minimum range of 24 but it must still fire barrage and scatter the full 2d6 if you don't roll a hit?

Yes, as it has to fire indirectly (first bullet) in order to fire inside the minimum range.