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In the rulebook it says that skimmers/fast skimmers cant be placed on friendly or enemy models, so far so good.
Then a little further down it says that if the skimmer is forced on a model it is put so it ends before the model.

So if a land speeder deepstrikes and scatters on top an enemy model (forced) is it simply moved so it ends up right before the enemy model?

No, because the DS model only arrives after any mishap has occured.

If you try to claim that DS scatter is movement, you run into a host of issues...

nosferatu1001 wrote:
No, because the DS model only arrives after any mishap has occured.

If you try to claim that DS scatter is movement, you run into a host of issues...

Agreed. And actually the 6th edition Deep Strike rules even got rid of the reference about the initial model moving, now it just says you roll for scatter to determine its final position.

But more importantly, the Deep Strike rules have a specific proviso for what to do when a unit would land where it can't be deployed, so that's what you do.


The skimmer rule being moved off of models is simply there to cover the issue if you tank shock 'over' a friendly/enemy unit to get to something beyond but then end up getting stunned (for example) by a Death or Glory attack, which would cause the vehicle to end its move over something else (which can't happen). In 5th edition, this was a loophole that had to be FAQ'd, but is now covered by the core rules.

But it is not an easter egg to prevent all Deep Striking skimmers from ever suffering a mishap.

Ah. I thought it sounded to good to be true