Handlers and Cannonballs

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**Andy06r**

Let's say you shoot a salamander with a bolt thrower, wounding but being randomized to the skinks.

Do you ...

* Roll D3 wounds, killing 1-3 handlers much the same way a warmachine crew takes wounds
* Kill 1 skink and skip rolling

The rulebook says handlers are ignored for gaming purposes, which matches what crew says.
Warmachines have a wounds characteristic which matches the warmachine, but M&H are different

I think you can make an argument for both.

**DukeRustfield**

Q: When a Monster and Handlers unit su ers a Wound from an
attack that causes Multiple Wounds, is the multiplier applied after
rolling to see who is wounded? (p73)
A: Yes.
Q: If a Monster and Handlers unit is required to take a
characteristic test, which values can you use? (p73)
A: You can only use the monsters characteristics; the handlers
are ignored for this purpose.
Q: When the models in a unit with the Monster and Handlers
special rule have di erent Movement Allowances, which one decides
how far the unit can move? (p73)
A: The monsters Movement Allowance is used.
Q: If a Monster and Handlers unit is required to take a Leadership
test, which Leadership value can you use? (p73)
A: You must use the highest.
Q: When a unit with the Monster and Handlers special rule takes
an unsaved Wound from a template or from a weapon/ability that
can pick out its target; do you still roll a D6 to see if the Wound is
inflicted upon the monster or its handlers? (p73)
A: Yes you do unless specifically stated otherwise in the unit’s
special rules

**Andy06r**

That didn't answer the question at all.

I hit you with a cannon. Per faq I randomize before d6 wounds. I hit the handlers - do 1 or d6 die.

**kirsanth**

The first one actually answers that specifically.

**Grey Templar**

You can't cause more wounds then is on a profile. Handlers only have 1 wound, so if you hit the Handlers one gets pasted and no more.

**nosferatu1001**

As above. D6 wounds is after saves, and only to the limit of the wounds on the model.