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ok i just read rules and is it any gun that can shoot rapid fire cannot charge, or is it a gun that shoots rapid fire ( 2 shots at half range) that cannot charge? and does it work the same for a bikes gun? can a bike shoot a rapid fire weapon and still charge?

thanks for any clarifacation.

Firing a rapid fire weapon (1 or 2 shots) prevents a model from charging unless it is Relentless (which should answer the second part of your question).

the GOAT 765 wrote:
ok i just read rules and is it any gun that can shoot rapid fire cannot charge, or is it a gun that shoots rapid fire ( 2 shots at half range) that cannot charge?

'Rapid Fire' is a type of weapon, not a mode of fire. If you shoot with a Rapid Fire weapon, you can not charge, unless you have a special rule like Relentless that would over-ride that restriction.

and does it work the same for a bikes gun? can a bike shoot a rapid fire weapon and still charge?

Bikes have the Relentless USR.

This is why a lot of marines have both a bolter and bolt pistol. So they can still get a shot off prior to charging.

Rule of thumb: if it isnt an Assault weapon, you cannot assault after shooting it period without the Relentless or Slow and Purposeful rule.

Bikes are Relentless.

Throw "Pistol" in there too; most people forget that they are assault weapons when just looking at their profiles(but yet know somewhere in the back of their mind that they may assault after firing them).

So it would be: Rule of thumb: if it isn't a Pistol or an Assault weapon, you cannot assault after shooting it period without the Relentless or Slow and Purposeful rule.

Heh i never use pistols so i spaced that out as being its own weapon type. Only orks i run slugga choppa wth are on a bike so i never shoot it anyway and Tau have no pistols

There IS a Tau Pulse Pistol, carried by Sniper Drone spotters. As far as I know, they can never pair it with another pistol or any close combat weapon, so the fact that it's a pistol instead of Assault 1 doesn't seem relevant.

cool thank guys