heldrake vector strike question

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**the GOAT 765**

can a heldrake do a vector strike and still shoot? the rules say a vector strike counts as shooting one weapon, so since the heldrake only has one shooting weapon i would think it cannot do both. is this correct?

**Fragile**

How many weapons are you allowed to fire per turn ?

**Flinty**

Remember that flyers can fire up to 4 weapons. Vector striking counts as firing one weapon, so a helldrake us limited to only firing 3 weapons. However as it only has one weapon anyway this is rather irrelevant

**chelsea_hollywood**

the GOAT 765 wrote:
can a heldrake do a vector strike and still shoot? the rules say a vector strike counts as shooting one weapon, so since the heldrake only has one shooting weapon i would think it cannot do both. is this correct?

Vector Strike counts as firing a weapon but does not actually use any of the model's weapons. It has it's own profile. So a helldrake can vector strike (using the listed profile) and then fire it's baleflamer (or autocannon) since that's a separate weapon and the helldrake can fire weapons per turn (1 vector strike and 1 other, with 2 "wasted")

**the GOAT 765**

Does it say anything about having to fire snap shots?

**Quanar**

the GOAT 765 wrote:
Does it say anything about having to fire snap shots?

For whom? The unit that gets hit by the Vector Strike? The flier? Snap shots are not mentioned anywhere in the vector strike rules?

**Nem**

the GOAT 765 wrote:
Does it say anything about having to fire snap shots?

The only snap shots involved are if your fireing at it, while its zooming, and you do not have skyfire

**chillis**

I think someone doesn't have a BRB

Automatically Appended Next Post:
Vector Strike is on page 43 in BRB, page 52 of the CSM codex for even more specifics from "meteoric descent"