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If a unit (Tau Fire Warriors) charges a unit in close combat (Marneus Calgar and Tactical Marines vs. Riptide), can the enemy unit (Calgar and marines) attack the Fire Warriors? It sounds strange, but my opponent claimed that Calgar and co couldn't attack the Fire Warriors because they had just joined combat. Thoughts?

We're missing some info here. Marines only in range to hit the riptide (BtB or within 2" ....) can only target the riptide. Those only in range of the fire warriors can only hit them, and those who are in range of both choose who to target. There's no restriction like the one you mention as far as I can tell.

There is no restriction on attacking the new unit.

There was a common misconception last edition that there was such a restriction, and it seems that some people are having trouble letting go of it...

B0B MaRlEy: All SM can target the Riptide and Tau Fire Warriors if they want.

insaniak: Thanks, I just wanted to be sure the next time this happens. As it turns out, we decided to allow attacking the Fire Warriors. I slaughtered them, making the Riptide flee, ran it down, and won 5-1.