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Hi everyone, I was reading through this and I was wondering what everybody thinks about the Long-Range Scanner (on page 4), specifically regarding the Short Range Lock section.

Is an 'Imperial Guard Unit' specifically an infantry unit or does that also apply to vehicles? Furthermore, if it does apply to vehicles how would you interpret the rule regarding vox casters? Since I would expect vehicles to already incorporate vox casters I assumed that that the "anywhere on the table" rule would also apply to them, although I also know that others might interpret it as literally meaning a unit has to take a vox caster upgrade.

What do you fine guys/gals think?

Imperial Guard Units are never defined any where. To me that means any unit chosen from codex: Imperial Guard and that would include vehicles. I could also see it describing any unit under the command of an IG warlord even though thats not HIWPI. Best to talk it over with your opponent before the game starts but I don't foresee any good reasons to limit it to infantry.

The rules says an imperial guard unit, so that would be any unit in the IG Codex. So yes, you could use this with vehicles.

"Vox caster" is a specific item in the IG codex, and in the rules vehicles do not have that upgrade

Kasrkin_Seath wrote:
Furthermore, if it does apply to vehicles how would you interpret the rule regarding vox casters? Since I would expect vehicles to already incorporate vox casters I assumed that that the "anywhere on the table" rule would also apply to them, although I also know that others might interpret it as literally meaning a unit has to take a vox caster upgrade.

I would interpret it exactly as it says: if the unit has a vox caster then it gets the bonus. If it doesn't have one it doesn't get the bonus. The fluff speculation about what a fluffy vehicle would have is irrelevant, if it doesn't have a vox caster listed in its rules/equipment then it doesn't get the bonus.