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Can a unit of lootas in a battlewagon shoot if the vehicle moves? If so, does the distance matter? I can't find it in my rulebook.

Yes and distance matters.

Page 78, under Fire Points.

Yes they can shoot, usually as snapshots because they use heavy weapons. So a move of 6" or 12" doesn't matter. What some Ork players do is put a Mega Armoured Warboss in the Battlewagon with the Lootas, which gives the entire unit SnP. SnP will let the Lootas still shoot as their normal BS.

 Iiswin wrote:
Yes they can shoot, usually as snapshots because they use heavy weapons. So a move of 6" or 12" doesn't matter. What some Ork players do is put a Mega Armoured Warboss in the Battlewagon with the Lootas, which gives the entire unit SnP. SnP will let the Lootas still shoot as their normal BS.

Only if the vehicle moves 6". Moving 12" will make them snap shot still.

 Happyjew wrote:
Page 78, under Fire Points.

A Battlewagon is an open topped tank. What the OP will find more helpful is on page 71 which is where you find the rules about vehicle movement.

rigeld2 wrote:

 Iiswin wrote:
Yes they can shoot, usually as snapshots because they use heavy weapons. So a move of 6" or 12" doesn't matter. What some Ork players do is put a Mega Armoured Warboss in the Battlewagon with the Lootas, which gives the entire unit SnP. SnP will let the Lootas still shoot as their normal BS.

Only if the vehicle moves 6". Moving 12" will make them snap shot still.

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My understanding is:
If you haven't taken the 'ard Case option,
All embarked lootas may fire at full BS if it's only moved Combat Speed (<=6" movement). They may only snapshot if it's moved at Cruising Speed 6-12". The may not fire if it moves flat-out.

I may be wrong on that. HJ will correct me if so.

Using the warboss can help yes. I think that he'd be more useful in a Burna wagon, since they can't shoot at all if you go Cruising speed.

And really who wants to have every loota die in midfield when the wagon pops.

 doktor_g wrote:
My understanding is:
If you haven't taken the 'ard Case option,
All embarked lootas may fire at full BS if it's only moved Combat Speed (<=6" movement). They may only snapshot if it's moved at Cruising Speed 6-12". The may not fire if it moves flat-out.

I may be wrong on that. HJ will correct me if so.

Mostly right. If the Battlewagon moves at all, the embarked unit counts as having moved (for the purposes of shooting). Since deffguns are Heavy weapons...

 doktor_g wrote:
My understanding is:
If you haven't taken the 'ard Case option,
All embarked lootas may fire at full BS if it's only moved Combat Speed (<=6" movement). They may only snapshot if it's moved at Cruising Speed 6-12". The may not fire if it moves flat-out.

Only true if they have a Slow and Purposeful model attached to the unit (Loota guns are Heavy d3 right?)
Without it, they snap shot if the vehicle moves at all.