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Hey guys,

A couple of questions regarding transports, for this lets use the Eldar Falcon as the base as it has a rear access door.

First Question
Is it legal to move the tank, pivot it 180 degrees, disembark and then pivot the tank 180 degrees again so that the front armour is facing the enemy?

Second question
Is it legal to pivot the tank 180 degrees, disembark, then pivot the tank again so that a second squad can move and embark, then pivot the tank a 3rd time and move off?

Pretty sure this is all OK but just want another opinion.

You cannot pivot or move after you embark / disembark IF the vehicle moved before either action.

1. not legal
2. not legal

If the tank moves (to include pivoting ont eh spot) and the unit then disembarks or embarks, the tank gets no further movement. page 78/79 main rules

Don, you just contradicted yourself on #1.

Sorry, I read his post as illegal, will edit.

Ah thanks for that......we have been doing it wrong as they say lol



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And more importantly the last game we had in our campaign would probably have gone very differently, as my opponent had to get his phoenix lord to my table edge, which he did by doing the 2nd example.

Daston wrote:

First Question
Is it legal to move the tank, pivot it 180 degrees, disembark and then pivot the tank 180 degrees again so that the front armor is facing the enemy?

If you bought vectored engines you could move you falcon so the rear faces the direction of your enemy, disembark and battle focus away from the tank, then shoot the falcon turret mounted guns since they have a 360 degree firing arc, then after shooting pivot using the vectored engines so your front armor is now facing the enemy.

Do you have to do it that way? So you couldnt pivot straight after disembarking and fire the catapults as well?

Also do vector engines allow multiple pivots or just the one?

You cannot move/pivot after disembarking if the vehicle already moved. Vector engines let you pivot after shooting.

Pivoting doesn't count as movement for vehicles, though it does need to be done in the movement phase.

 Elric Greywolf wrote:
Pivoting doesn't count as movement for vehicles, though it does need to be done in the movement phase.

You are almost correct. Pivoting does count as movement for purposes of embarking and/or disembarking. See pages 78 and 79 of the main rules.