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So, if a guy capable of overwatching is being charged at by several different units in the same turn, can he pick and choose who to overwatch?

Lets say...

A player controlling a dreadnaught declares a charge on a group of shoota boyz

The shoota boyz weapons cannot damage the dreadnaught

The dreadnaught rolls high enough to complete the charge distance

Immidiately afterwards, the player controlling the dreadnaught declares a charge with a bunch of spess muhreenz onto da boyz

Can the boyz overwatch the spess muhreenz, or because the dreadnaught charged first, and rolled high enough to complete the charge, they are unable to?

I thought all charges are declared before you make any rolls for distance?

EDIT: Oh, sorry, I forgot to mention this is a 6th edition question.

Snoipah wrote:
I thought all charges are declared before you make any rolls for distance?

The first section of "Charge Sub-Phase" covers that. You declare a charge and resolve it before declaring your next charge.

In your example, once the Dreadnought makes it into combat, the two units are locked.

Overwatch has a restriction on being used when locked.

 grendel083 wrote:

Snoipah wrote:
I thought all charges are declared before you make any rolls for distance?

The first section of "Charge Sub-Phase" covers that. You declare a charge and resolve it before declaring your next charge.

In your example, once the Dreadnought makes it into combat, the two units are locked.

Overwatch has a restriction on being used when locked.

Oh, sorry, I forgot to mention this is 6th edition.

Are you positive?

It has been argued (rather hotly) back and forth. The majority (of responders) agree that HYWPI is as soon as a unit successfully charges, the unit is locked and no more Overwatch can be fired by the unit (without special rules).

Snoipah wrote:

 grendel083 wrote:

Snoipah wrote:
I thought all charges are declared before you make any rolls for distance?

The first section of "Charge Sub-Phase" covers that. You declare a charge and resolve it before declaring your next charge.

In your example, once the Dreadnought makes it into combat, the two units are locked.

Overwatch has a restriction on being used when locked.

Oh, sorry, I forgot to mention this is 6th edition.

Are you positive?

Yes, in 6th edition you resolved your charges one by one. The defending player could choose when to overwatch with a unit, the only restriction being a) units can only overwatch once during the assault phase and b) you can't overwatch once you're locked in combat (which is what happens in the OP's example). I don't think this has changed in 7th edition.

Snoipah wrote:
Oh, sorry, I forgot to mention this is 6th edition.

Ah sorry, assumed it was current edition.
As above there is some debate on this.

7th is a lot more clear on the subject.

Yeah, it was never really resolved in 6th. The assumption that the first unit that successfully charged 'locked' the target unit in combat was the common one from my experience, though.

In 6th, check out this thread, it covers both sides and then discuss with your group how you guys are going to play it:

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/0/584783.page

remember though that units inside a transport are never engaged or locked in combat. so if the dread charged a wagon full of boys, the boys can still overwatch the mehreens after even if the dread makes it to the wagon.