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For a Leman Russ conqueror or Vanquisher or any vehicle in the game with a co-axial gun...

Does firing the co-axial gun counts shooting a second weapon? Or do they both count as firing one weapon?

Not sure on the rules for co-axial weapons (they're Forgeworld-only I think?), but Leman Russes are Heavy anyway, so isn't it irrelevant?

Indeed, LR are heavy, so irrelevant.

It is a separate weapon, so for whatever reason you need to count weapons fired, it counts as one

Conqueror is fast so very relevant!


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Essentially I want to know if I can fire the hull weapon, both sponsons and the conqueror turret after moving 6.

And whether I can fire the turret and one other weapon when moving 12. (Fast vehicle)

If the co axial must be fired and counts as another weapon then I can only fire the turret when moving 12? (If I want to fire the turret, that is)

1) you can still snapshot other weapons, assuming not blast
2) it is a weapon, so must be included in the number of weapons fired at full or snapshot BS

I'm trying my best to avoid snap shooting. So I can do things like move six inches and fire three heavy flamers and the turret, or two multi meltas, a lascannon and the turret at something armoured.

I know what youre trying to do, just saying your answer has been given: a co-ax weapon is, indeed, a weapon. You can still choose to snap fire it, if you wish.

nosferatu1001 wrote:
I know what youre trying to do, just saying your answer has been given: a co-ax weapon is, indeed, a weapon. You can still choose to snap fire it, if you wish.

No you cannot - it must fire at the same target as the main gun, and before the main gun fires (IA1 2nd, p.287).

Doh! Thanks everyone!

beast_gts wrote:

nosferatu1001 wrote:
I know what youre trying to do, just saying your answer has been given: a co-ax weapon is, indeed, a weapon. You can still choose to snap fire it, if you wish.

No you cannot - it must fire at the same target as the main gun, and before the main gun fires (IA1 2nd, p.287).

Page 41 lists co-axial as an option:

A co-axial weapon must be fired at the same target as the main weapon(...). If the player fires the co-axial weapon before the main weapon and scores at least one hit on the target Unit, they may (...)

The underlined above is an option, not a restriction.

Due to a contradiction, email Forgeworld for confirmation of the correct version.