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Forgive me if I've missed this somewhere in the core rules, but I have the following query:

- If a Transport with a 'fire-point' (e.g. Stormlord 'Extended Firing Deck' ability or Goliath Truck 'Open-Topped' ability) advances during the movement phase, does this have any affect on what weapons the embarked unit can shoot?

- Adepta Sororitas Dominions have a 'Vanguard' ability that they can use or confer to their transport, that is basically like a 7th ed Scout move. Considering the wording on this ability is 'as if it were their movement phase', am I able to advance when completing this move? And as this takes place 'before the first player takes their turn', am I right that the transport won't count as having moved or advanced in turn 1 (unless I then proceed to move/advance it)?

The "Open-topped" rule is explicit that modifiers to and restrictions on the vehicle also apply to the passengers shooting. The Stormlord's rule doesn't seem to say anything about this.

I think that technically you can't advance. Models don't choose to advance when they move. Instead, advancing is tied to the procedure for determining the order in which models move in the Movement phase. It's not "when a unit moves in the Movement phase, you can declare that it is Advancing". It's "when you pick a unit to move in the Movement phase, you can declare that it will advance". This is before the model moves. But it's hard to be sure what's intended here.

Regardless, the state of having moved or advanced this turn would not carry over to the first turn, since the moving did not occur on the first turn.

Last line of the extended firing deck rule. Unit that shoot in this manner count as having moved if they or the hell hammer moved in the proceeding movement phase.

As to advancing...it doesn't say either way. There is no comment on advancing, so RAW the unit embarked did not advance. They would count t as moving per the rules but not explicitly as advancing. I would expect this to be addressed in a FAQ, makes no sense they are moving if it moves but not advancing if it advance during it's move. Needs clarity.