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I've heard some people arguing about the shooting phase. My question is about a unit with multiple weapons. When that unit is chosen to shoot in the shooting phase. Are all the shots resolved at the same time? or are the weapons resolved?
For instance, if i have a unit with bolters and a heavy bolter. At the start of the phase they are within range, the unit is chosen to shoot. I shoot the heavy bolter first, he fails some saves and removes models. When i go to shoot with the rest of the unit's regular bolter shots, they are no longer within range. Is that the case? or do all of the units shots get resolved at the same time?

Jaystewy88 wrote:
I've heard some people arguing about the shooting phase. My question is about a unit with multiple weapons. When that unit is chosen to shoot in the shooting phase. Are all the shots resolved at the same time? or are the weapons resolved?
For instance, if i have a unit with bolters and a heavy bolter. At the start of the phase they are within range, the unit is chosen to shoot. I shoot the heavy bolter first, he fails some saves and removes models. When i go to shoot with the rest of the unit's regular bolter shots, they are no longer within range. Is that the case? or do all of the units shots get resolved at the same time?

All shots are resolved one at a time. However, range is only checked once, before the unit fires any weapons. A unit that begins firing with a weapon in range will always be able to shoot that weapon, regardless of casualties caused. The shooting phase has a number of steps. You check range in step 2 and determine which weapons are eligible to fire. After that point, the rules don't care if you are in range or not, you already determined that the weapon may fire.

Is there a Q&A somewhere on Warhammer community, or via the rulebook? I can't find it anywhere. That's what I figured the answer was, but look for proof for him.

Jaystewy88 wrote:
Is there a Q&A somewhere on Warhammer community, or via the rulebook? I can't find it anywhere. That's what I figured the answer was, but look for proof for him.

The proof is the rules. Go step by step in the rules and show him that range is only checked once.

Jaystewy88 wrote:
Is there a Q&A somewhere on Warhammer community, or via the rulebook? I can't find it anywhere. That's what I figured the answer was, but look for proof for him.

It is in the Rulebook under the shooting rules. There are steps that you need to follow and a certain order

Jaystewy88 wrote:Is there a Q&A somewhere on Warhammer community, or via the rulebook? I can't find it anywhere. That's what I figured the answer was, but look for proof for him.

BaconCatBug wrote:

Jaystewy88 wrote:
Is there a Q&A somewhere on Warhammer community, or via the rulebook? I can't find it anywhere. That's what I figured the answer was, but look for proof for him.

The proof is the rules. Go step by step in the rules and show him that range is only checked once.

Of course there is something in the FAQs.

BRB update 1.3

Q: If one of my units shoots an enemy unit in which only one
model is visible, and I resolve the attacks one at a time, slaying
that model before I have resolved all of my unit’s attacks, what
happens to the rest of the attacks – are they wasted?
A: No. You determine the number of attacks the firing
unit will make against the target unit before any of those
attacks are made (i.e. before any hit rolls are made). If
you are resolving these attacks one at a time and your
opponent removes the only visible model as a casualty,
you still continue to resolve the remainder of the firing
unit’s attacks against that target.

Stepping into a new edition of warhammer 40.000

Q: Can you wound models in a target unit that
are not visible to the firer or that are beyond its
maximum range?
A: Yes.