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If someone deep strikes a warp hunter and charges it. Does the warp hunter automatically hit with its d flail? It’s an auto hitting weapon under 12” so I think I don’t need any screening troops for it. Or am I wrong

If someone charges that warp hunter it autohits with its 12" dflail when overwatching. Unless the charging unit can charge from more than 12".

warpedpig wrote:
If someone deep strikes a warp hunter and charges it. Does the warp hunter automatically hit with its d flail? It’s an auto hitting weapon under 12” so I think I don’t need any screening troops for it. Or am I wrong

Not for rule reasons, but maybe for tactical reasons:
- There are quite a few units that you cannot overwatch against. Some of the are characters that can easily one-shot your tank
- A knight, primarch or daemon engine might survive that overwatch and still kill you
- A unit of genestealers, bloodletters, plague bearers or ork boyz really couldn't care less about you killing six of their models before they tear your 175 point tank to shreds
- Screens also protect you from grenades and meltas.

I suggest keeping such a valuable asset screened as much as possible.

warpedpig wrote:
If someone deep strikes a warp hunter and charges it. Does the warp hunter automatically hit with its d flail? It’s an auto hitting weapon under 12” so I think I don’t need any screening troops for it. Or am I wrong

Yes, it automatically hits (unless the unit can somehow charge from more than 12" away).

You still need to screen it for the reasons Jidmah posted.

I could cast a psychic power to let me shoot them immediately and then once again when they charge. So two dflail shots. What screen would you suggest. I run saim hann with everything bikes or grav tanks so I hate to put infantry

warpedpig wrote:
I could cast a psychic power to let me shoot them immediately and then once again when they charge. So two dflail shots. What screen would you suggest. I run saim hann with everything bikes or grav tanks so I hate to put infantry

Warlord traits and relics preventing overwatch exsist. So no you dont dflail overwatch you have to successfully cast that power and not be denied have LoS etc.

warpedpig wrote:
I could cast a psychic power to let me shoot them immediately and then once again when they charge. So two dflail shots. What screen would you suggest. I run saim hann with everything bikes or grav tanks so I hate to put infantry

Not an eldar player myself, but Wave Serpens seem to be working pretty well as screens for mech eldar.