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This game up in a game last night and I'm wondering what you make of it.

Let's imagine we have a Battalion of Drukhari as follows:

Archon
5x 5 Kabalites

Then let's imagine we have an Outrider as follows:

Archon
4x 3 Reavers
4x Venoms
Raider

If 4 units of Kabalites embark on the Venoms and both Archons and the remaining Kabalite unit embark on the raider this raises a couple of rules questions:

1) If the Outrider is given the Advance order and the Battalion is given the Aimed Fire order can the Outrider move?

2) Same question if the Outrider is given the Assault order?

3) If the Battalion is using Aimed Fire and a Venom is destroyed is the unit destroyed as it cannot disembark as per the Aimed Fire order?

1) Units aboard Open Topped transports are granted special permission to perform Shoot actions, but they are not affected in any other way (Don't otherwise count as being on the board except for the purposes of determining Out of Command which uses the transport models). So I would say yes, the Outrider can move and yes, the passengers can aimed fire.

2) Again yes, same reason. Only prevents the transport from shooting.

3) Does disembark count as a "move" from the transport? I thought it was worded as "Set up" but maybe I'm wrong. Aimed fire only prevents move actions.

Aimed fire specifically prevents disembarking. It's on Page 30 in the disembark rules by name.

Drager wrote:
Aimed fire specifically prevents disembarking. It's on Page 30 in the disembark rules by name.

Well then, yes, the model would be destroyed if the transport was destroyed.

Great, that's all in accordance with how I read those rules!

Color me flabbergasted that someone in gw rule design realized someone would gain an advantage by juggling detachments and decided to not just disallow it, but add a risk/reward element to it.

Rather than just getting it for free or leaving ut an unanswered question.

I know. I was shocked. The seem to be some cool Easter eggs in the apocalypse rules.

Im pleased with just how functional apoc actually is. Its almost like it was made by a games company or something. Super uncharacteristic of gw.