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I've found the rules for the extra crew in a support weapon unit to be rather wonky in game when choosing to represent the model with a crew on foot. The model can be built with either both crew on the weapon platform or with one crew on a separate base.



"This unit contains 1 Support Weapon and 2 crew, one manning the weapon and one standing alongside it."

"Guardian Crew: Each Support Weapon and its crew are treated as a single model for all rules purposes. The crew must remain within 1" of their Support Weapon and cannot be targeted or attacked separately. The range and visibility of all attacks made by a Support Weapon and its crew are measured from the Support Weapon, not the crew."

So what I gather from that is the two models only count as one in the game (one model claiming an objective, one model destroyed, etc.), but the crew model does exist as a footprint, as it must remain within 1" of the weapon. What kind of interactions can this crew model make? It cannot be targeted or attacked, and it cannot be used to draw line of sight. Otherwise, does it exist for other things?

1) Can an enemy model move within 1" of the crew while remaining out of engagement range of the weapon?

2) If the crew is within 3" of an objective, but the weapon is not, does the unit count as claiming the objective?

3) The support weapon unit has the VEHICLE keyword. If a character is within 3" of the crew, but not the weapon, can it benefit from Look Out, Sir?

The crew is still armed with shuriken catapult.
In theory, you could shoot it as well as the main gun, as the main gun reuires one crew man.

From a rules perspective, I believe all measurements are done to and from the platform itself. So for all intents and puposes the second crewman isint really there for any measuring purposes. Bit like antena..

Edit: I think the reason he is there is that if you stick him down where he should stand by the console, you cant fit the back end of the gun piece without scraping against his back or pushing so his hands aren't actually touching the console he is supposed to be manning.

 Oaka wrote:
"Guardian Crew: Each Support Weapon and its crew are treated as a single model for all rules purposes. The crew must remain within 1" of their Support Weapon and cannot be targeted or attacked separately. The range and visibility of all attacks made by a Support Weapon and its crew are measured from the Support Weapon, not the crew."

1) Can an enemy model move within 1" of the crew while remaining out of engagement range of the weapon?

No, because the crew model and the Support Weapon are treated as a single model for all rules purposes, so you cant get within 1 inch of the weapon or the crew.

2) If the crew is within 3" of an objective, but the weapon is not, does the unit count as claiming the objective?

Support Weapon and its crew are treated as a single model for all rules purposes, so yes that unit claims the objective.

3) The support weapon unit has the VEHICLE keyword. If a character is within 3" of the crew, but not the weapon, can it benefit from Look Out, Sir?

Support Weapon and its crew are treated as a single model for all rules purposes, and the unit has all the keywords of all the models in the unit, so it depends on what the Look Out, Sir rules say when near a vehicle. It also depends on the positioning of said models. (Searching for a quote about the keywords, standby Edit: and now I can not find it.).