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ender502 wrote:Because of this nifty "shooting through units granting a cover save to the unit being targeted" thing... Would you want to consider some IG conscripts to give the cover save to your Inq's? The bodies may help AND you could also pick up some IG HW squads.

ender502

I am an old fashioned 4th edition kind of guy who will use cover for his cover.

The big downside to using IG as a screen for cover is that anything that you shoot at will get a 4+ cover save as well, and that would be unfortunate.

In an emergency I could use SoB to get a cover save.

Blackmoor wrote:

The big downside to using IG as a screen for cover is that anything that you shoot at will get a 4+ cover save as well, and that would be unfortunate.

Huh? I didn't realize it worked both ways.

ender502

i was under the impression that you could shoot through your own models with no penalty and that only enemy models provided cover.

about the dual IQ lord issue, i remember hearing on multiple occasions from 2 or 3 guys who ran official RTTs that it is illegal (for tournament play at least) i forget what they used to call them.. the guys who would help with rulings and such but they weren't the GT rules judges.. it seems to me that the only way to get 2 IQ lords (of anykind) in an army would be to take the special characters.

You can screen your own guys. the 4+ cover save goes both ways. But, as far as I can tell from how the rules work, a screen of guys won't normally save you from a vehicle turret (nor the vehicle from you) due to the angle of fire.

There is a rumor that the IG codex will have rules or upgrades you can buy to avoid the 4+ screening by your own troops, but that obviously isn't in time for this tournament.