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Charistoph wrote:
Shooting Weapons only make Shooting Attacks.

That is not true, we are told that they can perform special attacks, advanced rule versus basic rule.
Once you are out of the restriction that all attacks are shooting attacks there is nothing stating that a bombing run is a shooting attack. Furthermore the fact that many other special attacks are specifically described as shooting attacks and this one is not, tends to imply that a special attack from a shooting weapon being a shooting attack is not a given.

Saying that a special attack is a shooting attack when not declared so, from a weapon we are not even sure is a shooting weapon, seems a bit stretched.

Charistoph

Bombing Runs Rule neither states it as Shooting nor not Shooting attack.

Saying it is a Shooting attack is as good as saying it is a non shooting attack.

Being a Weapon with no range plus the fact the rule says "special kind of attack" the same BRB that says that overwatch is a "special kind of shooting attack" makes me think it's more like a no shooting than a shooting.

It doesn't care of LoS, BS, Range.
The only requirement is that you Fly over (Zooming/Swooping) the target. The only difference with Vector Strike is that BombRun you choose the target before moving and Vector Strike you choose after moving (after moving everything)

And if you say there is only 2 kind of attacks, then If no A then B. If Vector Strike is not a shooting attack it is a melee attack, so if anything gives me a reroll to wound for melee attacks (like poison) I can re roll to wound for Vector Strike?

SO, this is quite clearly not going anywhere productive by this point.

Until we see an FAQ on it (HA!) you'll just have to put it into the 'discuss with your opponent if in doubt' pile.


Moving on.