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After destroying a vehicle you can't consolidate.
This is further backed up by an FAQ.

Walkers can make consolidation moves as normal, but I can't find any reference to making one when they themselves are destroyed.

This came up during a recent Escalation game, involving a Warhound and my Stompa.
The Warhound isn't geared for combat and was destroyed in a single round. At the time we played that the Stompa could consolidate, allowing it to turn to face a squadron of Vendettas (I wasn't looking forward to 9 lascannons in the rear armour).

Looking back, I do think this consolidation should have been made. It's seems that it's fine against non-vehicles, but not against a Warhound.

Any thoughts, or have I missed a rule somewhere?

There are 3 important governing rules, all on pg 84.

Under Walkers and Assaults:
"Walkers assault, and are assaulted, like Infantry models,..."

"Walkers fight like Infantry models."

"Walkers may make sweeping advances, pile in moves and consolidations"

Essentially, yes a walker is a vehicle unit type but for all intents and purposes it is treated as if it was an infantry unit during the assault phase, with the caveat about hitting front or rear armour depending upon whether it's immobilzed or not.

So, Yes, you can consolidate after killing one and it can consolidate if it won.

As I've never used nor faced a Warhound or Stompa before I'm assuming they are both walkers. If not then there wouldn't be a consolidation step.

warhounds are just super heavy walkers,

they have a WS, this came up in my last escalation game as well,

they can be locked in combat, and consolodate/pile in/SA as walkers do

Yes they can consolidate like infantry.

Problem being infantry can't consolidate after destroying a vehicle.

What i'm missing is something all allows you to consolidate after destroying a vehicle (walker).
Fighting like infantry isn't the problem, it's the "Assault Results" section where you check for moral etc...

Edit: To simplify the problem:
"Can Infantry consolidate after destroying a vehicle (walker)?"

Insteresting. I cant find anything allowing the above consolidation. HIWP- allow it.

 grendel083 wrote:
Yes they can consolidate like infantry.

Problem being infantry can't consolidate after destroying a vehicle.

What i'm missing is something all allows you to consolidate after destroying a vehicle (walker).
Fighting like infantry isn't the problem, it's the "Assault Results" section where you check for moral etc...

Edit: To simplify the problem:
"Can Infantry consolidate after destroying a vehicle (walker)?"

The rules also say they are assaulted like infantry. You can consolidate after destroying infantry in an assault, ergo you can consolidate after destroying a walker.

PanzerLeader wrote:
The rules also say they are assaulted like infantry. You can consolidate after destroying infantry in an assault, ergo you can consolidate after destroying a walker.

Thats only half a quote unfortunately.

"Walkers assault, and are assaulted, like Infantry models, meaning that they make charge moves and can be locked in combat."

What they mean by "are assaulted like infantry" is explained, and that explanation doesn't involve combat results and consolidation.