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So, it is widely know that you can repair from inside a transport with things like techmarines an techpriests. However, Techpriests just got the "Awaken the machine" rule, which lets them give out POTMS. So, can you do this to a vehicle you are embarked on, or to other vehicles while embarked? I'll quote the rule, as it is new:

In each of your Shooting phases, instead of firing his weapons, the Enginseer may choose a single friendly Astra Militarum vehicle within 12". That vehicle gains the Power of The Machine Spirit special rule until the end of the turn.

I sounds like you can use it when embarked. My idea was to use it in a valkyrie to get make use of the ordnance missiles, or get extra targets for a vendetta.

 Trickstick wrote:
So, it is widely know that you can repair from inside a transport with things like techmarines an techpriests. However, Techpriests just got the "Awaken the machine" rule, which lets them give out POTMS. So, can you do this to a vehicle you are embarked on, or to other vehicles while embarked? I'll quote the rule, as it is new:

In each of your Shooting phases, instead of firing his weapons, the Enginseer may choose a single friendly Astra Militarum vehicle within 12". That vehicle gains the Power of The Machine Spirit special rule until the end of the turn.

I sounds like you can use it when embarked. My idea was to use it in a valkyrie to get make use of the ordnance missiles, or get extra targets for a vendetta.

I'm *fairly* certain you can.
Last time I checked, when embarked you measure effects for things from the hull. So within 12" of the vehicle hull is the vehicle you wish to target. I believe I'm remembering correctly, I can't remember exactly where I read it. I'll have a look now.

I believe that if it doesn't say that you need line of sight, then you can use it on other vehicles while embarked. If it does require line of sight, then you can't. Fire points can only be used to shoot weapons.

 Leonus wrote:
I believe that if it doesn't say that you need line of sight, then you can use it on other vehicles while embarked. If it does require line of sight, then you can't. Fire points can only be used to shoot weapons.

While this is true, I believe the OP was talking about using it on the vehicle he is embarked upon.

 Ond Angel wrote:

 Leonus wrote:
I believe that if it doesn't say that you need line of sight, then you can use it on other vehicles while embarked. If it does require line of sight, then you can't. Fire points can only be used to shoot weapons.

While this is true, I believe the OP was talking about using it on the vehicle he is embarked upon.

It was more sort of general thoughts on how it would interact with things, do try and pre-empt confusion.

The vehicle is within 12", so yes you can use it on the vehicle you are embarked upon.

If it just sticks with the 12", rolling chimeras up with vets + enginseers backed up by LRs you could hit the LRs your hiding behind with it.