The original wording was:
ome Votann weapons have the Beam ability. Each time an attack is made with such a weapon, if a hit is scored, draw a line between the closest point of this model’s base (or hull) and that of the closest model in the target unit. Make one wound roll against the target unit, and each other unit this line passes over (excluding units that were not eligible to be targeted by this weapon when targets were selected). When a VEHICLE model makes an attack with beam weapons that targets an enemy unit in Engagement Range of it, that attack is only resolved against that target unit and it cannot hit any other unit.
It says "(excluding units that were not eligible to be targeted by this weapon when targets were selected)" which meant it excluded:
- Enemy units protected by look out sir.
- Enemy units the shooting model couldn't see. If you are trying to picture this, consider a Hekkatruck firing at a 24W Knight through obscuring terrain but there is a 12W Armiger also sitting behind the obscuring terrain but in the line between the Hekkatrukk and Knight.
- Friendly units as they are not eligible targets.
The
FAQ removes the Friendly units part.
The
FAQ also clarifies and the example I'll use is the Ymyr beam mortal wound strat used on the Hekkatrukk's big beam gun:
Heavy 2 - So you roll to hit your target twice and hit with both.
You are over 15" range away, so each hit counts as two hits.
It seems uncontroversial that:
- you get 4 MWs on the target from the strat.
The
FAQ clarifies that:
- you get to make 4 wound rolls on anything under the beam line.
- you get 0 MWs on anything under the beam line.
They also clarify the Bolt Cannon typo on the Hekkatrukk. Overall it does a lot to clean up the stuff I was expecting could be an argument at tournaments.