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Had a discussion over this in the pub last night:

Tau Codex, Cadre Fireblade wrote:While this model is leading a unit, add 1 to the Attacks characteristics of ranged weapons equipped by models in that unit.

Now the question is; if this unit and Fireblade are embarked on a Tidewall, would they get the bonus when shooting?

I argue no, the unit is, in essence, not on the table, the Tidewall is equipped with the unit's weapons and is the one doing the shooting, not the unit.

He argues yes, the Fireblade is still attached to the unit and so the bonuses would apply to the weapons.

Thoughts?

 Valkyrie wrote:
Had a discussion over this in the pub last night:

Tau Codex, Cadre Fireblade wrote:While this model is leading a unit, add 1 to the Attacks characteristics of ranged weapons equipped by models in that unit.

Now the question is; if this unit and Fireblade are embarked on a Tidewall, would they get the bonus when shooting?

I argue no, the unit is, in essence, not on the table, the Tidewall is equipped with the unit's weapons and is the one doing the shooting, not the unit.

He argues yes, the Fireblade is still attached to the unit and so the bonuses would apply to the weapons.

Thoughts?

You are correct. I think there was an FAQ about it, but your reasoning is how it works.

CORE RULES UPDATES VERSION 1.1 (WITH RULES COMMENTARY 1.3), Page 12 wrote:Q: When a Transport is equipped with additional ranged weapons due to the Firing Deck ability, do those weapons benefit from any extra abilities or rules that might be conferred on them by the embarked models?
A: Only if those embarked models’ rules explicitly state that they still apply while embarked within a Transport.