I was reading the rules for
FoF the other day, and realized something.
I noticed that, while the old rules specifically say that units may fleet, the new 4th edition universal special rule for Fleet has no mention of units, and simply mentions models that fleet. Now the intuitive way to use fleet would be to treat it like moving (so if one model in a unit moves, the rest count as moved), but fleet is totally different than moving, so the rules must specify that this is also the case for
FoF. Additionally, the rule that says if one model moves, the whole unit counts as moving SPECIFICALLY says that it applies if any models in a unit move during the MOVEMENT PHASE. In the
RAW, it reads, "... In a turn in which
models with this rule do not shoot or use a psychic power,..." (P74, Main Rulebook), and, "...the whole unit counts as moving [for shooting purposes] if ANY of its models moved in the
Movement Phase." (P22, Main Rulebook). Again, NOWHERE in the paragraph on
FoF is there a single use of the words "Unit", "Squad", or anything of the like.
If I am reading this correctly, then to use fleet properly one must roll for EACH model in a unit that the player wishes to fleet, but may elect some models to not fleet. Therefore, a unit could potentially fleet with some of its models, likely have at least one model roll a 6 for movement, and shoot with special/heavy weapon carriers. Now this seems extremely broken, but the rules' wording suggests that this is how fleet works. I have searched the
FAQ as well as this and other
40k forums, and the question has never popped up.
Could anyone prove me wrong? Please do, or else
FoF will be extremely broken