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The wording on Assault says that as a part of a charge, AFTER moving, but before making it's charge attacks, that you can make a ranged attack targeted the model you charged.

Let's say you have an AOE 4 ranged attack. If you shoot this when you charge, you'll hit yourself too (assuming you hit.)

Is there something I'm missing on this? Or, if you're say... the Skorne Mammoth, will you be hitting yourself with your blast every time you use the Assault rule?

If you're the mammoth then if you hit your target I doubt that the blast damage will effect you much.
But, to the root of your question- yes, if you fire an AoE weapon after an assault move then you are able to hit yourself with blast damage either via scatter (if you miss) or normal blast damage (if you hit).

Just FYI - unless I'm mistaken (or unless it's written differently for the Mammoth) you're not restricted to shooting the model you charge.

You do have to shoot the model that you charged.

Arkon wrote:
You do have to shoot the model that you charged.

This. The rule explicitly states that you have to shoot the model you charge. It would be nice if that wasn't the case though

I guess I can endure the blast hit on him, but it just seem wierd!

This is why I shouldn't YMDC from the office with Battle College.

Disregard me!

What seems weird about you using a grenade at pointblank range and getting caught in the blast?

Most things with Assault can barely hurt themselves with the blast damage anyway.

And you can just always not take the free shot if you want.

Honestly, how many models in the game have an AOE weapon AND assault? Shoot, nothing in any of my armies have it.

KingKodo wrote:
Honestly, how many models in the game have an AOE weapon AND assault? Shoot, nothing in any of my armies have it.

Can the Trencher grenade porter use it when he assaults? He can't for CRA I don't think, but I dunno about assault.

edit: Nevermind, its a star attack. That means they can't assault and do it right?

double edit: murdoch grants assault, lets check mercs...

Ok so you could get it with Herne & Jonne, the Ogrun Assault Corps, and that might be it for Cygnar.

 motyak wrote:

KingKodo wrote:
Honestly, how many models in the game have an AOE weapon AND assault? Shoot, nothing in any of my armies have it.

Can the Trencher grenade porter use it when he assaults? He can't for CRA I don't think, but I dunno about assault.

edit: Nevermind, its a star attack. That means they can't assault and do it right?

double edit: murdoch grants assault, lets check mercs...

Ok so you could get it with Herne & Jonne, the Ogrun Assault Corps, and that might be it for Cygnar.

Stormblades, but they are immune to their damage type.

Also, Grenade Porters can't assault with their grenades because it is a * ranged attack.

Stormblades don't get an AOE as part of their assault do they? I thought it was individual shots

Edit: forgot about the UA, ignore me

 motyak wrote:
Stormblades don't get an AOE as part of their assault do they? I thought it was individual shots

What do you mean with individual shots?

As long as the Standard Bearer is alive and in formation, all ranged attacks from the unit that directly hit become AOE 3", so it works in Assaults as well.

Yeah I had them and stormguard a bit confused, and forgot about the UA. I corrected myself above just after I posted

 Talamare wrote:
What seems weird about you using a grenade at pointblank range and getting caught in the blast?

What's wierd is that it seems like you'd be making the shot while charging in, not firing off the shot point blank when you arrive. But the rule does specifically state otherwise.

Its the disconnect between actual rules and fluff.

Its better this way actually, because you can charge something way out of charge range and still take the shot.

With 3 Focus and a Reckoner, I can put a fully boosted pow15 flare shot out 20" from my current position.