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TE Page 30: "Any model attacking the vehicle in close combat..."

Tau fletchette dischargers work against models as written in the line above. My question is, after a unit assaults a vehicle, can a model chose not to attack a vehicle, to avoid being affected by the fletchette discharger?

I recall a line about once in combat, a model must allocate its full number of attacks - there is no holding back. But I cannot give the location, (requesting backup!).

I believe you may always opt not to attack,  however, it is all or nothing, so you may not split up attacks as was said.

-Legacy40k

Once you assault, there's no rule that lets you not attack.

Posted By Centurian99 on 05/11/2006 5:14 PM
Once you assault, there's no rule that lets you not attack.

What about the one where models outside 2" of a friendly model may not attack?

That's a "can't" attack.

The assault rules make no provision for choosing not to attack, unlike the shooting rules.

Supplementary question:

Does the attacking model take a flechette roll for each attack it makes during a round?

Posted By Kilkrazy on 05/12/2006 1:56 AM
Supplementary question:

Does the attacking model take a flechette roll for each attack it makes during a round?

No.

I previously thought fletchette dischargers only work on models who attack, and that models can choose not to attack. But it seems that's not the case.

Fletchette dischargers just got a whole lot better and worse at once. The 1/6 chance to kill a powerfist before he attacks has been reduced to nearly impossible, while the chance to kill a marine has multiplied.

Wouldn't casualties still be picked on a model by model basis?

"Any model attacking the vehicle in close combat..."

So you would still roll the pfist guy separately.

Posted By Banesword on 05/12/2006 6:14 AM
Wouldn't casualties still be picked on a model by model basis?

"Any model attacking the vehicle in close combat..."

So you would still roll the pfist guy separately.

You will roll the flechette wound first but since the power fist guy is never alone the player will put the wound on another model that attack so your chance to kill the powerfist guy are very small because you need to kill all the model that attack before the ennemy finally chose the powerfist as casualties.

Posted By scramasax on 05/12/2006 12:45 PM

Posted By Banesword on 05/12/2006 6:14 AM
Wouldn't casualties still be picked on a model by model basis?

" any="" model[/b="" attacking="" the="" vehicle="" in="" close="" combat="" [/i="">

So you would still roll the pfist guy separately.

You will roll the flechette wound first but since the power fist guy is never alone the player will put the wound on another model that attack so your chance to kill the powerfist guy are very small because you need to kill all the model that attack before the ennemy finally chose the powerfist as casualties.

That's not the way I understand it. It is clear to me that each model attacking must test to be hit, and save if they can. There's nothing to say the owning player can collect the wounds and allocate them as he wishes, like in shooting.