Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you: No adverts like this in the forums anymore. Times and dates in your local timezone. Full tracking of what you have read so you can skip to your first unread post, easily see what has changed since you last logged in, and easily see what is new at a glance. Email notifications for threads you want to watch closely. Being a part of the oldest wargaming community on the net. If you are already a member then feel free to login now.

In the new FAQ, it states that grav weapons cannot affect void shields on buildings. Do we think this applies to projected shields from a VSG, or just void shield upgrades for buildings?

Projected void shields are still void shields imo, so no effect .

I suggest you re-read the FAQ question and answer:

"Q: Do Gauss, Melta, Haywire, and Graviton special rules affect void shields?
A: Yes – Gauss, Melta and Haywire special rules work as normal. Graviton hits cause a void shield to collapse on a roll of 6, but cannot affect void shields on buildings."

I think the reasoning here is the vsg is a building and the void shields come from it. Rather than the void shields on vehicles that was likely referring to.

Ah, I see - my apologies jokerkd - I think it applies only to void shields taken as upgrades to buildings, but not projected void shields.

So just to clarify (for my own understanding) there are 3 kinds of void shields:
a) Those taken by vehicles
b) Those taken by buildings
c) and projected void shields emitted by a VSG

So the FAQ allows Grav to collapse shields that are on vehicles or projected, but not those taken on buildings

Could you not argue that the VSG is a building and thus would not be affected by Grav?

-

It doesn't make much sense why any would be immune while others aren't, but I also assumed that it only referred to the building upgrade