<![CDATA[Latest posts for the thread "Split fire on all special/heavy weapons"]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/16.page JForum - http://www.jforum.net Split fire on all special/heavy weapons 40k is the inflexibility of mixed weapons in most squads.

Having a squad of marines sitting around spectating an oncoming wave of orks instead of shooting, whilst their squadmate fires a missile at a trukk, has never made sense to me.

Has anybody ever played a houserule that allows all special/heavy weapons to pick different targets to the rest of the squad?

I think it would be nice to see more special and heavy weapons mixed throughout an army, instead of being forced to group them into specialized units if you wish for them to be successful.

Thoughts? ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/652676/7906820.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/652676/7906820.page GMT Re:Split fire on all special/heavy weapons
So, a 5-man Tac squad could fire bolters at one target, and the Missile Launcher at another.

Each Ork in my Heavy Weapons Squad could fire at a different target.

It was nice.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/652676/7906869.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/652676/7906869.page GMT Split fire on all special/heavy weapons http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/652676/7912354.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/652676/7912354.page GMT Re:Split fire on all special/heavy weapons
ziggurattt wrote:
I may be remembering this wrong, but back in 2nd edition, this was the rule. Any model with a different weapon that the rest of the unit could fire at a different target than the rest of the unit.

So, a 5-man Tac squad could fire bolters at one target, and the Missile Launcher at another.

Each Ork in my Heavy Weapons Squad could fire at a different target.

It was nice.


No particular reason that you couldn't implement this in 7th. Just make it so when you reach the "select another weapon" step in the shooting phase, you can also select a new target unit.

One additional effect this have is that it creates multiple potential target units that can be charged during the assault phase, but I think that's a positive if anything. I think this would be a good house rule to try out.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/652676/7912491.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/652676/7912491.page GMT Split fire on all special/heavy weapons http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/652676/7914732.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/652676/7914732.page GMT Re:Split fire on all special/heavy weapons
So, either a different rule or expanding Split Fire would need to be addressed.

DanielBeaver wrote:No particular reason that you couldn't implement this in 7th. Just make it so when you reach the "select another weapon" step in the shooting phase, you can also select a new target unit.

It's not the only thing that needs it. PotMS and Super-Heavies/Gargantuans need to have this addressed properly.

DanielBeaver wrote:One additional effect this have is that it creates multiple potential target units that can be charged during the assault phase, but I think that's a positive if anything. I think this would be a good house rule to try out.

That's something for the Rules forum, but also does need to be addressed for all versions of multi-targeting.

Bishop F Gantry wrote:Some kind of Pro/Con would be a nice alt, if you shoot at the same target as your own squad they lit the enemy up and ballistic improved for the special/heavy but you can split fire at normal skill.

For shooting at the same target: reduced Cover Saves, perhaps? Reroll 1's, or if already, then reroll 2's?]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/652676/7914783.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/652676/7914783.page GMT Re:Split fire on all special/heavy weapons http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/652676/7921662.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/652676/7921662.page GMT Re:Split fire on all special/heavy weapons http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/652676/7921721.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/652676/7921721.page GMT Re:Split fire on all special/heavy weapons We just limited it by restricting the units 'split fire' between 2 enemy units .

it stops units with 3 or 4 heavy weapons taking 'pot shots' all over the battle field. Which is a bit OP.IMO.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/652676/7923066.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/652676/7923066.page GMT Split fire on all special/heavy weapons http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/652676/7923117.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/652676/7923117.page GMT Re:Split fire on all special/heavy weapons IIRC in 2nd Ed. you were required to fire on the closest squad or vehicle,and later MC's were also added, this allowed the bolters from the squad of SM to fire on the orks and the heavy or special weapon to fire on the truck. only IC's were allowed to select any target (not the closest). There were exceptions to this targeting for situations where the closest squad was broken but then you could only select the next closest squad as an alternative.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/652676/7923146.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/652676/7923146.page GMT Split fire on all special/heavy weapons http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/652676/7923150.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/652676/7923150.page GMT