Re: [Epic] Q&A 2 (and notes)

From: Richard Dewsbery <dewsbery_at_...>
Date: Wed, 28 May 1997 22:10:32 +0100

duckrvr_at_... wrote:
>
> At 12:56 AM 5/28/97 +0100, you wrote:
>
> >How about this for a Q&A post -
> >Q - an enemy unit with an armour of 5+ moves within 10cm's of my Land
> >Raider. I yell "snap fire!" I roll one die to hit. Does the enemy
> >unit suffer a hit:
> >a) if I roll 5 or higher (as this beats the target's armour value, and
> >the shooting unit's firepower is irrelevant for snapfire) or
> >b) if I roll 4 or higher (as the AntiTank shot treats the target's
> >armour value as 4+, which the die roll has beaten)?
>
> If you are taking weapons into account, then shouldn't you give multiple
> snap-fire rolls to units with multiple weapons? I don't like where this leads.
>
> Temp

I don't either, but the rules can at present be interpreted to mean b)
as much as a), hence the purpose of the question.

Richard
Received on Wed May 28 1997 - 21:10:32 UTC