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Re: Flame Thrower Rules
« Reply #15 on: January 20, 2008, 03:13:57 PM »
Then should I assume this also replaces the rules on page 130 regarding flechette weapons (shotguns)?
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Re: Flame Thrower Rules
« Reply #16 on: January 22, 2008, 04:10:10 PM »
Thanks, Nick. 

It is a safe assumption, WZD.

I am, at this time, unable to locate an official FAQ ruling and will raise this to the FAQ Team.  An official ruling will be forthcomng.
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Re: Flame Thrower Rules
« Reply #17 on: January 24, 2008, 06:32:46 PM »
I will await it eagerly.

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Re: Flame Thrower Rules
« Reply #18 on: August 01, 2008, 04:46:18 AM »
Was there any outcome on this, we started playtesting a few rules and weren't sure how Flamethrowers worked.

Thanks in advance.
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Re: Flame Thrower Rules
« Reply #19 on: September 15, 2008, 05:23:24 PM »
Yes, was there a ruling on this?
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Re: Flame Thrower Rules
« Reply #20 on: September 16, 2008, 09:30:34 AM »
The mechanics of Flamers are place the template and pull the trigger.

  The only rolls involved in this are Armor Rolls of the targets and terrain (if you are using those rules) and a die roll if in the sort of environment that can cause weapon malfunctions.

Same goes with Shotguns.  The RC score on the models that use them are for build purposes or for scenarios where they can use something special, like a pintle mounted MG in a tower or something ..... :)
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Re: Flame Thrower Rules
« Reply #21 on: September 16, 2008, 10:10:41 AM »
Ok, thanks..
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Re: Flame Thrower Rules
« Reply #22 on: September 16, 2008, 10:11:25 AM »
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Re: Flame Thrower Rules
« Reply #23 on: September 16, 2008, 11:02:31 AM »
On a sidenote, we bought a used 2nd ed. boxed set and got some templates along with it, there's just a question about which template is what.

I'm kind of assuming that the right template on this picture would be the "shotgun template"? It's 7" long and 3" wide at it's thickest.

What's the other, much wider, template used for?

Compared to the other "flamethrower"-templates:
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Re: Flame Thrower Rules
« Reply #24 on: September 16, 2008, 11:11:36 AM »
AFA I can tell the new templates (uwz) were designed to replace and standardize all the old ones (2nd ed) - but we often use the specialized power templates (such as the one you have in your pic)  because they look cool.

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Re: Flame Thrower Rules
« Reply #25 on: September 16, 2008, 11:27:14 AM »
Quote from: warzoneD on September 16, 2008, 11:11:36 AM
AFA I can tell the new templates (uwz) were designed to replace and standardize all the old ones (2nd ed) - but we often use the specialized power templates (such as the one you have in your pic)  because they look cool.

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Bingo.

  However, some of them are close enough in size to be used.  I suggest a trip to the local Kinkos with your book and see if they can make you some cardstock ones.
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Re: Flame Thrower Rules
« Reply #26 on: September 16, 2008, 11:34:47 AM »
Well, while we have the templates printable in the UWC manual, it just seems a waste not to use the ones we already have. Are the ones in the UWC a lot different from the 2nd ed. ones or are there any templates that we're required to print out? I think we have most of the 2nd ed. templates at hand (see pic).

The other templates we have:


Flip-side of the same templates above:


Oh, and yes, I have plans on getting the UWC templates printed out at a local print-shop, but until then, we're using the old ones. ;)
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Re: Flame Thrower Rules
« Reply #27 on: September 16, 2008, 11:41:54 AM »
Use the old ones!

  Most of them are fairly close- use your judgment on some though- iirc, a few of them are wider than the new ones.
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Re: Flame Thrower Rules
« Reply #28 on: September 16, 2008, 12:13:34 PM »
Rule of Thumb = a 1/4" more or less on a template shouldn't matter too much - Fun is numero uno.
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Re: Flame Thrower Rules
« Reply #29 on: September 16, 2008, 12:17:40 PM »
Flamers = not fun for the guys under the templet.
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