Indirect Direct Fire?

[Dr. Nick]

wait, I also thought that the rl ap rockets get reduced damage when miss (exposion goes off close)!
just don“t ignore mp and cover

[dmcgee1]

wait, I also thought that the rl ap rockets get reduced damage when miss (exposion goes off close)!
just don“t ignore mp and cover

That is correct.

[Wedge]

RL with AP rockets: ToHit roll for the template, if missed all miniatures under the template are safe?

You don't use a template with AP rockets.  As Joe said, "It's a big bullet".

[jjdodger]

Wedge, i think you are incorrect... AP rockets use the small explosion template, and do less damage the more you "miss" by.

[Dragon62]

AP is anti-personel and uses the templete.

[PFC joe]

Sorry wedge, i tried to avoid using the AP name cause it can get confusing at times.  The big bullet is the standard, regular old issue rocket.  The AP rocket (anti-personnell) is the optional load out and it uses the template with the degrading damage system.

-PFC joe

[Wedge]

Obviously... I am confused!   

[chribu]

Sorry wedge, i tried to avoid using the AP name cause it can get confusing at times.  The big bullet is the standard, regular old issue rocket.  The AP rocket (anti-personnell) is the optional load out and it uses the template with the degrading damage system.

-PFC joe

So what you wrote some time ago was not referred to AP rockets but just to the standard RL shot?

Scorpion RL

Actually.... The Scorpion's RL is not indirect fire. This is a typo. It came up in the FAQ team discussions waay back when and unfortunatly the servers went down before it made it to popular discussion. If it were an Indirect fire weapon it would be the only RL that is as such as well as a never miss weapon as given that the RC of the Scorpion is so high and the damage of the weapon is as well. Couple that with the indirect fire ignoring Cover and the weapon could not actually miss. so yes. It is not an indirect fire weapon. -PFC joe

If this is the case, the scorpion RL with AP rockets is devastating, with the reduced damage system

[PhillySniper]

Yes the Scorpion can be devastating. Anytime you can make an opponent make rolls for armor saves its a good thing.. and when you can do it in bunches its even better  You can being at least 3 in a 1000pt army if you choose to and then multi-wound models look out!!! 

[PFC joe]

The Scorpion rocket is a typo!



It has Huge amounts of damage, but cover can ameliorate that somewhat.

-PFC joe

(I was hopin this one wouldn't come up)

[PhillySniper]

The Scorpion rocket is a typo!



It has Huge amounts of damage, but cover can ameliorate that somewhat.

-PFC joe

(I was hopin this one wouldn't come up)

The regular rocket is nasty but its hit or miss. The AP round can make you roll an armor save almost everytime.

[Dr. Nick]

well, but just the scorpion..

normally I try to shoot at w2+ models in single shot, because a (e.g.) S5 hit rarely does something useful, compared with a 13x2 hit at a soulslayer..

S10 is normally a AR job, not a valuable RL shot.

[dmcgee1]

... ameliorate ...

Joe, spit out the Thesaurus, and no one gets hurt...now, slowly back away.