Hello All

It seems to me that for 99.9% of the game the Damage Capacity ot a WE counts as the number of units...Name any situation (but 1) and a DC3 WE with no damage counts as 3 units....Units for Orks in rally, no of units in assault resolution, no of units that can go base-to-base, no of units when determining if the formation is broken, Number of units when placing blast templates etc etc.

There seems to be 1 area where this does not work (unless understanding is screwy) and tah is in barrages. The WE generates only 1 to hit roll, whereas I think it should generate it's (undamaged) DC.

Can anyone clarify for me? It just seems wron that a WE DC counts as units for placing of the blast template but then not for hits...

in barrages, a war engine counts as a single unit (for both number of hits inflicted, and for number of units under template to ensure maximum within formation) however if the centre hole is touching the engine, it instead counts as half its DC (in both hits, and units under template)
does that help?

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It certainly does help - thanks JTG

It balances it out for both cases....

Do you know where in the rules book that it states this?

Its in the 3rd paragraph of section 3.2.1 on page 43

Thanks Mephiston. Thats great. Now I just need to find the section about how many units it counts for when placing the template.

There is no such section, so assume it counts as the number of attacks you'd get.

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It doesn't. If the template is centered you get half DC (rounded up) attacks, or one if it isn't centered.

I think he means in terms of placement of the template, i.e. the requirement to place it over as many units as possible. There's no guidelines for how many units WE count as in this circumstance, so I'd assume that you should maximise the maximum number of attacks.

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Hi Guys

I guess the first question is how 'authoritive' is the FAQ found at epic FAQ

I have found a number of FAQ answers that do no agree with my interpritation of the rules. Nevermind, I found the following in the FAQ.

It's authoritative.

Having said that I've never played it like that! When looking to maximize I've always considered the number of attacks the template would generate rather than starting DC when maximizing in a mixed formation.

Yes Mephiston

I do think the way you say you play it is a fairer way IMO.

I've generally gone for maximising the number of possible hits, rather than maximising the DC affected, but I can see the logic in the rule and I guess I'll start playing it the way the FAQ says from now on. Though it only rarely comes up TBH.

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The other place where a WE isn`t DC = units is when you work out victory points in the Tournament Scenario.

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