I didn't find anything in the master FAQ for this:

If a transport is destroyed in an assault but the troops inside survive, do they become valid targets for allocation of MW hits, which are allocated after normal hits? In shooting the FAQ says this is possible, so I guess it should be the same for assaults?

Assuming the answer to the above is yes can the troops, suddenly finding themselves in the midst of combat, now use their attacks? If not, they could potentially be allocated hits (in addition to the hits suffered from being inside the transport) despite not being able to participate in the assault themselves. I'm not sure how this is affected by the part of the assault rules that suggests there is no "order" to each player's attacks.

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I believe the answers are yes and no, respectively.

Truly, those who stay in transports and get assaulted are despised by fate.

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I'd agree with yes and no.

I'd say yes too.



They wouldn't be allowed to use their attacks (unless another round of combat happened due to a draw).
All attacks should have been completed before either side have moved on to making saving rolls (first strike attacks is an exception). There isn't an order of which side attacks first (again first strike is an exception to the order of attacks) but both sides have to complete their attacks before they start allocating hits to units.

The yes and no consensus seems sensible, but I'm not sure it's for the reason you state here. The question of whether they get to use their attacks only exists precisely because all attacks are not completed before moving onto saves - if they were, then macro weapons would not be able to be allocated onto anything inside transports (hence my question).

That's not to say that players are doing their attacks one after the other (in fact, granting them attacks would make that happen). It's an esoteric and useless point of debate, but really what is happening is that the application of an order within each player's attacks don't necessarily make sense in the context of the other's, if that makes sense? i.e. I can attack you but you can't attack me. It's like each side carries out its attacks in one parallel universe and defends them in another. It makes sense as a game mechanic, it just "feels a bit weird" to me.

As I say it's academic anyway, "yes and no" seems sensible to me.

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Think of it as them getting immediately ripped apart when they come out of their transports, due to not expecting their safe tank to go kablooey.

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Oh I have no trouble with the suggestion that surviving a transport vehicle exploding around you only to get a melta blast in your face isn't going to be conducive to a long life!

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Yes, all attack rolls are made before making any saving rolls,The assault rules state.

So following that procedure means,

All attack rolls are made first then allocated as explained in 1.9.6

And once again, dptdexys is correct. First Strike aside, all to-hit rolls are made before any hits are allocated/resolved. Resolving hits doesn't retroactively create an opportunity to attack because the to-hit phase is over.

For a different example, a Warhound titan which took a critical hit and staggered into range of more enemies wouldn't suddenly be swamped with a new round of assault fire.