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  • April 27, 2020 at 4:07 pm #177414
    SteveT
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    Can an AT weapon be fired at infantry? If so , assuming an AT projectile is being fired from that weapon, do you roll to hit just one man and applying the penetration roll to the unfortunate soul?

     

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    April 27, 2020 at 4:27 pm #177415
    Greg S
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    Yes, is the short answer.  An AT attack will kill one man really, really well.

    An AT gun has the option of firing HE, so it can get several men under a template, with the Pen based of the HE effect.  But a bazooka only kills one guy.

     

     

     

    April 28, 2020 at 6:52 am #177426
    Stuart Harrison
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    If deciding between firing HE or AP (weapons with both options have a number in the pen column and a HE value in the special rules column) keep in mind that a natural one will always fail a to hit or to damage roll.

    This means you only need +1 pen to get the maximum “to damage” vs inexperienced infantry, +2 pen vs regular, and +3 vs veterans.  Once you go past that with an AP shot, it may be worth sacrificing ‘overkill’ for more hits with the template and lower pen.

    Of course, if it’s just one guy standing there, or you don’t have the option of HE …

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