6′ weapons

My understanding is for 6in range weapons the Point Blank and Long Range modifiers cancel each other out, except for flamethrowers, they do not suffer the long range penalty as explained on Bolt Action 2nd Ed page 67:

Also, flamethrowers don’t rely on kinetic energy to penetrate a target’s armour, so they don’t suffer the –1 Pen penalty when firing at long range.

There is nothing to cancel either point blank or long range modifiers 6″ range weapons, so both apply in the over 3″ up to 6″ range band.

The modifier which is not applicable to flamethrowers is as Greg S says, the long range penetration modifier (damage roll), not the long range ‘to hit’ modifier.  P67, Weapons, Weapon Special Rules, Flamethrower, third para, last sentence – “Also, flamethrowers don’t rely on kinetic energy to penetrate a target’s armour, so they don’t suffer the -1 Pen penalty when firing at long range.” (also mentioned p107, Vehicles, Shooting at Vehicles, Damage vs Armoured Targets, Long Range).

Answer is yes to both.

You measure range to the nearest visible enemy model, but you are shooting at the unit as a whole, not just that model.

Once you have determined how many hits, you roll for damage then remove casualties caused.  On p58, Shooting, Target Takes Casualties, last para you will find the following – “Note that casualties can be taken from any models in the target unit, including models that are completely out of sight and out of range of the enemy weapons – think of it as a dynamic situation where soldiers are moving around and bullets of course travel further than optimum range and often punch through or ricochet off cover.”

@ Greg – like a lot of tactical advice, that’s situational.  If the target unit is planning to assault the FT unit (either later this turn or you’re hoping for first dice next turn) you actually want that guy within 6″ when you charge – surprise charge negates reaction fire.

That seems to be what folks are saying about my recent query.