carlisimo109 wrote:
Deb wrote:
I think the Trukks and Junka Trukks, and any other LV transport should be able to have the transported unit shoot from it. They are able to be shot at by AT and AP weaponry, and thus have areas (holes and portals) where the troops on board can shoot from.
This goes for all Light Vehicles - Raiders & Venoms (Dark Eldar), Trukks & Junka Trukks (Orks), civilian light vehicles (adeptus sororitus), Truck and Land Transporter (genestealer Cult) that have a transport capability. Each is a LV, some have a slightly better save to account for their ability to jink, however they all seem to have very poor inbuilt weapon on the LV transport.
The tricky thing is that in 40k you'd be allowed to fire small arms from on board open-topped transports, but that doesn't amount to anything in Epic except in assaults. Whether or not you should be allowed to fire a stand's big shoota is less clear.
I suppose it is less clear, however I my thinking is based on the fact that I often shoot from open topped Battlewagons and Trukks in 40K with my Lootas (upwards of 15 lootas), each shooting D3 strength 7 AP 4 heavy weapons at an enemy formation 48" away. They are poor shots, but make up for it with the number of shots.
The same can be said for most open topped vehicles where any occupants can shoot their weapons. I shoot Dark Lances/ Splinter cannon from my Dark Eldar Raiders in 40K as well. Most closed vehicles have very limited weapons fire from the occupants, and some do not allow occupants to fire at all like landraiders.
Many armies/players in 40K and Epic use their open topped/Light vehicles as mobile weapon platforms. The trade off is that the LV can be targeted by AP and AT weapons and so easily destroyed, and the troops on board are generally lost as well. I tend to advance, shoot from transports, hug cover until I get close enough to engage the enemy and overwhelm them, then relocate to do it all again. Typical glass hammer army that either wins well or loses very badly.