RugII wrote:
So the Executioner breaks, takes a double move (50cm) ignoring ZoC and terrain, then deposits the formations it was carrying which are then free to activate later in the turn? I'd hate myself for doing it but this does open up some quite gamey options for the Executioner! It's firepower isn't great, particularly after a crit, it may have more utility when broken since it gets a "free" double move before initiative is rolled for where it can drop transported unbroken formations off at the end.
I think this might re-open the old opportunity for a "Fearless charge".... Executioner breaks and deposits a unit in b2b with the enemy...I'll have to think about this.
already covered in the rules, 3.1.3
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It can dismount the transported units at the end of a move in the same way as a normal transport vehicle (ie, the units are placed within 5cms of the transport at the end of a move).
Formations that dismount in this way may not take an action in the turn they dismount, but are allowed to either shoot or fight in an assault if the war engine that was transporting it is able to shoot or assault.
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Can a transported unit stay mounted during an engage action, electing not to partake, and then not break should the WE loose? Personally I would say no, but why should it be any different for breaking from shooting?
Depends if the opponent initiates the assault and intermingles them (you have no choice then) but if you initiate the assault its your choice but seeing as they could not do anything else that turn its a waste.
Again from 3.1.3
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It and the disembarking units would be treated as a single formation for the purposes of resolving the assault
my reading of that means anything that stays aboard is not part of the formation, though if the Transport was destroyed they would have to make dismount saves.
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Does this mean the Executioner can offer refuge to broken units and not suffer from the BMs? If the Executioner engages with broken formations on board can I dismount them in b2b?
As the broken formation could not be shot at then it would not take hackdowns for BMs that way.
For the assault part of the question already covered by Official Master FAQ
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Q: Is a War Engine Transport that is carrying a broken formation allowed to make an Assault?
A: Yes. However, any broken formations on board the War Engine are not allowed to disembark to take part in the Assault (they remain cowering inside instead!). If forced to disembark because the War Engine is destroyed during the Assault then they are automatically destroyed with no saving throws of any kind allowed. Also, note that the Blast Markers on the transported formation are counted when working out the result of the Assault (i.e. for who has the most Blast Markers, etc)