I'm sure this is in the faq, but where?

Essentially planetfalling transport disgorges troops as part of the planetfall, can I overwatch them? Air assault prior to disembark no, but I though disembarking as part of a planetfall was fair game?

And as a side matter you can overwatch at the end of a transports move before troops disembark (into an assault say or to fire)?

And for good measure - if infantry have assaulted into your position (say they are in your bunker or ruins) and you overwatch them - are they now in cover? Likewise if they close combat your tanks can another units shoot at them in the clear, or now because they are touching an AFV (yours!) do they get -1 to hit?

Disembarking triggers OW. It's in the 2008 FAQ IIRC.


No, the troops move isn't an independent move, its an extension of the transports move IMO.

Yes to all of this having reviewed the rules as no mention of friendly is included in the rule. Bit odd really but ok by my reading of the rules.

Q: Does Planetfall trigger Overwatch?
A: Landing does not count as movement for the purposes of triggering enemy overwatch fire. Disembarking triggers overwatch fire as normal.

Transported units may disembark at the end of any move after the move in which is it was picked up. This
happens after any overwatch shots (see 1.10) but before the moving formation shoots or assaults.

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).

Q: When can I fire OW?As I understand that I can choose to shoot :

1) before my opponent unload troops,
2) after my opponent unload troops and before he shoots or assault
3) after my opponent unload troops and after he shoots or assault

A: After your opponent completes a move OR after disembarking troops, but before he does anything else, including shooting. So option 1 and option 2 but not option 3.

Q: When units appear on the table, for example by teleporting, or spawning, or being summoned, do they trigger Overwatch?
A: No. Only completing a move or disembarking triggers Overwatch.

Also, note that “a move” in the context of Overwatch has been ruled to be a normal ground move. An aerospace move (planetfall or a landing aircraft) does not trigger overwatch, nor does a countercharge move during an assault.

Essentially planetfalling transport disgorges troops as part of the planetfall, can I overwatch them? Air assault prior to disembark no, but I though disembarking as part of a planetfall was fair game?

And as a side matter you can overwatch at the end of a transports move before troops disembark (into an assault say or to fire)?

And for good measure - if infantry have assaulted into your position (say they are in your bunker or ruins) and you overwatch them - are they now in cover?

Likewise if they close combat your tanks can another units shoot at them in the clear, or now because they are touching an AFV (yours!) do they get -1 to hit?

And to preempt your next question TRC, a house rule will be in infect for Britcon that infantry units can only claim cover from friendly AV's. I'll inform everyone before their first game starts.

Conversely hosing infantry with machine gun fire whilst they try to kill immobilised vehicles was a common WW2 tactic as they were hopefully immune to your shells.