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(Answered) Vehicle cargo TAC and transported infantry
« on: 21 March 2017, 01:18:31 »
After a recent game, i just wanted to get some clarification on a event that came up.

If an infantry unit is riding in an APC, and the vehicle takes a crit to the cargo bay, the weapon damage is transferred to the infantry. The rules in TW give an example that if the cargo get hit with a Gauss, the infantry in the bay will take the 15 points of damage. (TW Page 194)
The Clarification i seek is this:

Does the damage from a crit still apply the infantry damage divisor?

1) Gauss TAC hits infantry bay, doing 15/10 damage, 2 dead troopers?

OR

2) Gauss TAC hits infantry bay, doing 15 damage, killing 15 troopers?

my gut tells me later, but the rules (1st printing) are not so clear. Thanks for the clarification
« Last Edit: 07 April 2017, 16:23:09 by Xotl »
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Re: Vehicle cargo TAC, how much damage to infantry?
« Reply #1 on: 07 April 2017, 16:22:42 »
Conventional infantry being transported take full damage from the weapon as if the attack was an infantry attack (this will be errata).  So yeah, armor will help.
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