Strafing Modifiers

[DarkJaguar]

I wanted to ask about strafing and the applicable modifiers now that things have been errata'd into a confusing morass.

There is a modifier in the back of the manual (it's been errata'd as well, so reference the last page of the AS Errata 2.3.1) that lists a modifier for 'Area-Effect Attack' as +1.  Initially I thought this would apply to a strafe run, but now I would disagree with this point.  My argument is based on a strafing run does not affect an area like bombs and artillery, but rather it potentially effects any unit inside of that area.  The difference is that a bomb can target the ground under a unit's feet and ignore TMM, whereas a strafing run must make an attack roll against every unit inside the strafing area.

So which would it be?
Skill+4+TMM
-or-
Skill+4+TMM+1

[nckestrel]

Strafe is not an area effect attack. 
Area of Effect is defined on p8. Strafing is not a "circle around a center point".  Strafing on p55 never calls itself an area of effect.

And the intent was that the modifier was for attacks that can hit a target without targeting it directly. They can target something else (point of impact, a different unit) and then hit everything else in the area. Strafing still targets each target separately and actually targets them (they get their TMM, cover, etc).

[DarkJaguar]

Awesome, thanks for the quick response!