M15

[Jonathan]

Question using M15 (2x hmg 1 heavy autocannon). Against infantry, if I fire the autocannon and score 2 hits, I place 2 1″templates adjacent to each other and roll to wound the appropriate number of figures. Do I get pins for each hit or just for 1? Assuming the infantry unit survives, I then fire the hmgs at the same target, hit and roll to wound. Do I get another pin? I’m thinking analogous to a tank hitting infantry with HE from its main gun and then using the hull mmg against the same target (in my club we’d give the extra pin in that scenario) except that on the M15 these are different weapons on one mounting but tied to the same trigger mechanism I believe.

[Stuart Harrison]

Multiple HE hits only yield a single set of pins, see p100, Weapons, HE (High Explosive), Multiple HE Hits, second para.  The pins from HE (or other multiple pin weapons) replace the standard single pin for scoring hits on a target unit, they’re not in addition.

“I then fire the hmgs at the same target, hit and roll to wound” shows a misunderstanding of the sequence of events.  Each step of the shooting sequence of events is completed for the unit before moving on to the next step.

You’re not resolving each weapon in sequence then moving on to the next – you’re declaring targets for the whole unit (even if you’re splitting fire across multiple targets), rolling to hit for the weapons firing, rolling to damage for all hits, rolling saves for all eligible targets, removing all casualties, taking a morale check if required.

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