Q. On page 59, the rules for the arc of fire of
pintle-mounted (or bolt-on) weapons address
those mounted on turrets and those mounted
directly on the hull. But what about those
mounted on smaller structures (like a Rhino?s
cupola) that look like they can rotate 360?, even
though they aren?t proper turrets?
A. Remember that the rule is: if it looks like you can point the gun at it, then you can, even if it?s glued in place?. The rest is just a set of guidelines about the arcs of fire of weapons glued in place, and does not cover all possible weapons mounting and vehicles. If the structure the gun is pintle-mounted on is obviously capable of rotating 360?, like in the case of a Rhino?s cupola, then it should be treated as having a 360? arc of fire. However, if you mount the same storm bolter on a Razorback, even though it still can rotate 360?, it won?t obviously be able to fire through the Razorback?s main turret, and so it will have a ?blind spot?. In the same way, the shuriken catapult mounted under the hull of a Wave Serpent, Falcon, etc. looks like it can rotate 360?, but it does not look like it can be fired through the main hull right behind it, so we normally play that it can be fired roughly in the 180? to the vehicle?s front, which seems like an acceptable compromise.
Juhu mein Rhino Sturmbolter hat wieder 360 Grad Sicht. und der auf meinen land Raider auch, denn da ist nichts im Weg auf dem Dach. Außer der Kopf vom Fahrer und den kann er ja einziehen
