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S1. Add up shooting Firepower
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Measure the range from units in the firing detachment to the target detachment using the range ruler. Add up the Firepower values of attacking units that have a line of fire and are within range of at least one target.
Adding up Firepower
A Space Marine detachment consisting of 4 Space Marine units, 2 Devastator Space Marine units and 2 Predator tanks fires at an Ork detachment. Their Firepower is worked out as follows.
Three of the Space Marine units are in range (3 Firepower). Both Devastator units are in range (4 Firepower). Both Predators are in range, though one of them is behind a wood and so has no line of fire to the Orks — only one Predator adds its Firepower to the total (2 Firepower). This gives a total of 3+4+2=9 Firepower.
Line of fire
Units must have a 'line of fire' to at least one unit in the target detachment in order to fire. Line of fire is blocked by terrain features such as buildings, hills, woods etc but not by other units. Units which are higher up can see over and be seen over any terrain that is lower than they are. Buildings and woods don't block the line of fire to or from units that are in the terrain itself. Terrain conventions and line of fire are both discussed in more detail in the Battles Book [House rules, frequently asked questions and other nonsense].
Fire arc
Vehicles and infantry can shoot in any direction in Epic 40,000. You can turn the miniatures to face their targets before firing if you prefer.
Splitting fire
Each unit may only fire once in the Shooting phase but a detachment may split its Firepower between as many different target detachments as it likes when it shoots. Work out the shooting against each target detachment separately.
Splitting fire
A Space Marine detachment is faced by two Ork detachments. The Space Marine player elects to split his fire between the two enemy detachments.
The Space Marines have a total Firepower of 21. They direct 14 of this towards one detachment and 7 against the other. Each attack is worked out separately, hits being allocated against units in the specific detachments as usual.