Evening all, I've just come on here and I’d like to clear up a few questions about Space Hulk 3rd ed, mainly questions on overwatch (OW) and sustained fire (SF), but there are others. I've not been playing long so some may be obvious.
1st scenario
It’s in the GS turn, we’ve got a corridor (only forwards, backwards or stay still) with 1 genestealer (GS) 4 spaces away and a blip 2 space behind it, the Spacemarine (SM) is on OW.
If the GS doesn’t move then I’m guessing the SM doesn’t get any shots
If the GS does move the SM gets a shot and misses and if the GS doesn’t move any further again the SM doesn’t get any more shots from OW.
If the GS does move the SM gets a shot and misses and if the GS moves again then the second OW shot occurs for free and automatically, but as far as I’m aware the second shot is automatically SF. Am I correct?
If the GS does move the SM gets a shot and misses, if the SM uses a command point (CP) to take another shot before the GS moves again then this is SF, also just to clarify that the SM can take that extra shot before any other movement from the GS using 1 CP.
If the GS does move the SM gets a shot and misses, is it possible then for the SM to use 1 CP to come off OW and shoot the GS and if so is this automatically classed as SF or can it be considered a normal shot (ie hit on a 6, but no jam) and also is every successive CP used after that to shoot, are they automatically SF or can they be a normal shot if desired?
If the GS does move the SM gets a shot and hits then the blip is involuntarily revealed, does this second target automatically get a free OW shot as an action has been taken? And is it SF continued from the first GS and if so can the SM again instead opt to spend a CP to come off OW and shoot without SF?
Also can a SM choose to go on OW during the GS turn for 2 CP’s?
2nd scenario
The same scenario as the 1st scenario only it’s in the SMs turn and the SM isn’t on OW.
If the SM shoots at the first GS and misses and shoots again is this automatically SF? or can he choose to fire again for an AP without SF? Or is it not SF at all?
Again if he shoots the first GS and hits and then the blip behind is revealed and he shoots again is this automatically SF? Or not SF? Or can he choose to shoot without SF?
4th scenario
SM turn and the SM has 2 GS in LOS, if he fires at one GS and then fires at 2nd GS, does he get SF?
5th scenario
GS turn and the SM has LOS on 2 GS and is on OW. Does the SM get a free OW shot on both GS as they move? Or does he only get it on one of them? I’m guessing he gets both as the GS move separately or am I wrong?
6th scenario
It’s the SM turn, 2 SM’s have the same GS in line of sight (LOS), but are shooting from different angles and the second SM has a blip in LOS if the first GS is removed. If you put the 2nd SM on OW and then the first SM shoots and kills the first GS removing it, as the blip is involuntarily revealed, therefore an action taken, does the 2nd SM get a free OW shot at the revealed GS even in the SM turn?
7th scenario
A heavy flamer, can he fire into a square with a GS on it in the GS’s turn with CPs? also can he fire into an empty square in the GS’s turn using CPs? Does he need to have LOS to be able to fire in the GS’s turn with CPs?
8th scenario
The scenario is a game where revealed blips are returned to the pot with no limit on the GS pot.
In a long game is there any rules against not revealing any 1 or 2 blips and keeping the blips away from the action, but always choosing to reveal 3’s and returning them to the pot so that statistically the GS player will end up always drawing 3’s?
I’m sorry for so many questions, but it’s things that me and my friend argue about and eventually make decisions on, but we’re not sure if they are correct.
Many thanks for any answers to these questions.