Shooting at skimmers

[Frankio9]

Hey all, i was reading the new rulebook, and under skyfire it says: ""... Fires using its own bs when Shooting at flyers, flying mc's and skimmers. This would seem to imply that units without skyfire fire in a different way at skimmers. However, i cant find anything regarding this under the vehicles- skimmers section of the rulebook. Does anyone know more of this? Thanks in advance

[EnglishInquisition]

No, shoot at skimmers the same as with other vehicles.

[Archon Charybdis]

The mention of skimmers is because a Skyfire models are all AA mounted, and can onlyl snap shoot at non-skyward enemies. Clearly though, hovering a meter or two off the ground is totally same as being a supersonic jet fighter.

[Encarmine]

skimmers dont get their jink save, if shot by units with skyfire

[JMichael]

skimmers dont get their jink save, if shot by units with skyfire

Where did you see that? It's not under the Skyfire rules or jink rules.

[DarkLink]

I think he's confusing skyfire with the Hydra's rules. Hydras ignore skimmer cover saves, and have skyfire, but those are two different things.

[JMichael]

Ahh, the Hydra. Glad? They added the no jink save from Hyrda in the FAQ (me=Eldar).
Sure hope GW will make a Hydra model now!

[rle68]

Ahh, the Hydra. Glad? They added the no jink save from Hyrda in the FAQ (me=Eldar).
Sure hope GW will make a Hydra model now!

forgeworld does but i dont like it.. take a chimera and a aegis defense line voila hydra flak tank not the best option but still

[DarkLink]

Yeah, the Hydra's useless if your opponent doesn't take a flyer. And since it's relatively fragile, it's a big priority target if your opponent does take one. Which means you have to take a couple, which means you're spending a lot more points to counter a unit your opponent may not have, which turns the whole exercise into a vicious cycle.