Bike+IC question

[Guest]

Came up recently, must be covered somewhere.

 

Opponent has a unit of bikes joined by a independent character who is not on a bike. I declare them a target and they elect to jink. They survive and IC leaves the unit. Can the IC fire blast weapons? Is he subject to jink/going to ground? Can the mixed unit Jink at all?

[pretre]

"When a unit with any models with the Jink special rule is selected as a target for a
shooting attack, you may declare that it will Jink. The decision must be made before any
To Hit rolls have been made. If the unit Jinks, all models in the unit with this special rule
gain a 4+ cover save until the start of their next Movement phase, but they can only fire
Snap Shots until the end of their next turn."

 

He doesn't have the jink special rule, so he doesn't gain a cover save and doesn't have to fire snap.

[Guest]

"When a unit with any models with the Jink special rule is selected as a target for a

shooting attack, you may declare that it will Jink. The decision must be made before any

To Hit rolls have been made. If the unit Jinks, all models in the unit with this special rule

gain a 4+ cover save until the start of their next Movement phase, but they can only fire

Snap Shots until the end of their next turn."

 

He doesn't have the jink special rule, so he doesn't gain a cover save and doesn't have to fire snap.

Alright, that answers the question.

 

Can he go to ground?

[pretre]

"Bike and Jetbike riders benefit from an increase to their Toughness characteristic by 1. If
the Bike or Jetbike is part of the model’s standard wargear, this bonus is already included
on its profile. In addition, Bikes and Jetbikes cannot Go to Ground, and cannot be Pinned."

 

"If warriors come under fire, they may decide to keep their heads down to try
and stay alive a little longer while they wait for extraction or reinforcements.
After the enemy has rolled To Hit and To Wound against any of your non-
vehicle units, but before any saves are made or Wounds allocated, you can
declare that the unit is Going to Ground. To represent this, place a suitable
marker next to the unit as a reminder."

 

GTG is by unit, so not while he's attached to the bikes.

[pretre]

Rulebooks are fun. :)

[Guest]

Rulebooks are fun. :)

Agree, but asking pretre for rules quotes from the rulebook is faster and easier...

 

Thank you for the help.

[pretre]

You just need a searchable PDF like me. :)