How many times can you fire?

[phoenikuz]

Well, here's another question for ya;

How many times can you fire a given weapon?

Is it:
A) Once per turn
B) Once per action spent (or per two actions spent)

I was initially under the impression that you could only fire a weapon once per turn, but I'm getting a bit confused from reading the boards . So... which is it?

Bonus question;

An Elite model is allowed to spend 3 actions before it chooses to sprint, right? In other words, it could shoot, move, engage in close combat and (provided it won) charge into another close combat?

[dijit80]

You can shoot once per action point (though as you said some weapons require 2 AP to use), this means a green unit turns out 1 shot a turn whilst an elite unit can turn out 4.
To sprint you have to sacrifice all of your AP, so for elite units it isn't worth it, they have 4AP, and a sprint is 3xbasic movement, so if they don't sprint and just move they can cover 4xbasic move.
Duncan

[macnam]

Aug 20, 2010 11:30:41 GMT -5 dijit80 said:

You can shoot once per action point (though as you said some weapons require 2 AP to use), this means a green unit turns out 1 shot a turn whilst an elite unit can turn out 4.

Worth pointing out that those APs could produce many shots apiece if using LRF or HRF weapons, with their 3:1 and 5:1 firing ratios. Each burst of shots can only hit a single target model though - which is not one of the things I like about AE Bounty. They should have allowed "walking the burst" to nearby targets at an RC or effective RoF penalty, especially for HRF guns. Full-auto weapons don't pick out a single man in a crowd when they shoot.

To sprint you have to sacrifice all of your AP, so for elite units it isn't worth it, they have 4AP, and a sprint is 3xbasic movement, so if they don't sprint and just move they can cover 4xbasic move.

With better maneuverability than a sprint or charge allows, too. OTOH, charging can be advantageous even for Elites, since the bonuses may more than make up for losing an attack or three - really depends on the situation. If the enemy is close or around a corner you're going to walk into the fight, if he's two or more move actions away it may be better to charge.