Some suppression questions...

[captainapache]

Hi all, I've got some rule queries that I'd like to get straightened out. I'm new to the game and these questions have arisen during
my first few plays. Not sure if I've been playing correctly or not.

1.) When attempting suppressive fire are you allowed to measure the range before spending the AP's or is it the same procedure as used in a normal ranged attack where you spend the AP's first an then find out if the target is within range?

2.) A unit is in cover, but gets suppressed. It hasn't had it's activation this turn. When it's activation comes around it remains suppressed and hunkered down and does nothing else. Is that it? Has the suppression penalty now been served or does it carry on until the end off it's next activation?

3.) A unit is out in the open and fails it's suppression roll, it must seek cover. When the unit's activation comes around it moves into the nearest cover and hunkers down. How long does the suppression last now? Does it finish as soon as the unit's present activation is over or must it now spend another full activation in cover and suppressed?

4.) What happens if a suppressed unit cannot reach cover in it's activation?

Thanks for your time

[lorka]

A1: You measure after spending the AP
A2 + A3: After a suppressed unit have been activated it is no longer suppressed. There is some discussion about if a suppressed unit can move around while in cover, personally I would say no.
A4: It moves towards nearest cover if it cannot get to it then it can't, doesn't really change anything, remember the unit is not suppressed after activation.

[captainapache]

Wow, such a speedy response Many thanks lorka.

[rickypimous]

There is some discussion about if a suppressed unit can move around while in cover, personally I would say no.

P21 : "Suppressed model can take no other action than movement, and this movement cannot take them out of cover at any time."

So I think that Yes, it can move along his cover.

[lorka]

So he can then teleport to where he want, and what defines cover? Can he teleport next another enemy model as long as he is in cover from the model doing the suppression shooting?

[ibasse]

May 2, 2011 4:31:38 GMT -5 lorka said:

So he can then teleport to where he want, and what defines cover? Can he teleport next another enemy model as long as he is in cover from the model doing the suppression shooting?

Nothing says that he must only be in cover from the one doing the shooting. Besides, teleportation does not allow a model to come into base contact with an opposing model.

[lorka]

Well not in base contact, but say 1+" away from another model.

Also lets say Foo suppress Bar, Foo then moves into cover and out of LOS of Barr, what options do Bar have now? Can he just move around like he like?

[ibasse]

May 5, 2011 2:46:34 GMT -5 lorka said:

Well not in base contact, but say 1+" away from another model.

Also lets say Foo suppress Bar, Foo then moves into cover and out of LOS of Barr, what options do Bar have now? Can he just move around like he like?

As I said I don't consider it cover unless you're in cover from all opposing units. Besides, I don't think models actually provide cover, just block LoS and it can be difficult to completely get out of a LoS behind a model from all opposing units.

As for the second situation, I'd say yes, as long as he doesn't move in a way that gets him out of cover for any opposing unit.