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Rob Hawkins of the US Hobby Team has put
together this mad invention for his maniacal
Skaven Jezzail teams. Pushed forward by
Slaves, this enormous contraption is the
perfect firing platform for a unit of Skaven
Jezzails.
 SKAVEN
FIRING PLATFORM – 50 pts
The firing platform may be purchased for
a unit of between five and 10 Jezzails.
The platform's size will vary depending
on the size of the Jezzail unit and may
be deeper or wider to accommodate all of
the models in the unit. Regardless
of size, the following rules apply:
Movement. After deployment
and before the 1st turn, the platform allows
the unit to move 2D6" forward.
During the game, the firing platform may
move forward at the rate of 5" and
may not March. Movement is straight
forward, but the mantlet may Wheel like
a unit of troops. The Jezzails may
still fire if the platform moves but will
suffer a -1 penalty to each shot due to
moving on the rickety platform. The
Platform is a Large Target, so the Jezzails
may fire and be fired upon as long as the
line-of-sight is over any models that are
not also Large Targets.
 Abandoning
the Platform. The Jezzail unit
may abandon the platform at any time and
may then move like a unit of Skirmishers.
If the Jezzail unit flees for any
reason, it will abandon the platform and
flee normally. Whenever the Jezzail
unit leaves the platform, the Slaves pushing
it will run off, and the firing platform
will be lost. Remove it as a casualty.
 Shooting
at the Platform. The platform
is considered a Large Target, so
all shots will have a
+1 bonus to Hit. When hit, randomise
where each shot goes: 1-4 hits the platform,
5-6 hits a Jezzail. The Platform
is T6 and has 4 Wounds. Template
hits (including the bounce from cannonballs)
will hit both the Jezzails and the platform
if both are covered. If the platform
is destroyed, each model on board will
take
an S3 hit on a D6 with a roll of 5+ and
there is no save allowed.
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