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[Grimblaze]

Hey all, hope you don't mind, I just wanted to clarify if I understood the new Age of Sigmar rule for the organ gun.

 

Assuming that I have a 3 crew and I want to fire 4 barrels, the process is:

 

1) Roll for cannon misfire

  -  number of barrels+   [so a 4+ on a D6]

  -  This can be re-rolled if an engineer is in 1 inch

 

2) Roll for hit for each barrel based on chart

  -  with three crew this is a 3+ on a D6 (x4 - for each barrel).

 

3) For each successful hit, roll a D6 for wounds.

 

 

With 1 crew member firing 4 barrels, this is a 4+ misfire roll and a 5+ to hit for each barrel.

 

 

Sorry if this is obvious, just wanted to check I had understood the rules correctly.

Thanks

 

Edited by Grimblaze, 11 August 2015 - 12:04 PM.

[Young 'Un]

You make 1d6 hit rolls for 1 damage each, per loaded barrel.

[Stuntieboy]

I haven't played AOS yet, as I've only just returned to the hobby. But my understanding from the rules is:

1. Roll for misfire as you said
2. Roll one die per barrel for the total number of shots
3. Roll to hit and wound for each shot (3+ for both if all the crew are still alive) and work out wounds as normal.

[Grimblaze]

1. Roll for misfire as you said
2. Roll one die per barrel for the total number of shots
3. Roll to hit and wound for each shot (3+ for both if all the crew are still alive) and work out wounds as normal.

 

 

Ah, that makes more sense - so figure out the number of attacks and each attack is a dice roll of 3+, 4+ or 5+ depending on crew number - so we still get to roll a load of dice 

 

Cheers

[Bimli]

sadly the OG has become our weakest war machine sad times indeed

[Pm713]

What about the Bolt thrower? The Organ gun seems like it could be good against low armour units with large numbers.

[Weezheat]

I don't think it's the weakest. It's just more random than ever. I usually load 3 barrels with an engineer and haven't had it jam almost ever.

There have been times that I get 5 shots and they all mis, but I've also had it do 15 shots with 12 wounds.

It's random but can destroy face too.

[Bimli]

the bolt thrower is actually not so bad it has good range can due huge damage and shoots 2 times

 

the organ gun has a chance of not shooting this is bad i think. you'll probably be rolling 3 dice 9 times out of 10 so on average your looking at 10/11 hits needing 3's and 3's - so with 11 hits your looking at 5 wounds with rend of 1

 

I say its our weakest cause if you think about it, what would you take it over via our other warmachines.... maybe the bolt thrower.... but other than that?