Sniper activation and HIP

[MrHonus]

One a Sniper activation Dir/Dis roll has been made can a HIP unit reveal itself in order to redirect the target?

 

[Hardrada]

Per A12.32 this action seems unavailable I think.

 

[grabowbe]

Hello:

More specifically this is addressed in A12.14
The owning player can voluntarily remove any concealment at any time during his or his opponent’s Player Turn [EXC:
between when a Sniper target hex Random Location DR (14.2) is made and the Sniper counter is relocated].

 

[EagleIV]

Actually you are looking for the middle of A12.14 {EXC: between when a Sniper target hex Random Location DR (14.2) is made and the Sniper counter is relocated].

This was added after my suggestion when I was doing playtesting a someone did exactly what the OP wants to do.

 

[Stewart]

Gamey as Hell.
Glad they added the non sleaze rule

 

[carlsson]

So taking a bullet for another person is not ok?

(Just kidding, I think it's a good rule.)

 

[semenza]

Actually you are looking for the middle of A12.14 {EXC: between when a Sniper target hex Random Location DR (14.2) is made and the Sniper counter is relocated].

This was added after my suggestion when I was doing playtesting a someone did exactly what the OP wants to do.

So the HIP could be revealed between the Activation dr and the Location DR.

Seth

 

[EagleIV]

So the HIP could be revealed between the Activation dr and the Location DR.

Seth

Yes, between the Activation dr and the Location DR HIP units can be placed on board, either concealed or unconcealed.

 

[Stewart]

Actually you are looking for the middle of A12.14 {EXC: between when a Sniper target hex Random Location DR (14.2) is made and the Sniper counter is relocated].

How does that even make a difference before or after?
You'll know where its going...so if you reveal after you see the DR, it doesn't matter in the least

 

[Robin Reeve]

How does that even make a difference before or after?
You'll know where its going...so if you reveal after you see the DR, it doesn't matter in the least

Revealing the Hipster after the random direction DR is NA.
Just after the dr of 1 or 2 is allowed, as you have no idea where the random DR will move the Sniper to.

 

[ScottRomanowski]

You'll know where its going...so if you reveal after you see the DR, it doesn't matter in the least

No, it does matter when A14.21 comes in to play.

 

[EagleIV]

How does that even make a difference before or after?
You'll know where its going...so if you reveal after you see the DR, it doesn't matter in the least

If you have a HIP squad near your 10-2 leader (or other good leader) and the sniper counter is near by, if you wait until after the Location DR it is possible that the HIP squad is closer to the initial location than your leader, so if you could drop HIP and make you squad the target you might save your leader's life (depending on who else is with the leader and other factors). As it is, you have to drop HIP before the Location DR is made so you don't know at that time if dropping HIP will make a difference.

 

[MrHonus]

Thanks all