In the Shooting phase, you have the opportunity to fire at the enemy with your forces. As the two sides engage each other at a distance, the guns thunder ceaselessly and there is an almost constant exchange of fire between foes. In a Warhammer 40,000 battle, we split the firing up so that each player's force fires during their own turn. This keeps shooting simple to work out and keeps the game moving at a good pace. During the Shooting phase, each of your units may fire. You can choose any of your units lo shoot with, but you must complete all the firing by one unit before you move onto the next. Every model in a unit can shoot - infantry can fire with just one weapon each, but some units (like vehicles) may be able to lire more than one weapon per model, as detailed later. The whole unit has to fire all ot its weaponry at a single opposing unit of your choice - you may not split fire between two or more target units. Note that individual models within a unit can choose not to shoot. The shooting process can be summarised in six steps, as shown below. Once you've completed this sequence with one of your units, select another and begin at Step 1 again. Once you have completed Steps 1 to 6 for each unit in your army, you've finished shooting and can go on to the Assault phase. The rules for the Shooting phase also include details on weapons later in the section. 1. Choose a unit to shoot with.
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