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If the pistol is an assault weapon, you can do the usual move, shoot, and still charge, while in combat it gives an advantage. However you can't shoot in shooting phase, then shoot while charging.

 

Eg, space marine moves 6", then shoots his bolt pistol at a target, then charges 2d6". If said marine also has a ccw, the pistol gives him an extra cc attack.

 

However in the event the pistol is NOT an assault weapong, ie heavy or ordnance?, they can't move, shoot and charge.

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If the pistol is an assault weapon, you can do the usual move, shoot, and still charge, while in combat it gives an advantage. However you can't shoot in shooting phase, then shoot while charging.

 

Eg, space marine moves 6", then shoots his bolt pistol at a target, then charges 2d6". If said marine also has a ccw, the pistol gives him an extra cc attack.

 

However in the event the pistol is NOT an assault weapong, ie heavy or ordnance?, they can't move, shoot and charge.

Not quite. Pistol is a different category than assault weapon or the others. Pistols have a couple of rules that effectively make them assault 1 weapons that also count as CCWs.
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If the pistol is an assault weapon, you can do the usual move, shoot, and still charge, while in combat it gives an advantage. However you can't shoot in shooting phase, then shoot while charging.

 

Eg, space marine moves 6", then shoots his bolt pistol at a target, then charges 2d6". If said marine also has a ccw, the pistol gives him an extra cc attack.

 

However in the event the pistol is NOT an assault weapong, ie heavy or ordnance?, they can't move, shoot and charge.

Not quite. Pistol is a different category than assault weapon or the others. Pistols have a couple of rules that effectively make them assault 1 weapons that also count as CCWs.

 

Actually, operationally, you are both correct.

 

It should be pointed out that Cypher does have the ability to use the ranged profiles of his pistol in melee.  He is the only one capable of doing this, though.

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