Some have wondered what good of the Sergeant's Vox Tech ability is. Afterall, sweeping orders already work on all in communication range. Well its a good thing Vox-Tech doesn't mention sweeping orders at all.

"As long as his Comrade is in Cohesion with him, ALL of the Sergeant’s orders affect all Comrades within vox range."

Mortar Strike is an Order. Artillery Signal is an Order. In both cases, its the comrade performing a form of attack, using the Master of Ordinance's Command score as an attack.

Don't those want the Comrade OUT of Cohesion? I can't say I'm entirely sure, but I seem to remember them being a bit special that way.

i'm pretty sure that "communication range" means "vocal range," because that's roughly how it works in Deathwatch, plus the vox ability wouldn't make sense otherwise.

Don't those want the Comrade OUT of Cohesion? I can't say I'm entirely sure, but I seem to remember them being a bit special that way.

Ah yes, my bad. The idea is you use Sergeant, Commander, and Master of Ordinance, to have a comrade in cohesion and a comrade (or four) out of cohesion, for blowing stuff up.

i'm pretty sure that "communication range" means "vocal range," because that's roughly how it works in Deathwatch, plus the vox ability wouldn't make sense otherwise.

Also, as I pointed out, the vox ability makes plenty sense, RAW: sergeants already have stuff that applies to all in communication range. The vox thing permits you to apply ALL orders (it does state all orders, where it could have easily said 'some orders' or 'sweeping orders') to ALL comrades in range, which has a number of implications -- ordering allies' comrades, issuing stuff limited to one comrade at a time to multiple allies (for example, Intervention), and so forth.

I can see how you could read it that way, but I doubt that's the intent, since it is very powerful.

Unless the Sergeant re-specs into Master of Ordinance, 'fraid that combination isn't going to have an effect. The vox-tech allows the sergeant to effect all comrades with the advances he himself has, plus the basic orders. Mortar Strike and Artillery Signal are the domain of the Master of Ordinance alone, and only he may give those orders. Thus, the average sergeant won't be able to give that specialist order via the Vox-Tech.

Now, with that said, combining the two is quite possible by respecing from sergeant to commander, and then to Master of Ordinance. Then you'll have the multiple comrades to pull it off. =D

Oh yeah, it only affects your own stuff.

The new book has new ways to give orders to Comrades that lets them attack, other than the mehish mortars -- Techguard Sergeants ought to be EXTREMELY awesome.