do melta bombs require the use of the demolition skill? the description for demolition charges explicitly states that the skill is needed, however, the melta bomb description makes no mention of it.

There's two different Melta Bombs. One in the core rules which say nothing about needing the Demolition check, and one (more powerful, but cheaper) in Rites of Battle which needs a Demolition check (and might blow up in your face if you fail miserably).

That presumably depends on what you're trying to do with them - if the mission assignment is "blow up stuff" with the meltabomb being ridiculously oversized for your target, just chuck them and be done with it. If you're trying to immobilize a titan with minimum damage so your guys can salvage it later or bring down a building with only one charge at its structural supports, a demolition roll may be in order.

BrotharTearer said:

I was just wondering if I had seen it in both books, or if I was just crazy. Well, I am crazy, but some things I like to keep straight