Does Marksmanship L1 apply to direct templates?

Marksmanship L1 works for all BS Attacks that aren't with a Technical Weapon, Throwing Weapon or Non-Lethal Weapon, so yes it will work with a Nanopulser. And yes, as per Breaker ammo + Shock ammo, this will mean an ARM Roll against Shock and a BTS Roll as well.

 

That's why Zhayedan are so powerful on their breaker rifle profiles.

 

Also, yes, but they are the only ones who have naturally Breaker rifles and MML2.

There is also a lot of fun with REMs loaded with special ammunitions like Unidrons and Auxbots.

 

Thats too, but I have the feeling @Ayadan refers to the against breaker ammo the target must use PB, but against shock must use Armour, so, two rolls are required.

Edit: XD I was too slow

 

Not really, it needs to be a weapon that normally rolls against BTS. Otherwise you're not gaining any extra rolls.

Plasma already rolls against both ARM and BTS, you're just adding the Shock effect to the existing ARM Roll. Auxbots' Heavy Flamethrower roll against ARM, so you're again adding Shock to the existing ARM Roll.

 

Yes, of course, but fire+shock is the bane of Aleph and CA while Plasma+Shock just provide an absurdly good chance to straight kill anything not Shock immune.

 

Oddly enough yes, E/Marats are not non-lethal which feels off to me.

 

I kind of wish they would errata marksmanship to have the same restrictions as fatality. It would be easier to keep track of that way.

 

But then we'd have a lot more shock inducing non-lethal weapons, like adhesive launchers.

 

Sure, I wasn’t saying completely identical. But the fact that for example one applies to DTWs and the other does not is maddening.

 

Sticky Napalm? Adhesive Virus? :P

 

Shock Light Flamethrowers from my Ikadrons have gotten plenty of Myrmidon Officers and the like.

 

Nevermind forgot they were throwing weapons derp