Editing Warhammer 40,000/Tactics/Kill Team(8E) Guide and FAQ (section)

==How does Pile in/Combat work?==

===Pile In/Choosing models to fight===
A model can make a Pile in move of up to 3" towards the nearest enemy model when it is chosen to fight. Pile in moves happen before the model resolves any attacks.
For a model to be eligible to be chosen to fight, during the fight phase, at least one of these conditions has to be fullfilled:

*The model charged successfully.
*The model was charged successfully.
*The model is within 1" of an enemy model.
*The model is given the ability to fight through the use of an ability or a tactic.

This means that it is possible for a model to be chosen to fight later in the fight phase, due to an enemy model piling in/consolidating into it. This also means that a model can be chosen to fight and make a pile in move, even if there are no enemy models within 1" of them, as long as one of the first two conditions was fullfilled. This can happen when an enemy model, that was within 1" of your model, was killed before you choose this model to fight.

===Who can I attack?===
====My model successfully charged====
You can only direct your attacks against enemy models that your charge move brought you within 1" of. This means that even though you chose both models A and B as targets of your charge, your charge move got you within 1" of model A, and your pile in within 1" of model B, you can only direct attacks against model A.

Does that mean if I charge two models into a single enemy model, and the first kills it, my second model can pile in against a different enemy model, but not attack it?
Yes. This ruling also makes fight twice abilities a lot less useful.

====My model was charged successfully====
You can attack any enemy model that is within 1" of your model after your Pile in move.

====My model ended up within 1" of an enemy model====
You can attack any enemy model that is within 1" of your model after your Pile in move.

===Can I get two injury rolls against a single target if I split my attacks over two melee weapons?===
No. Unlike shooting, you declare all your combat attacks before resolving them, so any attacks made with a different weapon against a model that was reduced to 0 wounds are still lost. 

There is usually no point in taking two melee weapons unless one of them is free and does not replace anything you want. Or if they give you an an extra attack like a Chainsword or a Misercordia.

===When can I make a Consolidation move?===
A Consolidation move is a move of up to 3" towards the nearest enemy model.
A model can only Consolidate if it fought in the fight phase. This means that a model who piled in, but had no legal targets to attack, can not make the Consolidation move. This is because the Fight sequence ends if there are no valid targets.