When determining LOS between two miniatures, if an unobstructed straight imaginary line can be drawn from any part of one miniature’s silhouette to any part of the other miniature’s silhouette, those miniatures have LOS to each other.To determine the height of a miniature’s silhouette, use the following rules:- Trooper units and all their subtypes use a standardized silhouette template to determine LOS. Place the side with the white mark touching the miniature’s base, moving the template around if needed. The notched base trooper silhouette template is not as wide as a notched base, so it will need to be moved around to measure LOS to various parts of the silhouette. Miniatures in trooper units with small bases use the small base trooper silhouette template, and miniatures in trooper units with notched bases use the notched base trooper silhouette template.
- Unlike trooper units, vehicles do not use silhouette templates when determining LOS. To determine a vehicles silhouette, create a cylinder rising from the vehicle miniature’s base all the way to the top of the vehicle’s hull— do not include things like antennas, weapons, or crew members when creating this cylinder. Players should discuss vehicle silhouettes before the game begins.