Assaulting a second unit after shooting the first to nothing.

So I'm seeing an outright contradiction...

pg 33... "[a unit] cannot assault a different unit to the one it previously shot at."

pg 67 "However, if a transport is destroyed (either result) by a ranged attack, the unit that shot it may assault the now disembarked passengers, if it is allowed to assault according to the assault rules."

So, what I'm seeing is the pg 33 quote applying to SURVIVING units, meaning that if you apply the pg 67 quote you wipe out a squad of (oh, let's say) fire warriors, they are no longer a valid target, assault the crisis suits. (with all other applicable rules)

Or, on the other hand, the pg33 quote applies to both surviving and "recently departed" targets, then according the assault rules, pg 67 wastes five lines of ink... (and i doubt is the spirit of that rule)

Or, on the other other hand, that's the only exception.

Thoughts?

im kinda confused about what your askin by ill give it a whirl...you can only assault a unit you didnt shoot at in that case because it was the one inside the transport...so the only time that exception becomes applicable is when the shooting phase claimed a units transport and said unit is in assault range of your shooting unit

Ah, the exception then. Fair enough.

I guess my point of contention is that you aren't shooting at the passengers, just the transport, which is considered its own unit in every other situation.