Boarding Actions Question

[crichelle]

Here is the question:
If a ship attemps to iniate a boarding action and is destroyed (result was burnt out hulk on the damage table) in the shooting phase of the same turn, does the boarding action occur if the target was not shot at and the burnt out hulk is still within 4" of the target?

 

[Silvereye]

No, while you declare the intention to Board the ship in the movement phase, you actually get around to launching the pods full of marines in the shooting phase.

This can give your opponent plenty of time to throw a wrench in your plans by killing the ship or causing it to loose the Special Action.