"Rifleman" and "Battle Rifle" both contain the same root word (rifle!), so I would rule yes.
I still haven't had a chance to play 4e, but I'm trying to get a grip on the rules in the hopes that, someday, I will. My next question is a follow-up on my earlier Crit question.
DAMAGE: If your attack succeeds, you hit your target and
inflict your weapon’s base damage rating on them.
Each
extra [target icon] rolled will increase the damage by 1. Roll for a
random hit location and apply the effects of armor.
So, as I understand it, you roll two die per ranged attack, one for the PC's attribute, the other for their applied skill.
For the sake of example, and assuming no modifiers come into play, let's say the player/Ref rolls a six (one target icon) and a ten (two target icons). Since they rolled a six, they hit. Since there're TWO target icons on the other die, does that mean you add +2 to the damage?
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