P.32: Blunderbuss rules. The last two sentences should be changed from "Hits are resolved at S3 if firing in 1 rank, S4 if firing in 2 ranks and S5 if in 3 or more ranks. Ranks must be complete to count." to "Hits are resolved as S3 plus 1 per extra rank up to S5. Ranks count if at least 4 wide. A single character in the front rank will not effect the unit's fire."
The rules are applied exactly as with any other unit. If the chargers start within 12" then any models within 12" may be hit. If the chargers are outside 12", the charging unit is stopped at maximum range as normal, and so in this case only the front rank of the charging unit will be in the zone of fire.
Yes, as no exceptions to the main rulebook requirements for these items are listed in the Blunderbuss special rules. Note however that all enemy models caught in a Blunderbuss unit's 'fire zone" will be hit as normal, regardless of whether or not they belong to a enemy unit which the Blunderbuss unit has line of sight to.
Yes. This falls under "other missiles not governed by the normal target restrictions (concerning characters)" as stated in the Look Out Sir! section of the Rulebook.
No, only Skaven can shoot when there is a chance of hitting their own units.
No.
Yes. The Earthshaker's description states "Any troops within this distance in inches from the centre of the template move at half rate in their next turn...". No exceptions for flyers are noted.
P.33: Hobgoblin Bolt Thrower entry. Change the Unit Size rule from "1 War machine with 3 crew" to "1 war machine with 2 Hobgoblin crew".
Yes. In US White Dwarf #250 on page 11 it states: Ravening Hordes - Chaos Dwarfs The new Orc & Goblins Army book completely replaces the list in Ravening Hordes. However, dedicated Orc & Goblin armies are not the only ones to employ the Greenskins in battle. The Chaos Dwarfs also use them and, as the complete rules are now out, it will be good to use them for the Chaos Dwarf's slave troops, too. To do this you'll obviously need both Ravening Hordes and the new Orc & Goblins book. The following changes bring the list up to date: - Replace the Special unit entries in Ravening Hordes for the Orc Boyz, Goblins and Black Orcs with the following army list entries from the Orc & Goblin Armies book: Goblins, Orc Boyz, Orc Arrer Boyz and 0-1 units of Black Orcs. One unit of Orc Boyz may be upgraded to Big'Uns as per the normal rules in the book. All these units count as Special units in the Chaos Dwarf army. - Delete special rule 5 about Orcs ignoring panicking Gobbos (this is replaced by the full rules from the book) - Troops described in the Orc & Goblin book follow the rules there rather than the shorthand versions in Ravening Hordes. - Hobgoblins suffer Animosity just as a unit of Goblins would in the Orc & Goblin book. This replaces the Animosity Rule in Ravening Hordes (special rule 3).
No they may not. Greenskins in a Chaos Dwarf army are not part of a free Orc and Goblin Waaagh!, they are slaves and do not have access to the magic banners in the Orcs & Goblins book. Note however that due to the White Dwarf update (see Q&A above) a unit of Orc Big "Uns and Black Orcs may carry the magic banners available to the Chaos Dwarf army (e.g. The War Banner and The Banner of Slavery).
