salamanders do well vs the hydra (hear me out on this) wounding the hydra itself is hard but no regen, but the key is with the template you can...
remember the bloodthirster can have obsidian armor so don't charge into him with a BoR olbblood, you will find it hard to punch through the T6...
I assume you would get the bonus as it is a bonus depending on what you chose to use, not what your opponent chooses to hit you with. of course...
As a long time skaven player that is used to flame template+arty (warpfire throwers) I love the salamanders, a few things I can verify for...
remember most chariot impact hits are str 5, not that much different than empire handgunners, same - to AS. Or a better comparison would be a...