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I want to know if you're required to have 2 DG units mounted in Rhinos before you can utilise the rule allowing them to be taken as Fast Attack slots.  The wording from the rulebook reads:

"Only two Plague marine units with rhinos may be counted as Troops choices; all others are counted as fast attack choices instead."

The rule is ambigous but I've been told Pete Haines made a clarification saying if all Troop slots were full then units mounted in a Rhino could be taken as Fast Attack, regardless of whether you already had 2 as Troops slots.  The clarfifation was on the old GW forums.

Can anyone enlighten me on this?

 

I'm not seeing any ambiguity there. Plague Marines in Rhinos are Fast Attack choices. You can choose to take up to two units as Troops instead.

It's not spelled out as explicitly as I'd like, but I think Insaniak's read is correct. Up to two PM units with Rhinos MAY (optional) be counted as Troops. If you do not so choose, they would be Fast Attack.

BTW, Insaniak- I got to see and examine Yak's Tyrant up close at Adepticon.  Sterling work, man.  Really great.

This debate has been raging on for a while with DG players. I recommend you go to www.DeathGuard.org for these questions. The general thought though is that you do need the two as troops before you take fast.

Hi,

Here was the reply given by Pete Haines to the 40k-Chaos Yahoo Group on this question back in 2003.

Obviously it is not an official confirmation in any form but it does support the interpretation insaniak gave above.

Regards

plc


From the 40k-Chaos Yahoo Group:


      From:  "TheProphet" <The_Prophet@v...>
      Date:  Wed Aug 27, 2003  11:40 pm
      Subject:  FW: Nurgle FA



      Spoke with Pete and received the below reply for any who give any
weight
      to email correspondence.

      Paul "TheProphet" DiPonio



      -----Original Message-----
      From: Pete Haines
      Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 4:57 AM
      To: TheProphet
      Subject: RE: Nurgle FA


      > Hate to hit you with a single question email, but wanted to get
this
      > clarified for the 40K Chaos group if you have a moment.
      >
      > Q - Does a Death Guard army have to take two troop choices of
Plague
      > Marines in rhinos before they can then take Fast Attack Plague
Marine
      > units in rhinos?
      >
      > A - No, it is a maxima not a minima
      >
      > Cheers
      > Pete