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This question was recently brought up at my LGS.If you take a Thunderfire Cannon can you then take Servitors?Then can you put the Servitors with the TechMarine Gunner so One shot from just about any weapon with range does not kill it?

Why would you WANT to take servitors?

Octavius Widowmaker wrote:If you take a Thunderfire Cannon can you then take Servitors?

That one's up for grabs, really.

You will find that some people will argue that a 'Techmarine Gunner' is a type of Techmarine, and so allows you to take Servitors.
You will find that some people will argue that a 'Techmarine Gunner' is not a Techmarine, but is instead a Techmarine Gunner (separate, distinct names for two different models), and so does not allow you to take Servitors.

I wouldn't have a problem with it, myself.

Then can you put the Servitors with the TechMarine Gunner

The Thunderfire Cannon is an Artillery unit comprised of a Thunderfire Cannon and a Techmarine Gunner. The unit does not have the 'Independant Character' rule and so can not join other units.

So no, assuming you do allow the Servitors to be in the army in the first place, they can not form a unit with the Techmarine Gunner and Cannon.

So the Cannon does not goe away as soon as the Techmarine is hit by lascannons or meltas.

You can't add the servitors to the crew of the Thunderfire RAW but if you are playing friendly games just ask if you can.

So no, you can't have the Servitors join the Thunderfire.

About not being a Techmarine, there is no techmarine gunner in the entire book he is just listed there where as there is a separate entry for Apothecary in the list of unit types at the back of the book; but then again that list has a error or two.

The main thing is that its only mentioned in that one area, in the rules for the Thunderfire entry it never states Techmarine Gunner it just says Techmarine that follows the rule on page 71. The rules on page 71 say he is a Techmarine.

I think its a over sight, but i guess if you were playing TFG he could argue it.

MY advice is that if they don't let you take a unit of servitors for your techmarine then you should roll up your codex and see how much you can fit in their left nostril.

Hollismason wrote:The main thing is that its only mentioned in that one area, in the rules for the Thunderfire entry it never states Techmarine Gunner it just says Techmarine that follows the rule on page 71. The rules on page 71 say he is a Techmarine.

Althought the Thunderfire page also specifically states that he doesn't have the Independant Character rule, so still can't form a unit with the Servitors.

Thanks for the input.Iwas agruing in favor of the servitors,but against them joining the Gun itself.I have hit a freind or two with my SM codex since it came out over dumb questions and being way to anal on the rules.
"For the Emperor" has more meaning when they are being struck by a blunt object.

correct that was just about being allowed to have a unit of servitors