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Hi, probably a dumb question but whatever...

When it says someone "may exchange his laspistol and/or close-combat weapon for:", and then goes on to list options, may I end up with more weapons than I started? For instance the Company Commander has a Laspistol and a Close-combat weapon; could he exchange those for a Boltgun, Bolt pistol, and a Power fist, as long as all the points were paid?

Tx in advance...

No

You Replace one of those options for another.

(CCW for Powerfist, Laspistol for Bolt-pistol, Laspistol for Power Weapon etc)

You may only purchase 2 items since you can only replace 2 items

K thought so, my greedy mind made me consider the possibility and clouded my reason....

There are two and a half options for equipping Command squads (Whom officers reside in).

A) Quadruple useful special weapons (I.e melta/plasma)

B) Heavy weapon team (Autocannon/Lascannon) and
B.1) Vox, regimental standard
B.2) 2x cheaper special weapons (Ideally grenade launchers.

Use a) for the aggressive transproted command squad, generally to support/used with other aggressive mounted shooty infantry.

Use b) for troop support, use b.1) for the company command squad, to support that infantry platoon nearby & use b.2) as a decent cheap way to equip a platoon command squad. Imagine their weapon load-out as a better-than-shuriken-cannon mini-support team, my point is don't under-estimate BiD and krak rounds.

When it comes to the officer himself, I wonder what you guys prefer? I think about giving him a plasmapistol, just to make use of his bf. There's no way he would ever see cc or survive it.

A is for Platoon Commands, IMO. Managed to pull off a driveby with four flamers on an Outflanking unit of Scorpions last night. Seven hit by the template, times four. Yeah, lotsa dead Scorps.
For my HQ command I prefer B and B1.

I typically used to keep commands cheap. Bolt pistol and power weapon, with the latter being optional. These days, however, I field a WYSIWYG command squad of squats, which forces me into a power fist + bolter combo, which is somewhat more extravagant, but I'll take the points hit if it means being able to use those lovely bearded gits.

I always leave my commander bare - "If I wanted effective units, I'd play SM."

My typical command squad is CCS + Lascannon + Vox + Chimera: 130 points. Cheap, survivable in the chimera, can give orders well to my blob of 30 Guardsmen with lascannons, and has a BS4 lascannon of their own to throw in support of the infantry. 2k points I put a MoO in as well.

If I were to make a plasma squad, then I'd consider putting a plasma pistol on the commander for 9(!) plasma shots in rapid fire range. Otherwise, nothing.