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Something interesting was brought to my attention... can you combat squad units you plan to deepstrike? For instance, in the deployment phase, could I combat squad an assault squad and then place it into reserves to arrive via deepstrike? What about an assault terminator squad, same deal?

Yes aslong as you state that they are combat squading before the battle and you cannot go back on your judgement.

EagleArk.

Well, I thought so too, but some people argue that you are not deploying them when deepstriking, strictly speaking from RAW.


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This is in the wrong section, can I get it moved to YMDC? Pretty please?

Uh so when i am putting them on the table i am not deploying them? You are simply deploying them late game...

EagleArk.

FoxPhoenix135 wrote:For instance, in the deployment phase, could I combat squad an assault squad and then place it into reserves to arrive via deepstrike?

Technically no, but only because you have the order wrong.

You can't combat squad a unit as you put them into Reserve, because the decision to combat squad is made on deployment. So you put them into Reserve, declare that they will be Deep Striking, then once they become available you can split them to deploy them.


Arriving by Deep Strike is deploying. Says so in the Deep Strike rules, last sentence of the first paragraph.

Correct. So when they arrive from reserves, you declare you are Combat Squadding and Deploy 2 Squads separately, with separate Scatter Rolls.

Gwar is that a cat with some poo on his head?...

EagleArk.

So do you just make one roll for the squad to arrive, and then you don't have to say if they are combat squadding until they arrive from reserve? That's useful!

synchronicity wrote:So do you just make one roll for the squad to arrive, and then you don't have to say if they are combat squadding until they arrive from reserve? That's useful!

Yes, you only make 1 roll.

And it's a Coconut Cat.

He has a Coconut.

That cat is really cool!

Lol ok thanks for setting me straight.

Ohhhhhhhh its a cocounut, i think people may start drawing conclusions about me....

EagleArk.