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If a Lord Commissar has a Dedicated Transport Chimera, can a squad deploy in it with him?

No, as they are not the unit it was bought for plus any attached ICs

Page 67, dedicated transport rules, states this very clearly.

Thanks - had the codex on hand but not the rulebook.

Sorry for laziness

As long as the IC that the Transport was bought for deploys in it why not add the other unit as well? NM... a double-check of BRB pg. 67 says only the unit bought for and any ICs. So, you could join a Primaris Psyker to the Lord Commissar but not a Command Squad. Better maybe to buy the Transport for the other unit then add the LC?

Homer

Yep, his DT is one of the more...interesting choices for dedicated transports. I cant think of many ICs who get to take their own ride along...

It also has a full bar and cocktail lounge.

What a Chimera?

Brother Hestapheus wrote:What a Chimera?

A Chimera is "a monstrous fire-breathing female creature of Lycia in Asia Minor, composed of the parts of multiple animals: upon the body of a lioness with a tail that ended in a snake's head, the head of a goat arose on her back at the center of her spine. The Chimera was one of the offspring of Typhon and Echidna and a sibling of such monsters as Cerberus and the Lernaean Hydra."

However, since you're on Dakka, it would more appropriately be:



The primary armoured infantry transport for the Imperial Guard and is a highly versatile vehicle. It has been used as a chassis for many other vehicles and has been in service for many thousands of years.

Homer S wrote:So, you could join a Primaris Psyker to the Lord Commissar but not a Command Squad.

No, because you cannot join two IC's together, last I checked.

Incorrect, please read page 48 which gives you explicit permission to join 2 ICs together.

Huh, I was told that you couldn't. Seems I stopped reading when I saw "They cannot, however, join ...units that always consist of a single model" before reading the remainder. Thanks, that is good to know.

Slinky wrote:If a Lord Commissar has a Dedicated Transport Chimera, can a squad deploy in it with him?

Yes you can provided the Lord Commissar is still in the transport and attached to the squad. This has been debated by many TO but the recently released official GW FAQ's clear this up.

Ed - the answer is "NO" as the Commisar is the unit that bought it, and the squad are NOT attached ICs. These are the ONLY categories that can deploy.

If you state the FAQ, which I have just reread, alters this, please provide the text. Given the only mention of transports and deployment deals with NON-dedicated transports, I'm not sure it is in there.

Don't have it with me I but I am sure I read that it had cleared it up however if you have just re-read it I'll take your word for it.

The only mention of transports and unit restrictions in the new FAQ (grabbed it just now to make sure) is this:

Q: Can a unit start the game embarked in a non-dedicated
transport vehicle? (p92)
A: Yes, as long as its unit type is allowed to embark onto
that vehicle and it does not exceed the transport capacity.

So, you can have a Falcon with Harlequins embarked to start the game. You cannot have an ICs transport start with anything other then the IC and his/her IC buddies.

Homer

em_en_oh_pee wrote:Huh, I was told that you couldn't. Seems I stopped reading when I saw "They cannot, however, join ...units that always consist of a single model" before reading the remainder. Thanks, that is good to know.

For what it's worth, IC's are not 'units that always consist of a single model' since they are allowed to join other units...