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Forgive me if this is an elementary question, I don't have my BRB to hand.

Can a transport be deployed with/carry more than one unit if there is sufficient capacity?

Eg Dark Eldar Raider is bought as a transport for a 5 man Kabalite Warrior Squad, can then another unit of up to 5 other models ride along?

Gut says no, but can't actually remember reading anything to the contrary.

No.

The Transport rules specify a single unit.

insaniak wrote:The Transport rules specify a single unit.

However, an IC can join the unit if there is room.

This one annoys a lot of people but I guess the reasoning behind it is that if you had say... two 5 man devastator squads and stuck them together in a rhino and deployed them quickly it hands you a really big advantage in a 6 turn game in terms of speed and of points.

And that's why dedicated is the word to note.

I would allow it in fun games, just gives me a better chance of wrecking two units and a vehicle with one shot!

That was my thinking, suspected it was a no, as that feels like the way GW normally rule these things.

As you say, would probably allow it in a fun game, as the advantage is countered by an increased vulnerability, one lucky shot and a few poor armour saves could really put a dent in your (or your opponents) list.

insaniak wrote:The Transport rules specify a single unit.

Technically, a transport is given the ability to hold a "single infantry unit and/or any number of independent characters" (p. 66). This IC is automatically joined to the unit inside.

But, there are some ICs that are forbidden from joining some units. For example, an Eldar Phoenix Lord cannot join squads from other aspects. So, you could end up with the situation where a transport is holding a unit of infantry, and an IC that is NOT joined to that unit.

Or, you could transport Mephiston and an IC in the same Rhino.


So, there is the possibility of a transport holding multiple units, but it's pretty rare.

Grakmar wrote:

insaniak wrote:The Transport rules specify a single unit.

Technically, a transport is given the ability to hold a "single infantry unit and/or any number of independent characters" (p. 66). This IC is automatically joined to the unit inside.

But, there are some ICs that are forbidden from joining some units. For example, an Eldar Phoenix Lord cannot join squads from other aspects. So, you could end up with the situation where a transport is holding a unit of infantry, and an IC that is NOT joined to that unit.

Or, you could transport Mephiston and an IC in the same Rhino.


So, there is the possibility of a transport holding multiple units, but it's pretty rare.

IC must be place +2" from a unit they cannot join (or are not choosing to join). You measure to the hull if you need to measure to a transported unit.

Tri wrote:

Grakmar wrote:

insaniak wrote:The Transport rules specify a single unit.

Technically, a transport is given the ability to hold a "single infantry unit and/or any number of independent characters" (p. 66). This IC is automatically joined to the unit inside.

But, there are some ICs that are forbidden from joining some units. For example, an Eldar Phoenix Lord cannot join squads from other aspects. So, you could end up with the situation where a transport is holding a unit of infantry, and an IC that is NOT joined to that unit.

Or, you could transport Mephiston and an IC in the same Rhino.


So, there is the possibility of a transport holding multiple units, but it's pretty rare.

IC must be place +2" from a unit they cannot join (or are not choosing to join). You measure to the hull if you need to measure to a transported unit.

Hmmm... that brings up an interesting issue.

Can an IC embark on a transport at all? He needs to stay more than 2" away from a unit he cannot join. A transport vehicle is a unit, and he can't join it. If he's embarked, he's within 2". Ergo, an IC can't ever get inside a transport.