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So, just noticed that my Blood Angels drop pod has a transport capacity of 10 models, but the regular Space Marine one can carry 12.

Any thoughts as to why they deny me the opportunity to put an IC(or two) with a 10 man group? Cause they cost the same and have the same rules, it's just those 2 models that get left behind =(

Need the extra space for a full body mirror.

The extra space is taken up by BA awesomeness. All codexes that are SM Variants following C:SM are 10 models.

It's a balance thing. For instance, a Space Wolves drop pod can't hold 12, because then that would mean you're getting a 10 man grey hunter squad with a free special weapon, wolf guard, and attached IC. It forces you to think a little more about what goes in a vehicle.

I've always been of the opinion that the vanilla marine dex is just plain loopy on this one. The drop pod model only has 10 seats and the capacity in the previous codices was 10. The only reason they added the silly capacity of 12 is because they decided to disallow special weapons if you weren't a full ten man squad (and therefore couldn't fit in a real drop pod with attached IC).

Atleast you HAVE Drop Pods! The Chaos Legions returned them and stopped using Dreadclaws at the HH start it seems...

You get Drop Pods with 12, but Space Marines get Furious Charge and Feel No Pain on everything to be fair. Oh, and Mephiston leaves BA and joins Chaos because he is a possessed man.

It's something cool and special vanilla marines get over the variant chapters. Vanilla also get two extra spaces in a LR too, IIRC.