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Just wanted to check something,Red thirst is done after deployment, before any scout moves or inflitrators, so any unit combat squad-ed rolls a dice for each 5 man unit right?, what about those in reserve, do I roll a dice for each full squad as I dont deploy them until I deepstrike them (as I can combat squad them while deep striking). So even if I plan to combat squad the unit in reserves I should only one 1d6 for the whole unit

Is this correct?

I think so.

The BA player i regularly pay against always rolls his red thirst for every unit (including reserves) after deoplyment but before scout moves etc.

You have it correct. A unit isn't split into combat squads until it's deployed. So those that are already deployed and have split are rolled for separately - those in reserves are rolled for once for the whole unit, whether they split later or not.

I have yet to actually have any of my units succumb to it in the games I have played.

But yes, you have it right, it changes your units universal rules for the game so it has to be rolled before you start the game itself.