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Simple question that came up in a game last night. If an Ethereal joins a unit that can thruster move in the assault phase, how fast can the unit move since the ethereal doesnt have the thruster move? Or can the move at all? Or the third option we used since we couldnt find it in the rules was the models with the jumppacks could move but the ethereal couldnt. Thanks for any info.

Fox

It's unclear, the Thrust Move rules only deal with Jump UNITS not Jump Models, so there's no clear way to resolve for a unit of mixed Jump and non-jump models, but I would say they cannot make a Thrust move while he is attached.

Units move at the rate of the slowest model in the unit. I would argue that they lose the thrust move if there is a model in the unit who cannot make a thrust move.

 Bean's Herald wrote:
Units move at the rate of the slowest model in the unit. I would argue that they lose the thrust move if there is a model in the unit who cannot make a thrust move.

That rule only applies when charging.

 Drunkspleen wrote:

 Bean's Herald wrote:
Units move at the rate of the slowest model in the unit. I would argue that they lose the thrust move if there is a model in the unit who cannot make a thrust move.

That rule only applies when charging.

Hmm, you're totally right. All is fair game, apparently, so long as you maintain coherency. BRB pg. 10 & 11.

 Bean's Herald wrote:

 Drunkspleen wrote:

 Bean's Herald wrote:
Units move at the rate of the slowest model in the unit. I would argue that they lose the thrust move if there is a model in the unit who cannot make a thrust move.

That rule only applies when charging.

Hmm, you're totally right. All is fair game, apparently, so long as you maintain coherency. BRB pg. 10 & 11.

This was hammered out with Flyrants and Hiveguard. Pretty much as long as the unit stays in cohesion all is good. See the example about a SM unit moving everyone but the Heavy weapon, so that the heavy can still fire as it did not move.

Works for me, just wanted to make sure how things work for when I go to tournaments.