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WE'RE BRINGIN' IT BACK

But in all seriousness, why was this rule ever taken out of 40k? Is it because of AOF special rules? Whatever the reasoning is, 'Nid units like gaunts, rippers, and gargoyles (not to mention cultists, certain daemons, and guardsman even guardsmen already have it to an extent with platoons) It really limits what Tyranids can do when a tau firing line chips away 3 of the 12 hormagaunts in a squad and they end up retreating 8". And it's even worse when IG are allowed to bring dozens of soldiers in a single squad because of platoons but the swarm army isn't able to bring broods of more than 30.