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You take a drop pod as a Fast Attack choice.

Now as I understand it, an appropriate allied unit can use it?

Could you take an allied HQ and have him join a squad and then use that pod? ( I'm assuming an allied HQ can't join a squad with a dedicated drop pod, is that still the case?).

Basically I want to know if I can join an Inquisitor to an allied marine squad and have them drop in a Blood Angels pod.

Not cheesing it out, but going for a fluffy Deathwatch army using Blood Angels as the parent army. ( of course, contingent on regular Marines not changing and no Deathwatch supplement).

I would prefer dropping the Inquisitor with a BA squad in its own pod, but if I remember correctly, you can't do that.

As far as I can tell, that's perfectly fine. If you have a vehicle with transport capacity, you can have a unit start the game in reserve in the transport (so you make one reserve roll to bring them both in).

Yes, that's legal.

Your Inquisitor CAN join a Blood Angel unit in their Dedicated Transport Drop Pod.

Your Inquisitor would be allowed to ride with an Inquisitorial Warband or even another allied faction in a Fast Attack Drop Pod if you wanted.

Can you take a pod as a fast attack choice?
I thought they were dedicated transports only

 jokerkd wrote:
Can you take a pod as a fast attack choice?
I thought they were dedicated transports only

The new Space Wolves and I believe the new Blood Angels can. The rest of the Space Marine chapters can't though, but they probably will when they get their next Codex.

General Hobbs wrote:
Could you take an allied HQ and have him join a squad and then use that pod? ( I'm assuming an allied HQ can't join a squad with a dedicated drop pod, is that still the case?).

I've seen people do it enough times that it warrants a reminder: a Pod has only 10 spots, so if you have a full 10 Marines, no ICs can go into the pod with them. You'll have to buy one less Marine, which also usually means you'll get fewer special/heavy weapons in the unit. Plan your list accordingly.

That is only if they do not combat squad the unit. If they do then having a 5 man squad joined by an IC is perfectly fine

Yes, fitting six models into a transport with capacity 10 is perfectly fine. Thanks for the reminder.

 Bill1138 wrote:
Your Inquisitor CAN join a Blood Angel unit in their Dedicated Transport Drop Pod.

Your Inquisitor would be allowed to ride with an Inquisitorial Warband or even another allied faction in a Fast Attack Drop Pod if you wanted.

Really.....well that changes everything.


Thanks everyone for the replies!!!!