Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you: No adverts like this in the forums anymore. Times and dates in your local timezone. Full tracking of what you have read so you can skip to your first unread post, easily see what has changed since you last logged in, and easily see what is new at a glance. Email notifications for threads you want to watch closely. Being a part of the oldest wargaming community on the net. If you are already a member then feel free to login now.

Do models inside a Transport that is in range of an Objective count for controlling said Objective?

bit o a grey area really

transport rules don't specifically say the models are not there, but physically they are not...

so i'd go with no

Under the Transport rules (side bar on page 183) it says "Remove the unit from the battlefield" and "units cannot normally do anything or be affected in any way whilst they are embarked"

Based on that, that unit is not on the battlefield and has no effect on the number of models the transport counts as.

So, 1 Transport loaded with 2 Units of SM = 1 Model for Objective holding.

Agreed with Draco. Its not a grey area at all. Embarked units do not count as being on the table except for the specific situations when the transport has a special rule allowing them to do stuff (like fire out of the vehicle via the open-topped ability).

In all other cases, embarked models are ignored.