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Reading the FAQ last night makes it seem that you combat squad when you deploy your army and not when it arrives on the table, main part highlighthed below, I know drop podding is when they y deploy but it isnt really clear is it?

Page 51 – Combat Squads.
Replace with the following wording:
“A ten-man unit with this special rule can break down into two
five-man units, called combat squads.

You must decide which units are splitting into combat squads,
and which models go into each combat squad, immediately
before deployment. A unit split into combat squads therefore is
now two separate units for all game purposes including
calculating the total number of units in the army, and the
number of units you can place in reserve.
Then proceed with
deployment as normal. Note that two combat squads split from
the same unit can embark in the same transport vehicle,
providing its transport capacity allows.
Once you have decided whether or not to split a unit into
combat squads, it must remain that way for the entire battle. It
cannot split up or join back together later on in the battle, nor
can you use a red

MarkyMark wrote:
{snip} Then proceed with deployment as normal. Note that two combat squads split from the same unit can embark in the same transport vehicle, providing its transport capacity allows.
Once you have decided whether or not to split a unit into combat squads, it must remain that way for the entire battle. It cannot split up or join back together later on in the battle, nor can you use a red

(Emphasis mine)
You combat squad before deployment, then put both halves in the same pod.

Yep. Combat Squad before deployment, both squads can ride in the same Drop Pod.

SJ