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DE codex page 91 says a unit must be able to fit in a dedicated transport inorder to take it. But 6ed allows ssquads to take dedicated transports regardless of the squads size. So can DE take these transports now

Codex trumps the BRB. If your codex demands a certain squad size, you follow the codex.

This is especially true since other Codexes don't have this restriction. The Codex was created during 5th edition, and the general rule for being allowed to take transports for oversize squads was still allowed (ie Razorbacks) - that's why it had to be overridden specifically in the Dark Eldar Codex.

Why is it this way? ...couldn't tell you

 felixcat wrote:
DE codex page 91 says a unit must be able to fit in a dedicated transport inorder to take it. But 6ed allows ssquads to take dedicated transports regardless of the squads size. So can DE take these transports now

There is no 6th edition rule that allows a unit to take a dedicated transport that the unit will not fit in. That is solely at the discretion of the rules in the codex whether or not the unit can take a dedicated transport that the unit won't fit in.

Well no, if we're being precise. But there's no restriction either. By standard wording in most Codexes you can take the transport regardless of size as long as the Codex gives you the option for that unit, as in most Codexes the squad size isn't mentioned. That's why it's had to be FAQed.

 Super Ready wrote:
Well no, if we're being precise. But there's no restriction either. By standard wording in most Marine Codexes you can take the transport regardless of size as long as the Codex gives you the option for that unit, as in most Codexes the squad size isn't mentioned. That's why it's had to be FAQed.

Fixed that for you.

Only Marines get to pull those shenanigans. Not other race does that i know of.

This has never been a core rulebook rule. It's always been a restriction (or lack thereof) in any given squad entry, in each codex.

It has nothing to do with what edition we're playing.

 Ascalam wrote:

 Super Ready wrote:
Well no, if we're being precise. But there's no restriction either. By standard wording in most Marine Codexes you can take the transport regardless of size as long as the Codex gives you the option for that unit, as in most Codexes the squad size isn't mentioned. That's why it's had to be FAQed.

Fixed that for you.

Only Marines get to pull those shenanigans. Not other race does that i know of.

Necrons, IG, SoB can all take transports regardless of unit size.

Fair enough.

Shows that i need to bone up on a few codexes then.

Orks, Tau (unless new codex allows it), Eldar, DE, Nids can't.

Daemons don't get any.

Not sure about CSM. I don't play them often.