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Fairly straight-forward question: Can I get a dedicated LR for my Chaos termies and then choose to deep strike them?

If yes: Does the LR Deep Strike WITH them or is it fielded normally like an ordinary heavy support LR?
I'm fairly certain I cannot Deep Strike a LR, but on the other matter:

The wording of dedicated transports in the rulebook reads:

"The only limitation of a Dedicated Transport is that when it is
deployed, it can only carry the unit it was selected with (plus
any Independent Characters that have joined it)" (p78)

I believe this only means that the LR cannot carry another unit other than the unit that the transport is dedicated to at the start of the game.
However, since the Termies will be Deep Striking, does this allow me to field an empty LR while the Termies wait in reserves?
Or is it entirely impossible to Deep Strike Termies with a dedicated LR altogether?

cbteom wrote:
However, since the Termies will be Deep Striking, does this allow me to field an empty LR while the Termies wait in reserves?

Yes. You've noted the only limitation on a dedicated transport - there is no rule requiring the unit that bought it to start inside it.

An the LR is feilded normally, or you can also hold it in reserve, where it will come on to the table from the table edge as any normal vehicle.

YOu can absolutely deploy and field the empty land raider, and first turn you can even have another unit get into the raider.

Above posters are correct, sadly we can't deep strike our land raiders

To go along with Kommissar Kel's comment, the LR (at least in the Space Wolves Codex) is not listed as a Dedicated Transport. In fact, in my recent thread we discuss if a Lone Wolf (which has a specific ruling that it cannot join or be joined by another model, but according to official FAQ can embark an empty transport) can in fact embark a NON-dedicated transport, specifically a Land Raider, prior to the game and if both are in reserve. The short answer is yes.

In this case, if you were in a tourney or playing in a strict RAW situation, I believe you could reasonably argue that the model/unit is simply embarking a non-dedicated transport while in reserve to prepare for the most effective call for reinforcements. Sometimes RAI works very closely to contribute to RAW

Great, thanks for the replies.
Now I can enjoy deploying a non-FoC LR for every Termie unit I field!

Too bad we cannot deep strike them, though.
Damn those loyalist Blood Angels!

 Psychotacon wrote:
To go along with Kommissar Kel's comment, the LR (at least in the Space Wolves Codex) is not listed as a Dedicated Transport. In fact, in my recent thread we discuss if a Lone Wolf (which has a specific ruling that it cannot join or be joined by another model, but according to official FAQ can embark an empty transport) can in fact embark a NON-dedicated transport, specifically a Land Raider, prior to the game and if both are in reserve. The short answer is yes.

In this case, if you were in a tourney or playing in a strict RAW situation, I believe you could reasonably argue that the model/unit is simply embarking a non-dedicated transport while in reserve to prepare for the most effective call for reinforcements. Sometimes RAI works very closely to contribute to RAW

You are overthinking again; also if the termies embark on the Land raider, whether dedicated or HS, then they cannot deepstrike in(which the op has indicated he wants them to).

And SW Wolf Guard can take a Land Raider as dedicated Transport, it is listed in that section of their rules on page 86