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I don't play guard and have the new codex, so the question is do my GK Chimeras get all the new rules?

 Mythra wrote:
I don't play guard and have the new codex, so the question is do my GK Chimeras get all the new rules?

No. Not unless you get an FAQ for your Grey Knights.

The units in your codex get what your codex gives them, not what later codecies get.

My Space Marine Rhinos can't get psycher drivers or Psybolts, for example.

This was a really hot topic in early 5th edition, when the new marines got vastily improved Stormshields. IIRC, GW eventually FAQ'd the old books to include them, but prior to that, you have your book and I have mine.

This is going to be different, because GK players can't possibly want the new chimera rules...

 Mythra wrote:
I don't play guard and have the new codex, so the question is do my GK Chimeras get all the new rules?

its the same fro the Inquisition Codex Chimeras - they are apparently different versions of the same vehicle until (if) GW ever bother to bring back the FAQs

Why wouldn't you want the new rules? The split fire and laser arrays seem better.

Pugatation squad firing out of the top hatch. 4 Psycannons/Incinerators coming out of the hatch instead of 2 and 1 lasgun array from a 5-man squad.

Ahh they cut out 2 Firing points for them. I usually put my purg squad in a Raven anyhow. The Melta-Las Raven pops about any vehicle and then 4 Inc pop out and flame what is left.

3(old Chieras had 5 Fire points, but there can only be 4 Psycannons/Incinerators in a purge squad so that is why I used 4 in the example), but yes they cut out most of the Fire points for the Arrays bringing it closer to the previous few editions Chimeras(where 6 models could fire lasguns from the sides and 1-2 models depending on edition could fire out of the top hatch which generally made the tank open-topped). The New one is better than the really old ones in that they can now actually fire all the lasguns instead of just a few at a time do to LOS; and can fire them while moving 12".

The grey knight and an inquisition inquisitorial chimeras may eventually get FAQ-ed and/or updated with a new codex, sure. Until such time as they do though, you have to use the rules found within the book you purchased them as part of an army list for. Yes this means if you ally in some guard you may very well have different rules for what is essentially the exact same vehicle, but that is how this game works.

 Neorealist wrote:
The grey knight and an inquisition inquisitorial chimeras may eventually get FAQ-ed and/or updated with a new codex, sure. Until such time as they do though, you have to use the rules found within the book you purchased them as part of an army list for. Yes this means if you ally in some guard you may very well have different rules for what is essentially the exact same vehicle, but that is how this game works.

Exactly like if you are a space marine and take a Predator with Autocannon and sponson Lascannons, and ally with Blood Angles and take a Predator with Autocannon and sponson Lascannons, you have the same vehicle but different rules cause the BA Pred is a Fast vehicle and the SM one is not.

Yep. Or any vehicle found in the grey knight codex really, when compared to one from practically any other codex. It is how the rules work.