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Can I run a squad of Vanguard Veterans with thunder-shields and a powerclaw in the right hand?

You can run Vanguard Veterans with a stormshield and a powerfist, yes.

Or a Stormshield and a Lightning Claw persumably.

Storm Shields don't take a weapon slot. They are an additional equipment item listed with the melta bombs. You can take a Vanguard Vet with a Powerfist, Lightning Claw, and a Storm Shield. You will simply not get an extra attack from the off-hand weapon.

 doomdreamer wrote:
Storm Shields don't take a weapon slot. They are an additional equipment item listed with the melta bombs. You can take a Vanguard Vet with a Powerfist, Lightning Claw, and a Storm Shield. You will simply not get an extra attack from the off-hand weapon.

This is the best answer thank you <3