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In our dissection of the pathfinder entry, I noticed that the Devilfish has it's own FOC entry now without any direct stipulations requiring that it be taken as a dedicated transport. 

 

-The main rulebook does allow for transports that are not dedicated (the Falcon is given as the example). 

-The new marine codex (the only other 4th ed codex so far with transports) includes a verbose set of requirements on the Rhino and Razorback being taken only as dedicated transports for units.

 

What are your thoughts on this?  Is the fact that the unit is listed as 'Transport: Devilfish Troop Carrier' enough to make it a dedicated ride only?  Or can we now take Devilfish as their own slot?

 

BTB says its alright then I guess.

It's listed as a transport, not a troops choice.  Note the faint gray vertical border on the left side of the Devilfish description.

I don't think you can take it as a Troops choice.

I would say that since it is called "Transport" in the name, that it must be fielded as a transport.  Typically they make it more clear but giving it its own box.  After all, its not like a land raider says "Transport: Land Raider."

-Legacy40k

Ha ha! Nice try, but no, I have to go with everyone else in saying that since it says "Transport:" in the title, you can't take it as a troops choice (Tau Commander: "where are the troops? I just see a tank..."). Also, the Falcon, like the Land Raider, is a Heavy Support choice when it acts as an independent scoring unit, meaning that even if troops begin the game in it, it is not a 'dedicated' transport, and can load up and carry around a different squad once the original occupants have charged off into the distance. I'm pretty sure dedicated transports, including Devilfish, don't count as scoring units nor pick up other units, with the exception of independent characters that attach themselves to the squad in-game when the squad has not reached it's transport's capacity. Can anybody back me up here with these situations? I don't have my rulebook in-hand at the moment.