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Not to ask a beginner question on here, but, how exactly to scoring units work in relation to special abilities that render certain units troops? So, having Maloghurst as an HQ makes Reaver squads troops--does this mean they can be taken as compulsory troops choices that also act as scoring units in missions that have objectives? I choose reavers on purpose as an example since they don't have the 'implacable advance' rule as do Veteran Squads and Justaerin (using SoH as examples, here).

Big Red Rulebook, page 146

Scoring Units
Any unit taken as a troops choice (not including attached dedicated transports) and other units whose Army List entries specifically note it, can be a scoring unit, unless:
It is a swooping flying monstrous creature, a zooming flyer, or is a unit currently embarked on as zooming flyer.
It has a special rule specifying that it never counts as a denial unit.
It is currently falling back (if the unit regroups, it immediately reverts to being a scoring unit again).
It is a building or fortification.

Seems pretty clear - taking it as a troop choice? Scoring.

All good?

Yes, thanks.

Just a side note- there are some units that are troops or count as troops that cannot fill the compulsory troops choice. This is always stated in the unit or rule that makes them scoring.