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Apologies if this is a dumb or beardy question. Do I qualify for Phalanx when I deepstrike as I have not done "Normal Move, Advanced or Fell Back"?

Immovable Phalanx

Each time an attack with a Damage characteristic of 1 is allocated to an INFANTRY model with this code, unless that model's unit made a Normal Move, Advanced or Fell Back this battle round, add 1 to any armour saving throws taken against that attack.

Deepstrike

Reinforcement units cannot make a Normal Move, Advance, Fall Back or Remain Stationary in the turn they arrive for any reason, but they can otherwise act normally (shoot, charge, fight etc.). Models in units that arrived as Reinforcements count as having moved a distance in inches equal to their Move (M) characteristic in this Movement phase.

It clearly works as both rules specifically reference the three modes of movement. Once says you must not have done them while the other says you can't do them.

I will admit to not having any books and first hand knowledge, only what I have picked up here, and I have a question:
How does the book define 'Normal Move?'

Game Workshop sometimes buries a piece of critical information three layers deep, twisted reason I enjoy lawyering their work.
Wouldn't be a surprise to me if there was some clause that 'having moved' counts as normal movement somewhere in the book.

To me it is clear that the reinforcement wording is trying to represent that the unit moved on from off the table, so they shouldn't get the benefits of Phalanx. However, they have worded it poorly enough that I can see how people could argue that RAW says otherwise.

The Reinforcement rules tell us that units arriving as Reinforcements count as having moved their full Movement value, so I don’t see how a Strat requiring you to stay still to benefit applies.

If you count as having moved (which is true when you are set up as reinforcements), you dont meet the requirements for IP.

*Page 366 – Rules Term Glossary
Add the following:
Move normally: Rules that refer to move/moves/moving
normally are the same thing as making a Normal Move, e.g. a
rule that states ‘instead of moving this unit normally’ means
‘instead of making a Normal Move with this unit’. If a rule
simply tells you to make a move as if it were the Movement phase,
but does not specify what kind of move is being made, it is a
Normal Move.

You count as having moved so no ip

 p5freak wrote:
If you count as having moved (which is true when you are set up as reinforcements), you dont meet the requirements for IP.

*Page 366 – Rules Term Glossary
Add the following:
Move normally: Rules that refer to move/moves/moving
normally are the same thing as making a Normal Move, e.g. a
rule that states ‘instead of moving this unit normally’ means
‘instead of making a Normal Move with this unit’. If a rule
simply tells you to make a move as if it were the Movement phase,
but does not specify what kind of move is being made, it is a
Normal Move.

Reinforcements doesn't say you count as having moved normally, so the unit does not count as having made a Normal Move. It could have said that, but instead states you count as having moved a distance equal to your Move characteristics (presumably to keep units with a minimum move from failing to meet their movement requirement).

 alextroy wrote:

 p5freak wrote:
If you count as having moved (which is true when you are set up as reinforcements), you dont meet the requirements for IP.

*Page 366 – Rules Term Glossary
Add the following:
Move normally: Rules that refer to move/moves/moving
normally are the same thing as making a Normal Move, e.g. a
rule that states ‘instead of moving this unit normally’ means
‘instead of making a Normal Move with this unit’. If a rule
simply tells you to make a move as if it were the Movement phase,
but does not specify what kind of move is being made, it is a
Normal Move.

Reinforcements doesn't say you count as having moved normally, so the unit does not count as having made a Normal Move. It could have said that, but instead states you count as having moved a distance equal to your Move characteristics (presumably to keep units with a minimum move from failing to meet their movement requirement).

Reinforcements says you count as having moved your move characteristic, and this glossary says that when you move (without further specifying what kind of move), it counts as having made a normal move. If you made a normal move you dont qualify for IP.

 p5freak wrote:

Reinforcements says you count as having moved your move characteristic, and this glossary says that when you move (without further specifying what kind of move), it counts as having made a normal move. If you made a normal move you dont qualify for IP.

I'm going to err on the side of caution and go with this. Thanks guys!