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Just bought my own copy of the new SM codex and have been digging around for ideas. Here is the question: per the Deep Strike rules vehicles count as moving at cruising speed. I take it to mean that the Drop Pod itself cannot shoot any weapons on the turn that it lands. But what about a Dread riding in one?

On one hand it is a Walker, cannot move at cruising speed normally, and would seem pretty stupid if normal marines could get out and fire, but the big guy couldn't.

On the other hand, there are the blunt rules saying "vehicles count as having moved at crusing speed."

My thought is that they are passengers and so not actually deep striking themselves, but in a transport that is doing the deep striking. Can't find a clarification.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/219555/397821.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/219555/397821.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/219555/397843.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/219555/397843.page GMT
The Dreadnought is a passenger, and so it has to disembark if it is going to shoot that turn.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/219555/397885.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/219555/397885.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/219555/398013.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/219555/398013.page GMT
I think, in this case, the specific Transport rule for the Drop Pod over-rules the implication that the Dreadnought is moving at Cruising Speed, since it has to disembark normally, and if a unit disembarks normally they can shoot as if they had moved normally.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/219555/398100.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/219555/398100.page GMT
The interesting part is about the Drop Pod not being able to shoot the turn it lands. That will change how we play at least. Of course that is just a Storm Bolter 99% of the time and not all the heavy weapon fun that a Dread can bring.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/219555/398198.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/219555/398198.page GMT