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Fluffwise all 'line' squads belong to platoons, whether or not the squads are issued with chimeras or not.

If you mean combined squad rather than platoon, that's a game mechanic not an actual fluff thing.
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 Dalymiddleboro wrote:
No I mean that are vostroyans mostly veterans, or don't hey belong in infantry platoons as well?


I think you're getting confused with fluff and crunch

While being no expert on Vostroyans, I'd imagine it would depend entirely on the regiment/brigade etc, what the task was e.g. Blitzkrieg or trench warfare, who the enemy is, and even what's available. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/626505/7419577.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/626505/7419577.page GMT Imperial guard question regarding platoon fluff IG Regiment. A given Vostroyan Regiment will have a number of old salts, a number of guys who've been there awhile but haven't yet "made the cut", and a bunch of fresh-faced "kids" or "FNGs" that replace the combat losses.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/626505/7419640.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/626505/7419640.page GMT Imperial guard question regarding platoon fluff
 Psienesis wrote:
Vostroyans are no more veterans than any other IG Regiment. A given Vostroyan Regiment will have a number of old salts, a number of guys who've been there awhile but haven't yet "made the cut", and a bunch of fresh-faced "kids" or "FNGs" that replace the combat losses.


"Unusually for the Imperial Guard, new levies are used to reinforce existing regiments in the field. This is not always easy to arrange, but ensures that Vostroyan regiments remain close to full strength and have a high ratio of veterans." ~ White Dwarf 317]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/626505/7419773.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/626505/7419773.page GMT Imperial guard question regarding platoon fluff
They're all equipped with Carapace armor, but you wouldn't necessarily consider them all Veterans.

They were introduced in 4th edition, where you could give Platoons carapace armor as a Doctrine upgrade, as well as BS3.5 as they rerolled "1s" when shooting.. They weren't quite the most elite of units and formations, but were weren't normal levies either.

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 Vaktathi wrote:
Vostroyans are somewhat awkward.

They're all equipped with Carapace armor, but you wouldn't necessarily consider them all Veterans.

They were introduced in 4th edition, where you could give Platoons carapace armor as a Doctrine upgrade, as well as BS3.5 as they rerolled "1s" when shooting.. They weren't quite the most elite of units and formations, but were weren't normal levies either.



So would a platoon blob of them look stupid?]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/626505/7419806.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/626505/7419806.page GMT Imperial guard question regarding platoon fluff GW originally wrote them is no longer supported by the rules. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/626505/7419830.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/626505/7419830.page GMT Imperial guard question regarding platoon fluff
 Vaktathi wrote:
Not technically no, it's just that the way GW originally wrote them is no longer supported by the rules.



I wanna run some vets in a chimera and have a big platoon blob with heavy weapon teams. I don't want my army to look stupid though. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/626505/7419832.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/626505/7419832.page GMT Imperial guard question regarding platoon fluff http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/626505/7419833.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/626505/7419833.page GMT Imperial guard question regarding platoon fluff
 Dalymiddleboro wrote:
 Vaktathi wrote:
Not technically no, it's just that the way GW originally wrote them is no longer supported by the rules.



I wanna run some vets in a chimera and have a big platoon blob with heavy weapon teams. I don't want my army to look stupid though.


That's fine, that's pretty much what the studio army at the time of release was. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/626505/7419850.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/626505/7419850.page GMT Imperial guard question regarding platoon fluff
 Gashrog wrote:
 Dalymiddleboro wrote:
 Vaktathi wrote:
Not technically no, it's just that the way GW originally wrote them is no longer supported by the rules.



I wanna run some vets in a chimera and have a big platoon blob with heavy weapon teams. I don't want my army to look stupid though.


That's fine, that's pretty much what the studio army at the time of release was.



So fluff wise, it makes sense to have vostroyans in platoons ?]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/626505/7419878.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/626505/7419878.page GMT Imperial guard question regarding platoon fluff
GW just didn't carry over the Carapace Armor option for platoons in 5E or 6E, which was odd. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/626505/7419885.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/626505/7419885.page GMT Imperial guard question regarding platoon fluff
 Gashrog wrote:
 Psienesis wrote:
Vostroyans are no more veterans than any other IG Regiment. A given Vostroyan Regiment will have a number of old salts, a number of guys who've been there awhile but haven't yet "made the cut", and a bunch of fresh-faced "kids" or "FNGs" that replace the combat losses.


"Unusually for the Imperial Guard, new levies are used to reinforce existing regiments in the field. This is not always easy to arrange, but ensures that Vostroyan regiments remain close to full strength and have a high ratio of veterans." ~ White Dwarf 317


What makes the Vostroyans unusual is that its FNGs are also Vostroyans, not some farmboys/girls they picked up while stopping to refuel the Troop Carrier at the last planet, nor the remnants of some kinda-sorta-similar Regiment from another world that got mauled in its last engagement and was down to ten guys and a broken-ass Chimera.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/626505/7419937.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/626505/7419937.page GMT Imperial guard question regarding platoon fluff
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 ChazSexington wrote:
I've gotta admit, I'm kinda liking that Daly's taken an interest in fluffy strategies! I applaud you



Appreciate it dude!! What can I say, imperial guard tends to give me more out of the hobby than just steamrolling people. Also, what's FNG?]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/626505/7420647.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/626505/7420647.page GMT Imperial guard question regarding platoon fluff
 Dalymiddleboro wrote:
 ChazSexington wrote:
I've gotta admit, I'm kinda liking that Daly's taken an interest in fluffy strategies! I applaud you



Appreciate it dude!! What can I say, imperial guard tends to give me more out of the hobby than just steamrolling people. Also, what's FNG?


FNG= F**king New Guy.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/626505/7420881.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/626505/7420881.page GMT Imperial guard question regarding platoon fluff http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/626505/7420933.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/626505/7420933.page GMT