BobaHat Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 I'm making a command squad for Captain Lysander (Imperial Fists) and I have heard a rumour that it now is legal to equip them with Thunder Hammers/Storm Shields. Is this true? If it is, it would be great, because it was not allowed in the 4th ed Codex. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/143338-question-regarding-terminator-command-squads/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Race Bannon Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 RUMOR has a Command Squad being able to be equipped with TH/SS ... but the rumor does not mention Terminator Command Squads. IIRC, Terminator Command Squads will be follow the Dodo Bird. Unless someone pipes up after this post to clarify or verify, I would wait for the Codex to come out. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/143338-question-regarding-terminator-command-squads/#findComment-1660444 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiveFleetEzekial Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 'Rumors' do not pertain to now. What is legal now is what is still in their unit entry in the codex. If that doesn't say they can take certain gear, then they can't take certain gear now. Rumors only pertain to upcoming, yet to be printed and released, things. Nevermind what they may or may not allow, untill they come out. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/143338-question-regarding-terminator-command-squads/#findComment-1660448 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobaHat Posted August 11, 2008 Author Share Posted August 11, 2008 When I wrote 'now', I meant the 5th ed codex. Sorry I wasn't more clear on that. :wub: I'll just wait for it to come out I suppose. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/143338-question-regarding-terminator-command-squads/#findComment-1660453 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSocks Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 'Rumors' do not pertain to now. What is legal now is what is still in their unit entry in the codex. If that doesn't say they can take certain gear, then they can't take certain gear now. Rumors only pertain to upcoming, yet to be printed and released, things. Nevermind what they may or may not allow, untill they come out. I think in the current codex it says that all of the command squad have access to the armoury if they have termi honours? though I might be wrong? or is that only the normal command squad, and if it is the normal command squad, then you could equip them with terminator armour anyway as they have access to the armoury, and therefore can get thunderhammers. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/143338-question-regarding-terminator-command-squads/#findComment-1663497 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiveFleetEzekial Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 Only things that actually say they have access to items from the armoury, actually have access to items from the armoury. Simply having T. Honours does not grant access on it's own. So no, in a normal command squad, you could not give them all terminator armor. Besides, that goes against the current issue of duplicating wargear items (honours is built into the armor), and Scions of Mars says that with it '1W models can buy T. armor', implying that without it, 1W models can't take T. armor. (but that's another topic, already handled many times, and easily searched. and hopefully soon to be done away with once they new SM 'dex comes out) This would be one reason why there's already a 'terminator command squad'. It isn't exactly kosher to try and turn a normal one into one, and have more options. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/143338-question-regarding-terminator-command-squads/#findComment-1663560 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSocks Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 You are right, there is no way you can get Thunder hammers in a terminator command squad, well apart from the veteran sergeant. However you could equip your squad with artificer armour and thunderhammer though this has nothing to do with the thread, my friend(I use this term broadly as he is one of those "know it all" guys and he is so annoying) recently spent an hour commenting on my mate mathew's command squad, ow that guy can't get a thunderhammer (it was in power armour), before being proved wrong by the codex, anyway thats nothing to do with the thread But aside from that I hope they do allow terminator command squads to get thunderhammers Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/143338-question-regarding-terminator-command-squads/#findComment-1664080 Share on other sites More sharing options...
maniclurker Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 from my understanding of what is going on with 5th dex (little more than rumors), is that command squads won't do what current C:SM command squads do... keep you IC from being targetted. The DA dex (which seems to be the building block of the next dex) have command squads listed as seperate units. As such, there would be no difference between a terminator command squad, and a terminator squad. As such, just go ahead and make the terminator assault squad, and run Lysander with them. However, it seems one of Lysander's special rules will twin-link the bolt weapons of whatever squad he is attached to. As such, he would be a greater benefit to a regular terminator squad than a terminator assault squad. Hope this helped. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/143338-question-regarding-terminator-command-squads/#findComment-1675524 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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