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If this is a Rules question, then yes (and this thread flies across to the Official Rules forum ;) )

If this is a Fluff question, then for a short period of time (a campaign/battle) a unit of Grey Knights might be attached to a company of a chapter but it would never be a long term thing.

WizePapaSmurf Posted Today, 09:05 PM

A SM Army may take GK allies

 

A GK Army may not take SM allies

 

Weird, ain't it?

 

I think its to make sure that under no circumstances can you combine SM Heavy support and GK Heavy Support.

It's in the Daemonhunters/ Witch Hunters books, as well as a few others. GW is making it a habit to kill it off so not likely to see it in any of the recent books.

 

It means you may take Up to 2 choices of that selection, but do not have to. Much like Tau Fire Warriors are a 1 choice so you MUST have a selection of them in the force.

Hey, thanks...

It means you may take Up to 2 choices of that selection, but do not have to. Much like Tau Fire Warriors are a 1 choice so you MUST have a selection of them in the force.

...but that wasn't my point, sorry. I meant where can I find the rules for allies...where does stand how much units from allies I am allowed to take?

There is a section detailing what allies can be taken and how many Inquisition units can be allied to a Space Marine force in the Witch Hunters Codex (p.25) and the Deamonhunters Codex (p.21). The rules for allies for each Ordos of the Inquisition force are almost identical as the two books were produced as part of the same GW project a few years ago.

 

The compulsory choices of 1 HQ and 2 Troops must come from the parent (Space Marine) list, and then the following restrictions are placed on the number of allied Witch Hunter units you can take - 0-1 HQ, 0-1 Elites, 0-2 Troops, 0-1 Fast Attack. The same restrictions are also placed on the number of allied Deamonhunter units.

 

So overall, allied from the two Ordos of the Inquisition forces you could have up to....

- 1 HQ (1 x WH or 1 x DH - as the other must come from C:SM and you only get two)

- 2 Elites (1 x WH and 1 x DH)

- 4 Troops (2 x WH and 2 x DH)

- 2 Fast Attack (1 x WH and 1 x DH)

 

Your whole army must of course abide by the Force Organisation Chart, and so couldn't take any allied Elites units if you already had 3 Elites units from C:SM for example.

 

Also, you cannot take any Witch Hunter or Deamonhunters Heavy Support, so no Sisters of Battle Exorcists or Penitant Engines or Grey Knight's Dreadnoughts I'm affraid!

 

Hope this clears it up for you.

Thanks, Scorpion for the detailed answer...that is really helpful! Is there any possibility namely official rule that allows to take IG as ally? I can't imagine, because if any SM would be allowed to take Leman Russ, the Space Wolves would loose one of their advantages...but in 40k a lot of things seem to be possible :nuke:

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