Mr_I_am_Hungry Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 Ok, I searched and got nothing. So here goes. I'm going to posit some things and would like if someone could explain as I just don't get it. If I can have this; Tac Squad -10 marines w/ Flamer and ML and Sarg w/ PF and combat squad them into this -5 marines w/ Flamer -5 marines w/ ML and sarg w/ PF why can't I have this 1 -10 man squad combat squaded as above and 1 -5 man squad w/ Flamer or ML? Thanks for any replies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chromedog Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 Because that's what the rules say. If you want 5 man squads with any special or heavies, you must buy a 10 man squad an CS them. The SM are tradition bound by a 10,000 year old musty book called the Codex Astartes. Fanatical devotion does not lend itself to free thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hfran Morkai Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 Because that's what the rules say. If you want 5 man squads with any special or heavies, you must buy a 10 man squad an CS them. The SM are tradition bound by a 10,000 year old musty book called the Codex Astartes. Fanatical devotion does not lend itself to free thought. That's why divergent chapters rule! Space Wolves don't appreciate the book, to them it's pretty much bog material. But yes, a book written by quite a smart chap Guilliman (Spelling?) who realised after the Horus Heresy that things had to change and squad size was one of the many things he instructed marines to stick to, considering a squad of ten men is much more effective than five they're allowed weapons because they have the right numbers. Now from a game view its likely it came around from people abusing 5/6 man squads with lascannon and plasma gun as this was a popular combination back then, cheap able to fit into a razorback and deadly, not to mention you could take six in a standard game. I would have liked codex marines to choose one weapon at five men (perhaps restrict what it can be) and have the option for both at ten men. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeattleDV8 Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 Just to be clear that is the case with the Codex:SM. Both the DA and BA allow you to take a 'special' weapon (flamer, meltagun or plasma gun) with the base 5 man Tac squad. You do pay more for it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Mage Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 A special at five and a heavy at 10 would have been a good way to go IMHO, but that isnt the way the codex writer went- so thats not how it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_I_am_Hungry Posted November 7, 2009 Author Share Posted November 7, 2009 I would have like that option too, but such is life. Thanks yall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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