How many TML speeders can you have in a squadron?

[Godhead]

The title pretty much asks the question. Has anyone experienced problems with the wording when building a list?

 

I tried searching to see if this was up somewhere else, but I seemed to come up with every mention of the word landspeeder in this forum.

[Matt D]

you can have all three in the squadron have it. (looked in both codex('s?) and saw no restrictions)

[Tograth]

Actually, its only a a single speeder per squadron.

 

The reason for this is as follows:

 

in C:SM it states that "any land speeder may be upgraded" to a typhoon for 40 points.

 

in C:SW however it states that "alternatively, a land speeder may be upgraded to a land speeder typhoon"

 

the way this is worded means that while in C:SM you can have up to 3 typhoons in a squadron, in C:SW you can have only a single typhoon per squadron.

[wiplash]

sounds like your just being picky

 

on the other hand it is saying A land speeder may be upgraded to a land speeder typhoon

 

rather than ONE land speeder may be upgraded to a land speeder typhoon

 

for example if i say "a space wolf can grow a beard" it does not mean that "one space wolf can grow a beard"

[Hotspur]

sounds like your just being picky

 

on the other hand it is saying A land speeder may be upgraded to a land speeder typhoon

 

rather than ONE land speeder may be upgraded to a land speeder typhoon

 

for example if i say "a space wolf can grow a beard" it does not mean that "one space wolf can grow a beard"

 

True. I've fielded full squadrons of Typhoons many times, and no one has seemed to mind. Even the schiestiest of rules lawyers at the LGS where I used to play didn't say anything.

 

I say, sit down, relax, and have some ale Tograth! :lol:

[Fenxis]

Actually, its only a a single speeder per squadron.

 

The reason for this is as follows:

 

in C:SM it states that "any land speeder may be upgraded" to a typhoon for 40 points.

 

in C:SW however it states that "alternatively, a land speeder may be upgraded to a land speeder typhoon"

 

the way this is worded means that while in C:SM you can have up to 3 typhoons in a squadron, in C:SW you can have only a single typhoon per squadron.

 

Right (I 2nd what wiplash wrote)

 

Now, a layman looking at the rulebook would wonder why the typhoon missile launcher is listed separately from the 4 tornado upgrade options. There's actually no good reason, it's only for historical naming purposes that these are split out.

[Duke Corwin]

As stated, if you could only have one per squadron it would say ONE not A.

[Godhead]

Great, thanks for the responses. Makes it easier to give GW some more of my cash.

[Demonslayer]

I always thought you could only have one.

I'm happy now as instead of taking up 2-3 Fast attack slots for missile madness, I can take 1 for better missile madness or dare I say it 3.

Maybe with some whirlwinds and Long Fangs for complete bombardment Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha...................................

 

*Wakes up in a padded white room*

[Coverfire]

What are the benefits for using squadrons?

 

And do they outweigh the disadvantages?

[Evilbob]

A squad of vehicles lets them ignore stunned so they can all keep moving, but an immobilized result kills a vehicle, as the others have to leave it behind. Kinda risky, but the biggest benefit I find of LS squads is freeing up the Fast slots than I just can't get enough of with Calvary and Fen Wolves.

[Godhead]

Honestly, there have really been very very very few instances where not dying due to an immobilized result on my speeders have really made a difference. (barring KP's really) Every just knows not to stand in front of my TML after that. But yea, it free's up swiftclaws or wolves.

[Warhead01]

I believe the "alternatively" refers to the assault cannon option or the typhoon option so you don't have tornado/typhoons zipping around...in 3"s

[hmk17]

Correct, uberwolve.

 

Its to prevent the notion of a 140 pt tank annihilator (With 2x Multi-meltas and CML)

[Warhead01]

I just got 4 typhoons .. Im working on 3 squadrons of speeders but most of my speeders are older so I wont be building them all as typhoon. So far its 4 of the above and 3 tornado and I'm thinking about 2 speeders with multimeltas and heavy bolter? and maybe a melta for the last squadrons tornado? so 2 squadrons will get 6 heavy bolter shots 4 assault cannon shots and 4 missiles and the last will get 3 melta shots 6 heavy bolter shots and 4 assault cannon shots.. how dose that look?

[Warhead01]

Oops bubble post..akk!

[Tograth]

Ah ok,

 

sorry if I came off a bit abruptly folks. I had a similar argument about this in the LGS when the codex came out and got pretty vociferously smacked down about it. If I can point to folks here who say that its not one typhoon per squadron, I can use it as that as well.

[TiguriusX]

What are the benefits for using squadrons?

 

And do they outweigh the disadvantages?

 

A squadron of LS-Typhoons make a juicy target because hits and damage rolls carry over *p.64 BRB...have to allocate glancing and penetrating shots before rolling for actual damage*.

 

For example...a predator fires sponson LCs and TL LC at LS single model. All of the shots were used to kill a single LS

If that same predator fires at a squadron of 3 LS it can potentially destroy all 3 LSs

 

They make good single model FA choices because they contribute to target saturation. If they form a squadron they move higher up the chain of target selection.