Dedicated transport question

[DeamonQC]

Hi,

 

I have a question about dedicated transport.

 

Let's say I have a squad of Devastator that took a drop pod as their dedicated transport. I know I'm not forced to deploy them in the transport but would it be legal to deploy the Devatastors on the table during my deployment and keep the drop pod in reserve (which mean another drop pod can do the Drop Pod assault).

 

Thanks.

[Grey Mage]

Well.... yeah. Especially since DPs have to deepstrike in from reserves.

[DarkGuard]

Yes, that would definitely be legal, as Grey Mage has said. Remember of course that as it is a dedicated transport you won't be able to deploy anything else inside the Drop Pod, and so if you deploy the Devastators on table it has to drop empty.

[Grey Mage]

Yep- and since it comes up frequently, you cannot combat squad them and have half on the table and half in the pod. They only combat squad upon deployment- either before the game, or from reserves.

[DeamonQC]

Thanks for the answers.

I wanted to make sure I could give all my army drop pods but have my heavy teams on the table while making sure I could drop pod assault all my units in drop pods on turn one.

 

Thanks again.

[soshuro_tenchi]

In the same line.

 

In the CSM codex, if I buy a LR transport for my terminator, can I deploy an empty Land raider and deep strike my terminator?

And if the answer is yes, do I have to keep the Land raider in reserve or I can deploy it at the start of the game?

 

Thanks

[Grey Mage]

Yes you can- theyre two different units.

 

And no, they dont have to both be in reserves to do it.

[Frosty the Pyro]

you may not however have any other unit embarked in the land raider at deployment or when it comes in from reserve. Other units may enter the raider later though.