matt01price Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Hello folks I was just pondering over an army list in which I've got a unit of wolf scouts with a melta backed up by a wolf guard with a combi melta and a melta bomb. I've also included a single melta bomb on the squad - is this legal? Cheers!! Matt Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/251534-wolf-scouts-melta-bombs/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valerian Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 What does the unit option entry say? Valerian Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/251534-wolf-scouts-melta-bombs/#findComment-3049607 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toasterfree Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 No you have to buy it for the whole unit as it says equip them all for 5pts a model Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/251534-wolf-scouts-melta-bombs/#findComment-3049614 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dswanick Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 "Options: • The entire squad may take: - Melta bombs ... 5pts per model" - Codex: Space Wolves, Pg.88 Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/251534-wolf-scouts-melta-bombs/#findComment-3049672 Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt01price Posted April 28, 2012 Author Share Posted April 28, 2012 'shame that - I was hoping for a way around it ;) Cheers folks!! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/251534-wolf-scouts-melta-bombs/#findComment-3049680 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godhead Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Take a barebones wolfguard and give him a melta bomb add extra frills as you see fit. That's my work around. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/251534-wolf-scouts-melta-bombs/#findComment-3049830 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironking Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 "Options:• The entire squad may take: - Melta bombs ... 5pts per model" - Codex: Space Wolves, Pg.88 Seems ambiguous. I read that as you may equip any of the models in the squad with melta bombs at 5pts... not that all of them must take it. Wasn't there something in the official FAQ about this? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/251534-wolf-scouts-melta-bombs/#findComment-3058514 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragan Stormwolf Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 It's not so ambiguous. You can choose to give them melta bombs or not to give them melta bombs... but if you give them it's for the entire squad at 5 pts/model. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/251534-wolf-scouts-melta-bombs/#findComment-3058537 Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverneil Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 "Options:• The entire squad may take: - Melta bombs ... 5pts per model" - Codex: Space Wolves, Pg.88 Seems ambiguous. I read that as you may equip any of the models in the squad with melta bombs at 5pts... not that all of them must take it. Wasn't there something in the official FAQ about this? Hmmmm, I would say entire means the same as all. Like the entire poulation of the world is all of the population An entire can of beans.. all the beans in a can The entire squad.......all of the squad Hardly ambiguous. There is nothing in the FAQ either Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/251534-wolf-scouts-melta-bombs/#findComment-3058543 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valerian Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 "Options:• The entire squad maytake: - Melta bombs ... 5pts per model" - Codex: Space Wolves, Pg.88 Seems ambiguous. No. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/251534-wolf-scouts-melta-bombs/#findComment-3058652 Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt01price Posted May 11, 2012 Author Share Posted May 11, 2012 To be fair the reason why this question was posed was because the description sounded ambiguous. To my mind it could mean one of two things:- 1) It could mean that the entire squad has to take melta bombs, as discussed above OR 2) Normally in Codex entries it states something like 'up to two Wolf Scouts may' or 'One Wolf Scout may'. This entry states 'The entire squad may' and could easily be interpreted either way as one could argue that if GW wanted to limit the amount of melta bombs in a squad they'd have used one of the previous terms, however, they didn't which suggests they see it as fair to have any amount of models carry the equipment. Following this logic I'd argue that any amount of wolf scouts may take the bombs as it makes little sense to force a player to carry a melta bomb for each man especially when they're so potent - but then again if GW wanted us to carry as many bombs as we wanted why didn't they say it? E.g. Any Wolf Scout may carry a Melta bomb - which would fit with the similar wording shown with the sniper rifle entry - 'Any model may replace his bolt pistol and or close combat weapon with: Sniper rifle.................... 3 points per model' Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/251534-wolf-scouts-melta-bombs/#findComment-3058794 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zagar Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 As I read it, and I am not saying that is correct, but "The Entire Squad may...." sounds to me as there is no limits on how many can have it. In my eyes/ears/head it seems that they all have the option to grab a melta bomb, but they don't have to if only two scouts feels like carrying a wee bomb o' melta-doom into the heat of battle. Z. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/251534-wolf-scouts-melta-bombs/#findComment-3060174 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfebane Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 What's holding people up isn't the "may" part.. It's the "per model".. If we had flat 5man scout packs, you could say "25 points for the squad " but since you can have more than 5, it has to be worded to support it. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/251534-wolf-scouts-melta-bombs/#findComment-3060597 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dswanick Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 As I read it, and I am not saying that is correct, but "The Entire Squad may...." sounds to me as there is no limits on how many can have it. In my eyes/ears/head it seems that they all have the option to grab a melta bomb, but they don't have to if only two scouts feels like carrying a wee bomb o' melta-doom into the heat of battle. Z. But here's the the thing : it says "The entire squad may {choose}", with the implied opposite "or the entire squad may choose not to" - you're making the choice for the entire squad. If it said "Each model in the squad may take Melta Bombs at +5pts per model" then the OP would be able to select a few models to carry the bombs as desired. But that's not how it's worded. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/251534-wolf-scouts-melta-bombs/#findComment-3060686 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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