Vanilla Taurox?

[TheAlchemist]

I had started building a list for a Tallarn detachment and really liked the way taurox looked over the chimera, so I looked into my Dex and saw that taurox only hold 10 infantry guys. Seeing I can't put a unit and a Jr officer in one as I planned but would like to still have one, what are good units to stick into them?

[spafe]

command squad and an officer, or a scion unit of 5, along with their officer and 4 man scion command squad.

 

Special weapon squad and an officer could work too.

[NatBrannigan]

Really depends how you want to use the transport. If it's off away from your main force to grab an objective a Chimera is probably best so you can take supporting units with it. I have a dual Heavy Flamer Chimera with an all flamer command squad and flamer special weapon squad (Hot stuff coming through!) and I put a Platoon commander in there with them for orders. Couldn't do that with a Taurox.

 

However, since there's less of a need to have officers in transports for protection now since they'll be screened by other units, I use a Taurox to put a Squad of Veterans in and have it behind my main Infantry Line. No need to have an officer in there because I want them out and using orders so the capacity isn't an issue. it keeps my Veterans safe(ish) until I want to use them and having some extra Autocannons is always good.

 

I'm sick and twisted so prefer how the Taurox looks as well!

[tychobi]

Heavy weapon makes an infantry unit 9 models. Odd that heavy weapons free up room in transports but it solves your problem

[Mr4Minutes]

Heavy weapons teams are bulky, so they take up 2 slots.

[Ulrik_Ironfist]

Heavy weapon makes an infantry unit 9 models. Odd that heavy weapons free up room in transports but it solves your problem

From the Codex: Two other Guardsmen may form a Heavy Weapons Team who must take an item from the Heavy Weapons list (Codex:AM, 93).

                            Two other Veterans may form a Veteran Heavy Weapons Team who must take an item from the Heavy Weapons list (Codex:AM, 97).

 

Here's from the transports rule on Tauroxes, Chimeras, and Valkyries: Each Heavy Weapons Team or Veteran Heavy Weapons Team takes the space of two other models (Codex: AM, 115-117).

 

It's pretty clear, that your suggestion doesn't work, and I don't know why you thought it would.

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