Command squad question

[War Angel]

Someone somewhere told me that “you can’t have a regimental standard and a lasgun, he trades the gun for the standard”

 

So I was flipping through the book, and it says I can give one model in the squad the standard, but nothing about replacing his current gear. So I though, maybe there’s an FAQ, but I just read that and there is not.

 

Sooooo, he gets his gun right?

[WarriorFish]

I'm sure this has ever been the case; he keeps his gun yes - if it's not in the codex or any FAQs it's not a thing after all :P

[Mordian Glory]

If you read the codex entry it just says he gets to take a standard, it does not say "replace his lasgun" with a standard. This means that he keeps his lasgun. Interestingly any veteran can swap is lasgun for a laspistol and any veteran with a laspistol can take a chainsword. So if you want you can take a veteran with standard, laspistol and chainsword :)

[Closet Skeleton]

Even Scions who have to give up their lasguns for medipacks get to keep the gun on the standard bearer.

[WarriorFish]

So you're aware this was corrected in the Erata so they can keep their hot-shot lasgun if you wish:

 

One other model may either replace its hot-shot lasgun with a hot-shot laspistol and a medi-pack, or take a hot-shot laspistol and a medi-pack in addition to their hot-shot lasgun.’

 

[duz_]

:D