SM Codex: Lieutenants, and HQ Allotments

[Karack Blackstone]

Hello all, just asking if I'm reading this correctly.

 

With the Lieutenants rule, and that there can be up to two (2) per Detachment, that the rules within each Lt choice means that an army can include up to four Lt's with points paid for and not fill all the HQ slots is being read correctly?

 

Basically, 2 Lt's per Detachment normally, +2 per the Lt rule for 2 more total without taking up HQ slots.

 

1 Captain, 4 Lt's total, correct?

 

This might allow the SW's players some measure of Hero Hammer without sinking more than points into valuable FOC chart slots.

 

Basically....

 

- Battalion

1 WL

2 Lt's base, +2 with Lt Rule,

 

OR

 

Brigade

1 WL

2 Lt's base

2 other HQ's

+2 Lt's for the rule, thus paid for with pts and no further HQ slots occupied.

 

Might prove really useful for SW hero hammering if 9th proves to be as HQ heavy as the SW player most typically needs.

[Vassakov]

No, sorry. You can take 2 lieutenants as a single HQ slot, but you can only take 2 maximum per detachment.

 

As an aside, is anyone else miffed we lost our Lord/Battle Leader designations. I know it was all just flavour text, but it still hurts.

[Karhedron]

As an aside, is anyone else miffed we lost our Lord/Battle Leader designations. I know it was all just flavour text, but it still hurts.

Not too worried. I am sure it will be back in our Supplement. In the meantime, it saves them having to say Wolf Lord = Captain all over the place.

[VIth]

I would assume they’re still subject to the Rule of Three, so you could take two and fill one HQ choice for one detachment then another single lieutenant in a second detachment. You could also take a single lieutenant in three separate detachments if you wanted, but regardless I don’t see this providing a work around for the Rule of Three.

 

Rule of Three aside, I think you’re interpreting it wrong regardless. Two lieutenants maximum per detachment, not two tranches of 1-2 lieutenants, i.e using the 1-2 option to fit in 3+ lieutenants in a single detachment.

Edited October 16, 2020 by VIth

[Karack Blackstone]

I'm wrong. That's fine.

[FabulousRex]

It's still an interesting option, even with 'just' 2 Battle Leaders. 2 'smash' Lts are 240pts, and we still hit on 2s.

 

I think we have a greater opportunity than most chapters to get heavy hitters from our dual LT slot. I'm considering 2 Battle Leaders on Thunderwolves, that's alot of survivability as well as the anti tank hammers.

[Guest Triszin]

The 1-2, allows people to get an extra HQ in a slot.

 

If your detachment had a lot of 2 HQ slots, you can make one your lord, the other 2x battle leaders. They just split up like a tact squad split when the game starts.