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Take this with the usual dose of salt guys, but someone I trust told me that the new guard codex may have the following things in it.
Army wide special rule: I think it’s called Platoon Drill or something like that. Basically, units from the same platoon may ignore intervening squads when shooting. So enemy units targeted in this way do not receive the 4+ save. Apparently this only works if the Platoon command squad is alive and within 12” of the rest of the platoon. I’ve been told that this is just one of the abilities guard Platoons may get, but only as long as the chain of command is intact (whatever that means). So loosing your HQ Command Squad may be a really bad thing.
Doctrines are for sure gone (I think we all knew this), but have been replaced by more mutable platoons. Instead of Armoured fist squads you can buy Chimeras for a whole platoon. Or buy the whole platoon grav-chutes to give them deep strike, or drop the heavy weapons from squads and give the platoon Scout. Veteran squads become upgrades to platoons (i.e. they are not elites anymore).
Apparently infantry platoons let you attach certain types of support vehicles to them(kinda like back in second edition). Things like sentinels, hellhounds and demolishers can be attached to platoons. They still take up a FOC spot, but become part of the platoon and so will benefit from the Platoon Drill rule.
The Leman Russ can be bought as a squadron so you can get 3 for a single FOC. They can not be attached to platoons however.
Sniper Squads can now infiltrate, get stealth, range finders and all models in the squad have sniper rifles (and BS 4!).
Like the Land Raider, a new plastic sprue for the Leman Russ has been made that will allow plastic demolishers and a 3rd variant (my money is on the Exterminator).
The Baneblade in NOT in the new codex. It just doesn’t work (i.e. overpowered)in games that are not Apocalypse in size.
However Stormtrooper squads can now take Valkyries as transports. Both will be getting a plastic kit. Valkyries follow the rules for skimmers I’ve been told. Again, they want to keep flyers and super heavies out of “normal games” but give people the ability to use them with all the special rules in Apocalypse and Planet-strike (if the ever get around to that.)
This last one makes me wonder what’s they are doing, but apparently there is a new HQ in the book; Inquisitor and Retinue much like the elites from the current Daemon Hunters/Witch Hunters books.
I don’t know how much of this is true, but if the one about plastic Valkyrie kits is real, then IG will be my next army without question. I have allways loved the models and the concept of Stormtroopers screaming down from the skies with the Wrath of the Emperor following with them!
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do you know if it wull only be stormtroopers in valkyries? I want to build a Catachan Air Cav army (out of the new IG dex)
That is the rumor so far and since they are eliminating doctrines I think its safe to think that they are going the same route as with chaos and not including special rules to reflect individual regiments. That seems to be the trend.
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I knjow in the doctrines of 4th Edition permits snipers in the place of Heavy Weapons, will snipers still be a “heavy weapons” choice or just a squad unto themselves
The way I read it is that they will be a separate choice since doctrines as a whole are gone in the new codex.
One thing to consider though is that just like the space marine codex the new Imperial guard will have special characters that give the entire army access the special rules for certain regiments. No details on who or how yet but it should help to provide some variety.
sure hope your source is right. Sounds like a nice, balanced army. I will miss the light infantry guard though
i liked the doctrines to be honest and i hope they don’t get rid of them!
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I am glad that doctrines are gone, if whole platoons can take chimeras. I used to rely on storm troopers (as grenadiers), orgyns and strong HQ squads mounted in transports to comprise my ‘manoeuvre element’. Now, my whole infantry component can rumble, and I can get my stormtroopers into Valkyries.
My army, the Helmandan IXth “Diehard Drifters”, just got faster, then! Now anyone can go mechanised with a valkyrie descant capability, along with flank-marching sentinels. This makes us guard as flexible as any army out there.