[HokieHWT]

Can HWT still split from an infantry squad? I had someone tell me today they can't do that anymore, but I didn't have a codex handy, and can't find it.

Thanks!

 

[Haskanael]

there is no rule in the current codex that says they can. to think of it I can't remember the guard ever having a rule that allowed them to split Heavy weapons teams from Infantry squads.

 

[HokieHWT]

You use to be able to leave HWT behind, much like would occur in real life, providing supporting fire as troops advance.

 

[darkreever]

I remember that being a rule in cityfight, but can't recall ever seeing something like it in a guard codex and I've had one since third edition. Do you remember which codex it was in?

 

[HokieHWT]

Well I played IG in 2nd, when the individual regiments (Catachan, Mordian, Tallarn, Attillan) came out and remember you could do it then. Since then I never attached HWTs to a squad, instead taking HWT squads, so I might just have been timewarped back to 1995 when I was thinking about it.

Thanks guys!

 

[ntaw]

You can take 2 man HWTs as part of Infantry Squad within a Platoon, or you can take 3 HWTs to make up a Heavy Weapons Squad (that can move/get left behind as a separate unit and can not combine into the almighty blob) within a Platoon.

ie. Infantry Platoon:

0-1 Platoon Command Squad
2-5 Infantry Squads (each squad can take a HWT, must stay as part of unit)
0-5 Heavy Weapons Squads (each squad made up of 3 HWTs, each group of 3 a unit unto themselves)
0-3 Special Weapons Squads
0-1 Conscripts Squad

It's a huge amount of models possible for one Troops selection.

 

[Mossy Toes]

You'd have to take them separate as HWS, nope, sorry. Though with current edition rules you could advance with the rest of the squad's minis, just conga-lining an infantryman every 2," while the HWT stays stationary.