Drop Pod Assault

Reserve rules says that 50% of your army can be held as reserve. But units that MUST come as reserve can ignore this rule. (pg.124).

Please copy paste the questions below on your replies and answer yes or no.

1) Is drop pod a dedicated transport?
2) Units embarked on it is counted as one unit?
3) Can it choose not to deep strike?
4) Must it always come in as reserve?
5) Can it ignore the reserve rule? Please explain if the answer is no.

1) Is drop pod a dedicated transport? YES
2) Units embarked on it is counted as one unit? YES
3) Can it choose not to deep strike? NO
4) Must it always come in as reserve? YES
5) Can it ignore the reserve rule? Please explain if the answer is no. YES

But bear in mind, if you don't have any model on table at the and of any player turn. You auto lose. So make sure to deploy at least one model and survive the 1st player turn (if you go 2nd) to avoid this.

LordAK wrote:

But bear in mind, if you don't have any model on table at the and of any player turn. You auto lose. So make sure to deploy at least one model and survive the 1st player turn (if you go 2nd) to avoid this.

Any GAME turn, lord.....not Player turn.

You're right.. Game turn so full drop pod list can still work