IG Infantry Platoons

[Templar Mikeel]

I just recieved Codex: Imperial Guard from one of my freinds for Christmas since I told him I was going to play them after BT. After looking through it several times, I understood everything, except for how much it costs for an infantry platoon. It says 60 points + weapons + upgrades. Does that mean 60 points for 2-5 squads or 60 points for each squad?

thanks

[Cagarner]

its 60 points for 2 - 5 squads. It just means the more squads, the more weapons and upgrades, the more the platoon will cost.

[Heroka Vendile]

(consults his IG codex to double check so's he doesn't look an idiot)
The IG platoon brakes down as:-

1 Paltoon Command Squad:
40 points for the Junior Officer and his 4 guardsmen retinue
+"X" points for upgrades and equipment.
minimum cost: 40 points

1 Infantry Squad:
60 points for one squad of 10 men including 1 sergeant
+"X" points for upgrades and equipment.
minimum unit cost: 60 points

1 Infantry Squad:
60 points for one squad of 10 men including 1 sergeant
+"X" points for upgrades and equipment.
minimum unit cost: 60 points

Overall minimum cost of platoon: 40 + 60 + 60 = 160 points

And so to answer it even simpler - 60 points gets you a ten men squad in your platoon, you must have 2-5 of these squads, plus your platoon command.

PS

Originally Posted by Cagarner

its 60 points for 2 - 5 squads. It just means the more squads, the more weapons and upgrades, the more the platoon will cost.

Cagarner, that is completly wrong, it is 60points per squad, not 60 points to have 2-5 squads - if you were correct then even a 400 point game would be able to have over 400 guardsmen.

[Cagarner]

No, it says: "2 - 5 Infantry squads .........60pts + weapons + upgrades"

Which means the whole 2 - 5 squad platoon costs 60 points, along with the cost of a command platoon. Though dont start thinking that really you can get 5 squads for the price of 2, because there is still the cost of weapons and upgrades.

[Killermoose]

I don't have an IG 'dex on hand at the mo but I always read it as 60 points per squad, plus weapons and upgrades. So a platoon of 5 sqauds would be 300 points, plus weapons and upgrades. Thats why gaurdsmen are mentioned as 6 points each, as 60 points divided by 10 is 6.

[Heroka Vendile]

Originally Posted by Cagarner

No, it says: "2 - 5 Infantry squads .........60pts + weapons + upgrades"

Which means the whole 2 - 5 squad platoon costs 60 points, along with the cost of a command platoon. Though dont start thinking that really you can get 5 squads for the price of 2, because there is still the cost of weapons and upgrades.

No Cagarner, i'm sorry, but your wrong. It is 60 points for every ten man squad. plus the cost of upgrades in each squad.

have a quick look at this list and you shall see exactly what GW mean:-
http://uk.games-workshop.com/imperia...ing-started/6/

[experiment 626]

this one was faq'ed because of the crappy layout;

as pointed out, you need a command squad - *must* be a junior officer + 4 staff
and then 2-5 infantry squads... each squad is 60pts base + the cost of any upgrades.

the only debate left with platoons is wether or not remnents count as one of your maximum five allowed squads!
(note: having spoken with a techpriest buddy of mine, while it wasn't clearly writen, remnents DO count towards your 2-5 allowed squads!!!
that's how it went during play testing!)
granted that's nothing official, but it's pretty close seeing as the techpriests are most influencial group of play testers next to the designers themselves!

cheers!

[Templar Mikeel]

Ok thanks, that clears it up.

[Stubber]

It would suddenly make the Ig unbelievably powerful if they could have 50 men for 60pts, wouldn't it.

Remnant squads would be horribly overpriced at 6pts per man.

[AndrewtheH]

Ok, Ive got a Q about IG Platoons... It uses the term "unit" i have taken this to mean squads... such as X pts for Light Infantry per squad that uses that doctrine. Or X pts for sharpshooter per squad that uses that doctrine. Special equipment, etc...

Am I undertanding this correctly?

[Steellegioncpt]

Originally Posted by AndrewtheH

Ok, Ive got a Q about IG Platoons... It uses the term "unit" i have taken this to mean squads... such as X pts for Light Infantry per squad that uses that doctrine. Or X pts for sharpshooter per squad that uses that doctrine. Special equipment, etc...

Am I undertanding this correctly?

Yea its for the infantry squad units i.e. basic squads

10 pnts for sharpshooters is the cost for the 10 infantry squad members

[sion958]

It is 60 points for each unit

Otherwise a conscript would cost more than a guardsmen even though they are worse!!

[Scoutmaster477]

While reading down this post, I thought for a bit I had been paying too much for my platoons of IG. But found out I was right that is a squad cost. Army Builder and GW's Armies of the Emperium also charge you 60 points per squad.