Command Squads?

By ScottWasburn, in Rules

20 minutes ago, arnoldrew said:

Plus he doesn't seem that familiar with how this game works, and doesn't realize that if you add a model (like, say, a Comms Specialist) it becomes another copy of the models(s) on the unit card, PLUS whatever is on the card. If you added a Comms Specialist to Luke, THAT DUDE IS ANOTHER ENTIRE LUKE but with a Comms upgrade slot. Granted, a Counterpart upgrade could have the effect that he wants, but it would take a bit more work than just slapping together the stuff we have like he seems to be assuming would work.

Now to be fair, I think the intention is just to add Comm specialists to generic officers, but your point still stands. The extra bodies would have just as many wounds as the initial model, so generic officers would have to change greatly. Plus, a unit consisting solely of model specific special rules would be hard to balance, since after a wound or two an entire upgrade is gone.

The Comm Specialists and droids are in the Platoon HQ on the OOB, but have been attached to Rebel Trooper squads in the field.