Redshirting

[stubby]

... if we're making horses independent, why won't we throw them guns already? Who needs minifigs when you have horses?

Already in the rulebook.

A Gun Horse (Cost: +3CP) is any Horse with built-in ranged weapons. Whether from eye lasers, fiery breath, or machine guns, all Gun Horse Guns have the same weapon stats.

Weapon Cost Use Range Damage Notes
Gun 3CP 3 6" 1d6 -

Putting a Gun on a Horse doesn't replace any Close Combat abilities it may or may not have, but remember that Horses, like minifigs, can only make one type of attack per turn.

[stubby]

[Gungnir]

The school wanted my parents to do that when I was a kid, but we had just moved back from England. Kids are in second grade by the age of 4 over there.

[Steel_Valkyrie]

Just because it's legal doesn't mean it's not fun for everyone involved. Ever played MTG?

[stubby]

So would that actually work in RAW (Rules as Written) currently?

If the unit is in the same Squad, or has the Bodyguard specialty (which I don't think is in the rules yet), then he can RedShirt automatically. Otherwise a unit moving at Half Speed probably can't RedShirt successfully unless it can immediately cancel the Half Speed at will (for instance, by dropping a heavy load before leaping).

[Gungnir]

Ah, got it. So Squad the Hero up w/ a designated meatshield in Heavy Armor, w/ a heavy shield, personal energy shield, & riding a horse w/ Heavy barding for good measure.

But then the bodyguard survives. And we can't have that.
It's more in the spirit of the game to have a huge entourage of expendable squishies.