I understand that. Marines have a similar thing.
For example the Blood Angels have the Storm Raven that can carry a single Dreadnought and 2 infantry units, and can be taken as a formation similar to how predators are taken, or as a transport option, which has a points cost like a razorback. In a similar manner Space Marines could purchase a Thunderhawk gunship separately, not as a dedicated transport, and mount a Devastator squad with 2 upgraded Dreadnoughts. You could not purchase a tactical squad and and 2 dreadnoughts as they take up more room than the Thunderhawk has the capacity for.
If I could not take units that can not fit into transports as upgrades and also take the free raider transports, then wyches could not take Reaver jetbikes which can keep up easily with the raiders, and Kalabite Syndicates could not take ravagers if they are mounted in raiders, even though the ravager is also a 35cm moving LV skimmer.
I think the wording of the rule is accidentally written so its meaning can be confused. I believe it is suppose to be exactly like that of other armies where you need to take exactly the amount of transports to carry the units that get the "plus transport" free, but not have any spaces left over where possible, rather than where it constricts you to foot slog even though the transports are technically paid for, or drop useful units that can increase the effectiveness of a formation, and even give it more survivability against breaking.
If your interpretation is supposed to be how it is then some of the upgrades options are silly. Why add Reaver jetbikes to a wyches formation, if the wyches have to lose the benefit of the raiders they get free. Why add the Ravager upgrade to a Kabal Syndicate when you have to drop the transports, foot slog and lose the 4+ save of the raider just to get the added fire power of the ravager? This is why I think I am correct.
I think the rule only really applies to units which get the "plus transport". This would allow units like the Reavers, Scourges, Talos, and Perditors to go on foot or move ate high speed along side the raiders. In some cases it will slow the raiders down, but the infantry will then still get the 4+ save for the LV.
Thus why I wanted the rule clarified and perhaps the new list developer could correct the rule to make it more logical.
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