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Astra Militarum — army rules

Armoured Infantry

Detachment rules

Squadron Command: Add Squadron to the list of units each Officer unit from your army can issue Orders to. Add the Order below to those listed in the Voice of Command ability.

ON MY SIGNAL

The most effective commanders know how and when to make use of their armoured fighting vehicles’ speed.

This Order can only be issued to Armoured Skirmisher units (see below). Each time an enemy unit ends a Normal or Advance move within 9" of this unit, this unit can make a Normal move of up to D6". Each unit can only move in this way once per turn.

KEYWORDS
Astra Militarum Squadron units from your army have the ARMOURED SKIRMISHER keyword (excluding Artillery units and units containing one or more models with a Wounds characteristic of 13 or higher).

Enhancements

Exemplary Officer (20 pts): Infantry Officer model only. Each time the bearer issues an Order to its own unit, you can select up to two other Platoon units within 3" of the bearer’s unit. That Order is also issued to each of those units.
Master Manoeuvrist (15 pts): Infantry Officer model only. At the end of your opponent’s Fight phase, if the bearer’s unit is not within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units and every model in that unit is within 3" of an Astra Militarum Transport from your army, it can embark within that TRANSPORT.
Omnissian Unguents (Aura) (35 pts): Astra Militarum Tech-Priest Enginseer model only. While a friendly Armoured Skirmisher unit is within 3" of the bearer, that unit has the Feel No Pain 5+ ability.
Grand Strategist (25 pts): Officer model only. After both players have deployed their armies, if the bearer’s unit (or any Transport it is embarked within) is on the battlefield, select up to two units with the Regiment or Squadron keywords from your army and redeploy them. When doing so, you can set those units up in Strategic Reserves, regardless of how many units are already in Strategic Reserves.

Stratagems

OPENING SALVO 1CP · Armoured Infantry – Battle Tactic Stratagem · Shooting phase
WHEN: Your Shooting phase.

TARGET: One ASTRA MILITARUM unit from your army that disembarked from a Transport this turn and has not been selected to shoot this phase.

EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes an attack, add 1 to the Wound roll.
ORDER THE ADVANCE 1CP · Armoured Infantry – Battle Tactic Stratagem · Movement phase
WHEN: Start of your Movement phase.

TARGET: One Astra Militarum Officer unit from your army.

EFFECT: Select one or more friendly ASTRA MILITARUM units within 6" of your unit; until the end of the phase, you can re-roll Advance rolls made for those units.
SUPPORTING ORDNANCE 1CP · Armoured Infantry – Battle Tactic Stratagem · Shooting phase
WHEN: Your Shooting phase.

TARGET: One Armoured Skirmisher unit from your army that has not been selected to shoot this phase.

EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes an attack that targets a visible MONSTER or VEHICLE unit, you can re-roll the Hit roll.
COMBINED FIRE 1CP · Armoured Infantry – Battle Tactic Stratagem · Shooting phase
WHEN: Your Shooting phase, just after an Armoured Skirmisher unit from your army has shot.

TARGET: That ARMOURED SKIRMISHER unit.

EFFECT: Select one enemy unit hit by one or more of those attacks. Until the end of the phase, that enemy unit cannot have the Benefit of Cover, and each time an ARMOURED SKIRMISHER unit from your army makes an attack that targets that unit, improve the Strength characteristic of that attack by 2.
MOBILE FIREBASE 1CP · Armoured Infantry – Strategic Ploy Stratagem · Movement phase
WHEN: Your Movement phase, just after an Armoured Skirmisher unit from your army Advances or Falls Back.

TARGET: That ARMOURED SKIRMISHER unit.

EFFECT: Until the end of the turn, your unit is eligible to shoot in a turn in which it Advanced or Fell Back.
BURST OF SPEED 1CP · Armoured Infantry – Strategic Ploy Stratagem · Movement phase
WHEN: End of your Movement phase.

TARGET: One ASTRA MILITARUM unit from your army that did not Remain Stationary or arrive from Reserves this phase.

EFFECT: Your unit can make a Normal move of up to D6".

Bridgehead Strike

Detachment rules

Only the Best: Each time an Astra Militarum Infantry model from your army makes a ranged attack, re‐roll a Hit roll of 1.
Fire Zone Purge: Each time a Militarum Tempestus model from your army makes a ranged attack in a turn in which it was set up on the battlefield from Reserves or it disembarked from a Transport, add 1 to the Hit roll.

Enhancements

Bombast-class Vox-array (35 pts): Militarum Tempestus Officer model only. Each time the bearer issues an Order, if the bearer’s unit contains one or more models equipped with a master vox, it can issue that Order to up to three different Regiment units, instead of only one.
Priority-drop Beacon (30 pts): Militarum Tempestus Officer model only. The bearer’s unit can be set up using the Deep Strike ability in the Reinforcements step of your first, second or third Movement phase, regardless of any mission rules.
Shroud Projector (15 pts): Militarum Tempestus Officer model only. Enemy units cannot use the Fire Overwatch Stratagem to shoot at the bearer’s unit.
Advance Augury (15 pts): Infantry Officer model only. After both players have deployed their armies, select up to three Regiment units from your army and redeploy them. When doing so, you can set those units up in Strategic Reserves, regardless of how many units are already in Strategic Reserves.

Stratagems

BELLICOSA DROP 1CP · Bridgehead Strike – Battle Tactic Stratagem · Movement phase
WHEN: The Reinforcements step of your Movement phase.

TARGET: One Astra Militarum Infantry unit from your army that is in Reserves and has the Deep Strike ability.

EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, when your unit is set up on the battlefield using the Deep Strike ability, it can be set up anywhere on the battlefield that is more than 6" horizontally away from all enemy units.

RESTRICTIONS: Until the end of the turn, your unit is not eligible to declare a charge.
FIRING HOT 2CP · Bridgehead Strike – Battle Tactic Stratagem · Shooting phase
WHEN: Your Shooting phase.

TARGET: One Militarum Tempestus or Kasrkin unit from your army that has not been selected to shoot this phase.

EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, when targeting an enemy unit within 12", improve the Strength and Armour Penetration characteristics of hot-shot lascarbines, hot-shot lasguns, hot-shot laspistols, hot-shot marksman rifles, hot-shot volley guns and sentry hot-shot volley guns equipped by models in your unit by 1.
ON MY POSITION 1CP · Bridgehead Strike – Epic Deed Stratagem · Fight phase
WHEN: End of your opponent’s Fight phase.

TARGET: One Regiment Infantry unit from your army that is within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units.

EFFECT: Roll one D6 for each enemy unit within Engagement Range of your unit: on a 2+, that enemy unit suffers D6 mortal wounds. Then, your unit suffers 3D3 mortal wounds.
AERIAL EXTRACTION 1CP · Bridgehead Strike – Epic Deed Stratagem · Fight phase
WHEN: End of your opponent’s Fight phase.

TARGET: One ASTRA MILITARUM unit from your army that is not within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units, if all of its models have the Deep Strike ability, or one Valkyrie unit from your army that is not within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units.

EFFECT: Remove your unit from the battlefield and place it into Strategic Reserves.
FIRE AND RELOCATE 1CP · Bridgehead Strike – Strategic Ploy Stratagem · Shooting phase
WHEN: Your Shooting phase.

TARGET: One ASTRA MILITARUM unit (excluding Titanic units) from your army.

EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, your unit is eligible to shoot in a turn in which it Advanced.
SERVO‑DESIGNATORS 1CP · Bridgehead Strike – Strategic Ploy Stratagem · Shooting phase
WHEN: Your Shooting phase, just after an ASTRA MILITARUM INFANTRY unit from your army has shot.

TARGET: That Astra Militarum Infantry unit.

EFFECT: Select one enemy unit hit by one or more of those attacks that is visible to your unit. Until the end of the phase, that enemy unit cannot have the Benefit of Cover.

Combined Arms

Detachment rules

Born Soldiers: Each time a model in a Regiment unit from your army makes a ranged attack that targets a visible unit (excluding MONSTERS and VEHICLES), that attack has the [LETHAL HITS] ability.

Each time a model in a Squadron unit from your army makes a ranged attack that targets a visible MONSTER or VEHICLE unit, that attack has the [LETHAL HITS] ability.

Enhancements

Death Mask of Ollanius (10 pts): Officer model only. While the bearer’s unit is Battle-shocked, subtract 1 from the Objective Control characteristic of models in that unit, instead of changing it to 0.
Drill Commander (20 pts): Officer model only. While the bearer is leading a unit, each time a model in that unit makes a ranged attack, if that unit Remained Stationary this turn, a Critical Hit is scored on a successful unmodified Hit roll of 5+.
Grand Strategist (15 pts): Officer model only. In your Command phase, the bearer can issue one additional Order.
Reactive Command (15 pts): Officer model only. Each time an enemy unit is set up within 9" of the bearer’s unit, the bearer can issue one Order. This is not counted towards the number of Orders the bearer can issue in a battle round.

Stratagems

COORDINATED ACTION 1CP · Combined Arms – Battle Tactic Stratagem · Any phase
WHEN: Start of any phase.

TARGET: One Regiment unit from your army and one Squadron unit from your army within 6" of and visible to that REGIMENT unit.

EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, Orders affecting one of your units affect the other, and vice versa.
FIELDS OF FIRE 1CP · Combined Arms – Battle Tactic Stratagem · Shooting phase
WHEN: Your Shooting phase.

TARGET: One Regiment unit and one Squadron unit from your army that have not been selected to shoot this phase.

EFFECT: Select one enemy unit. Until the end of the phase, each time your selected REGIMENT and SQUADRON units make an attack that targets that enemy unit, improve the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack by 1.
STALWART PROTECTOR 1CP · Combined Arms – Battle Tactic Stratagem · Shooting phase
WHEN: Your opponent’s Shooting phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets.

TARGET: One Astra Militarum Vehicle unit from your army.

EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a ranged attack is allocated to an INFANTRY model from your army, if that model is not fully visible to every model in the attacking unit because of your VEHICLE, that model has the Benefit of Cover against that attack.
INSPIRED COMMAND 1CP · Combined Arms – Epic Deed Stratagem · Command phase
WHEN: Your opponent’s Command phase.

TARGET: One Astra Militarum Officer unit from your army.

EFFECT: Your OFFICER can issue one Order as if it were your Command phase.
REINFORCEMENTS! 2CP · Combined Arms – Strategic Ploy Stratagem · Any phase
WHEN: Any phase.

TARGET: One Infantry Regiment unit from your army that was just destroyed. You can target that unit with this Stratagem even though it was just destroyed.

EFFECT: Add a new unit to your army identical to your destroyed unit, in Strategic Reserves, at its Starting Strength and with all of its wounds remaining.

RESTRICTIONS: This Stratagem cannot be used to return destroyed CHARACTER units to Attached units. You can only use this Stratagem once per battle.
FLEXIBLE COMMAND 2CP · Combined Arms – Strategic Ploy Stratagem · Command phase
WHEN: Your Command phase.

TARGET: Any number of Astra Militarum Officer units from your army.

EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, your Officers can issue Orders to Regiment units and Squadron units.

Embarked Regiment

Detachment rules

Get Down!: Each time an ASTRA MILITARUM unit from your army is selected to shoot, you can select one other friendly ASTRA MILITARUM unit (excluding OGRYN units). Until the end of the phase, models in the attacking unit can ignore models in that friendly unit for the purposes of determining visibility.

Enhancements

Rigged Blind Grenades (0 pts): Once per battle, when an enemy unit opens a Hatchway, if the bearer is on the battlefield, it can use this Enhancement. If it does, roll one D6: on a 2+, that enemy unit is Battle-shocked.
Shipboard Veteran (0 pts): Each time you target an ASTRA MILITARUM unit from your army with a Stratagem, if that unit is visible to the bearer, roll one D6: on a 4+, you gain 1CP.

Stratagems

AGAINST THE ODDS 1CP · Embarked Regiment – Battle Tactic Stratagem · Shooting or Fight phase
WHEN: Your Shooting phase or the Fight phase.

TARGET: One ASTRA MILITARUM unit from your army (excluding OGRYN units) that has not been selected to shoot or fight this phase.

EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes an attack, on a Critical Wound, improve the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack by 2.
DUCK AND COVER 1CP · Embarked Regiment – Battle Tactic Stratagem · Shooting or Fight phase
WHEN: Your opponent's Shooting phase or the Fight phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets.

TARGET: One ASTRA MILITARUM unit from your army (excluding OGRYN units) that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks and has one or more models on the opposite side of an open Hatchway from one or more models in the attacking unit.

EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time an attack targets your unit, subtract 1 from the Hit roll.
IDLE HANDS 1CP · Embarked Regiment – Strategic Ploy Stratagem · Movement phase
WHEN: Your Movement phase.

TARGET: One ASTRA MILITARUM unit from your army that has not been selected to move this phase and is not within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units.

EFFECT: Select one closed Hatchway within 1" of your unit. Your unit can operate that Hatchway.

RESTRICTIONS: Until the end of the turn, your unit cannot operate a Hatchway again.
BRUTAL CHOKE POINT 1CP · Embarked Regiment – Strategic Ploy Stratagem · Movement or Charge phase
WHEN: Your opponent's Movement or Charge phase.

TARGET: One ASTRA MILITARUM unit from your army (excluding OGRYN units) that has not fired Overwatch this phase.

EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes an attack while firing Overwatch, an unmodified Hit roll of 5+ is required to score a hit, instead of an unmodified 6.

Grizzled Company

Detachment rules

Ruthless Discipline: Add 1 to the number of Orders each Astra Militarum Officer model from your army can issue, as stated on their datasheet.

While an ASTRA MILITARUM unit from your army is affected by an Order, each time a model in that unit makes an attack, re-roll a Hit roll of 1.

Enhancements

Abhuman Detail (20 pts): Commissar model only. Add the Ogryn keyword to the list of units this model can issue Orders too (as stated on its datasheet).

In the Declare Battle Formations step, the bearer can be attached to an Ogryn Squad or Bullgryn squad unit.
Aquilan Eye (20 pts): Astra Militarum officer model only. Each time you select an Order for the bearer to issue, you can select the Order below:

Target Weak Spot (Order): Each time a model in this unit makes a ranged attack that targets an enemy unit within 12", improve the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack by 1.
Spec Ops Veteran (15 pts): Astra Militarum Infantry officer model only. Each time you select an Order for the bearer to issue, you can select the Order below:

Move to the Shadows (Order): Each time a ranged attack targets this unit, until those attacks are resolved, models in this unit have the Stealth ability.
Laud Hailer (10 pts): Astra Militarum officer model only. Each time you select a unit for this OFFICER model to issue an Order to, that unit can be within 12" instead of within 6".

Stratagems

SNAP TO IT 1CP · Grizzled Company – Stratagem · Any phase
WHEN: Start of any phase.

TARGET: One Astra Militarum Officer unit from your army.

EFFECT: Your unit’s OFFICER model can issue 1 Order as if it were your Command phase.
VETERAN SHARPSHOOTERS 1CP · Grizzled Company – Stratagem · Shooting phase
WHEN: Your Shooting phase.

TARGET: One ASTRA MILITARUM unit from your army that has not been selected to shoot this phase.

EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, ranged weapons equipped by models in your unit have the [IGNORES COVER] ability.
NO RETREAT! 1CP · Grizzled Company – Stratagem · Command phase
WHEN: Your Command phase.

TARGET: One ASTRA MILITARUM unit from your army affected by the Duty and Honour! Order.

EFFECT: If your unit is within range of an objective marker you control, that objective marker remains under your control, even if you have no models within range of it, until your opponent controls it at the start or end of a phase.
PURGING FIRE 1CP · Grizzled Company – Stratagem · Shooting phase
WHEN: Your Shooting phase.

TARGET: One ASTRA MILITARUM unit from your army affected by an Order that has not been selected to shoot this phase.

EFFECT: If your unit is within range of an objective marker, until the end of the phase, ranged weapons equipped by models in your unit have the [LETHAL HITS] ability.
MORDIAN MINUTE 1CP · Grizzled Company – Stratagem · Shooting phase
WHEN: Your Shooting phase.

TARGET: One Astra Militarum Infantry unit from your army affected by the First Rank, Fire! Second Rank, Fire! Order.

EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes an attack, improve the Strength characteristic of that attack by 1.
ADDITIONAL ARMOUR 1CP · Grizzled Company – Stratagem · Shooting phase
WHEN: Your opponent’s Shooting phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets.

TARGET: One ASTRA MILITARUM unit from your army that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks.

EFFECT: Until the attacking unit has finished making its attacks, each time an attack targets your unit, worsen the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack by 1.

Hammer of the Emperor

Detachment rules

Iron Tread: Each time a Squadron unit from your army Advances, do not make an Advance roll for it; until the end of the phase, add 6" to the Move characteristic of models in that unit, and when making that Advance move, that unit can move within Engagement Range of enemy models but cannot end that move within Engagement Range of enemy models.

Enhancements

Calm Under Fire (15 pts): Vehicle Officer model only. Once per turn, after the bearer issues an Order to a Squadron unit from your army, it can issue the same Order to another SQUADRON unit from your army.
Indomitable Steed (15 pts): Vehicle Officer model only. The bearer has the Feel No Pain 6+ ability.
Regimental Banner (20 pts): Vehicle Officer model only. Add 3 to the bearer’s Objective Control characteristic.
Veteran Crew (20 pts): Vehicle Officer model only. Each time a model in the bearer’s unit makes a ranged attack, re-roll a Hit roll of 1.

Stratagems

FURIOUS CANNONADE 1CP · Hammer of the Emperor – Battle Tactic Stratagem · Shooting phase
WHEN: Your Shooting phase.

TARGET: One Squadron unit from your army that has not been selected to shoot this phase.

EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes an attack that targets a unit within 12", improve the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack by 1.
BLAZING ADVANCE 1CP · Hammer of the Emperor – Battle Tactic Stratagem · Movement phase
WHEN: Your Movement phase, just after a Squadron unit from your army Advances.

TARGET: That SQUADRON unit.

EFFECT: Until the end of the turn, your unit is eligible to shoot in a turn in which it Advanced.
FINAL HOUR 1CP · Hammer of the Emperor – Epic Deed Stratagem · Command phase
WHEN: Your Command phase.

TARGET: One Squadron unit from your army that is Below Half-strength (excluding Officer units).

EFFECT: Until the end of the battle round, ranged weapons equipped by models in your unit (excluding [ONE SHOT] weapons) have the [HAZARDOUS] ability, and each time a model in your unit makes a ranged attack, you can ignore any or all modifiers to that attack’s Ballistic Skill characteristic and to the Hit roll.
TACTICAL WITHDRAWAL 1CP · Hammer of the Emperor – Strategic Ploy Stratagem · Movement phase
WHEN: Your Movement phase, just after a Squadron unit from your army Falls Back.

TARGET: That SQUADRON unit.

EFFECT: Until the end of the turn, your unit is eligible to shoot in a turn in which it Fell Back.
CRASH THROUGH 1CP · Hammer of the Emperor – Strategic Ploy Stratagem · Movement or Charge phase
WHEN: Your Movement phase or your Charge phase.

TARGET: One Astra Militarum Vehicle unit from your army that has not been selected to move or charge this phase.

EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time your unit makes a Normal, Advance or Charge move, it can move horizontally through terrain features as if they were not there.
ABLATIVE PLATING 2CP · Hammer of the Emperor – Wargear Stratagem · Shooting phase
WHEN: Your opponent’s Shooting phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets.

TARGET: One Astra Militarum Vehicle unit from your army that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks.

EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time an attack is allocated to your unit, subtract 1 from the Damage characteristic of that attack.

Mechanised Assault

Detachment rules

Armoured Fist: Each time an ASTRA MILITARUM model from your army makes a ranged attack in a turn in which it disembarked from a Transport, add 1 to the Wound roll.

Enhancements

Bold Leadership (25 pts): Infantry Officer model only. If you control an objective marker at the end of your Command phase, and the bearer’s unit (or any Transport it is embarked within) is within range of that objective marker, that objective marker remains under you control, even if you have no models within range of it, until your opponent controls it at the start or end of any turn.
Sacred Unguents (10 pts): Astra Militarum Tech-Priest Enginseer model only. At the start of your Shooting phase, select one Transport from your army (excluding Aircraft and Titanic units) within 3" of the bearer. Until the end of the phase, each time that TRANSPORT makes an attack, you can re-roll the Hit roll.
Smoke Grenades (10 pts): Infantry Officer model only. The bearer’s unit has the Benefit of Cover and the Stealth ability while the bearer’s unit is wholly within 3" of one or more friendly TRANSPORT models.
Vanguard Honours (15 pts): Infantry Officer model only. The bearer’s unit can disembark from a Transport after it has Advanced. If it does, it counts as having made a Normal move that phase, and cannot declare a charge in the same turn, but can otherwise act normally in the remainder of the turn.

Stratagems

CLEAR AND SECURE 1CP · Mechanised Assault – Battle Tactic Stratagem · Shooting phase
WHEN: Your Shooting phase.

TARGET: One ASTRA MILITARUM unit from your army that disembarked from a Transport this turn and has not been selected to shoot this phase.

EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes an attack that targets a unit within range of an objective marker, you can re-roll the Hit roll and you can re-roll the Wound roll.
SWIFT INTERCEPTION 1CP · Mechanised Assault – Battle Tactic Stratagem · Movement phase
WHEN: Your opponent’s Movement phase, just after an enemy unit ends a Normal, Advance or Fall Back move.

TARGET: One Transport unit from your army (excluding AIRCRAFT and TiTANic units) that is not within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units, and is within 9" of the enemy unit that just ended that move.

EFFECT: Your TRANSPORT can make a Normal move of up to 6".
HASTY EXTRACTION 1CP · Mechanised Assault – Battle Tactic Stratagem · Charge phase
WHEN: Your opponent’s Charge phase, after an enemy unit has selected targets for its charge but before it makes a Charge move.

TARGET: One Astra Militarum Infantry unit from your army that was selected as a target of that charge.

EFFECT: Provided your unit is not within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units and every model in your unit is within 3" of an AsTRA Militarum Transport from your army, it can embark within that TRANSPORT.
RAPID DISPERSAL 1CP · Mechanised Assault – Strategic Ploy Stratagem · Movement phase
WHEN: Your Movement phase.

TARGET: One Astra Militarum Infantry unit from your army that disembarked from a Transport this phase.

EFFECT: Your INFANTRY unit can make a Normal move of up to D6".
MOVE OUT 1CP · Mechanised Assault – Strategic Ploy Stratagem · Any phase
WHEN: End of your opponent’s turn.

TARGET: One ASTRA MILITARUM unit from your army.

EFFECT: Provided your unit is not within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units and every model in your unit is within 3" of an Astra Militarum Transport from your army, it can embark within that TRANSPORT.
VOX-RELAY 1CP · Mechanised Assault – Wargear Stratagem · Command phase
WHEN: Your Command phase.

TARGET: One Infantry Officer unit from your army embarked within a Transport. You can use this Stratagem on that unit even though it is embarked within a TRANSPORT.

EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, your unit can issue Orders even though it is not on the battlefield, and it can issue Orders to Astra Militarum Transport units from your army [excluding TiTANic units) regardless of the distance to and from your unit’s TRANSPORT.

Recon Element

Detachment rules

Masters of Camouflage: Astra Militarum Walker and Regiment models from your army have the Benefit of Cover. While such a model has the Benefit of Cover for any other reason (e.g. because it is wholly within a RUIN), improve the Save characteristic of that model by 1 (to a maximum of 3+).

Enhancements

Guerrilla Honours (25 pts): Infantry Officer model only. After both players have deployed their armies, if the bearer is on the battlefield, select up to three other Astra Militarum Infantry units from your army and redeploy them. When doing so, you can set those units up in Strategic Reserves if you wish, regardless of how many units are already in Strategic Reserves.
Scare Gas Grenades (5 pts): Astra Militarum Infantry model only. Once per battle, at the start of any phase, the bearer can use this Enhancement. If it does, select one enemy unit within 8" of the bearer’s unit (excluding MONSTER and VEHICLE units); that unit must take a Battle-shock test.
Survival Gear (5 pts): Astra Militarum Infantry model only. The bearer has the Scouts 6" ability.
Tripwires (20 pts): Astra Militarum Infantry model only. Each time an enemy INFANTRY or MOUNTED unit ends a Normal, Advance, Charge or Fall Back move within 9" of the bearer’s unit, roll one D6: on a 4+, until the start of your next turn, that enemy unit is stunned. While a unit is stunned, each time a model in that unit makes an attack, subtract 1 from the Hit roll.

Stratagems

SCOUTING OUTRIDERS 1CP · Hammer of the Emperor – Battle Tactic Stratagem · Any phase
WHEN: End of your opponent’s turn.

TARGET: One Astra Militarum Mounted or Astra Militarum Walker unit from your army that is wholly within 10" of one or more battlefield edges and not within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units.

EFFECT: Remove your unit from the battlefield and place it into Strategic Reserves.
CRACK SHOTS 1CP · Recon Element – Battle Tactic Stratagem · Shooting phase
WHEN: Your Shooting phase.

TARGET: One Platoon unit from your army that has not been selected to shoot this phase.

EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, ranged weapons equipped by models in your unit have the [PRECISION] ability.
DRAW THEM OUT 1CP · Recon Element – Strategic Ploy Stratagem · Movement phase
WHEN: Your opponent’s Movement phase, just after an enemy unit ends a Normal, Advance or Fall Back move.

TARGET: One Platoon unit from your army that is within 9" of that enemy unit, and is not within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units.

EFFECT: Your unit can make a Normal move of up to 6".
COURAGEOUS DIVERSION 1CP · Recon Element – Strategic Ploy Stratagem · Shooting phase
WHEN: Start of your opponent’s Shooting phase.

TARGET: One Astra Militarum Infantry or Astra Militarum Mounted unit from your army.

EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, your unit has the Feel No Pain 6+ ability, and each time an enemy model makes an attack, if your unit is the closest eligible target, subtract 1 from the Hit roll.
SCRAMBLE FIELD 1CP · Recon Element – Wargear Stratagem · Movement phase
WHEN: Start of your opponent’s Reinforcements step.

TARGET: One Astra Militarum Infantry unit from your army.

EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, enemy units that are set up on the battlefield as Reinforcements cannot be set up within 12" of your unit.
TANGLEFOOT GRENADES 1CP · Recon Element – Wargear Stratagem · Charge phase
WHEN: Start of your opponent’s Charge phase.

TARGET: One Astra Militarum Grenades unit from your army.

EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time an enemy unit selects your unit as the target of a charge, subtract 2 from the Charge roll (this is not cumulative with any other negative modifiers to that Charge roll).

Siege Regiment

Detachment rules

Artillery Support: At the start of the battle round, select one of the following types of artillery support.
  • Creeping Barrage: Roll one D6 for each enemy unit that is more than 12" from every model from your army that is on the battlefield: On a 5+, until the end of the battle round, that unit is shaken. While a unit is shaken, subtract 2" from its Move characteristic and subtract 2 from Charge rolls made for it. The maximum number of units that can be shaken by this rule in each battle round depends on the battle size, as shown below.
  • Incendiary Bombardment: Select a number of enemy units more than 12" from every model from your army that is on the battlefield. Until the end of the battle round, those enemy units are scattered. While a unit is scattered, it cannot have the Benefit of Cover. The maximum number of units you can select in this way depends on the battle size, as shown below.
  • Smoke Shells: Select a number of units from your army. Until the end of the battle round, those units have the Stealth ability.

    BATTLE SIZEMAXIMUM NUMBER OF UNITS
    Incursion2
    Strike Force3
    Onslaught4

Enhancements

Eager Advance (20 pts): Infantry Officer model only. While the bearer is leading a Regiment unit, that unit has the Scouts 6" ability.
Flash Grenades (20 pts): Infantry Officer model only. Enemy units cannot use the Fire Overwatch Stratagem to shoot at the bearer’s unit.
Legacy Sidearm (10 pts): Infantry Officer model only. Add 2 to the Attacks characteristics of the bearers Pistols.
Stalwart’s Honours (15 pts): Officer model only. While the bearer is leading a unit, when that unit is issued an Order, it is also affected by the Take Cover! Order.

Stratagems

TRENCH FIGHTERS 1CP · Siege Regiment – Battle Tactic Stratagem · Fight phase
WHEN: Fight phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets.

TARGET: One Astra Militarum Infantry unit from your army that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks.

EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit is destroyed, if that model has not fought this phase, roll one D6, adding 2 to the result if it is a Regiment model. On a 4+, do not remove the destroyed model from play; it can fight after the attacking unit has finished making its attacks, and is then removed from play.
CALLOUS SACRIFICE 1CP · Siege Regiment – Battle Tactic Stratagem · Shooting phase
WHEN: Your Shooting phase.

TARGET: One Platoon unit from your army that is within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units.

EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, enemy units are not considered to be within Engagement Range of your unit for the purposes of selecting targets of ranged weapons. Until the end of the phase, each time an enemy model loses a wound, while that model’s unit is within Engagement Range of your unit, roll one D6: on a 4+, one model from your unit is destroyed after the attacking unit has finished making its attacks.
FURIOUS FUSILLADE 1CP · Siege Regiment – Strategic Ploy Stratagem · Shooting phase
WHEN: Your Shooting phase.

TARGET: One Platoon unit from your army that has not been selected to shoot this phase.

EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, add 1 to the Attacks characteristic of ranged weapons equipped by models in your unit while targeting an enemy unit within half range.
OVER THE TOP 2CP · Siege Regiment – Strategic Ploy Stratagem · Command phase
WHEN: Start of your Command phase.

TARGET: One Infantry Officer model from your army.

EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, when your model issues the Move! Move! Move! Order, it can issue that Order to any number of eligible friendly Infantry Regiment units, regardless of range to your model.
FLARE BURST 1CP · Siege Regiment – Wargear Stratagem · Shooting phase
WHEN: Your Shooting phase.

TARGET: One Astra Militarum Character unit from your army that has not been selected to shoot this phase.

EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time your unit makes an attack that targets a visible enemy unit within 12", you can re-roll the Hit roll.
MINEFIELD 1CP · Siege Regiment – Wargear Stratagem · Charge phase
WHEN: Start of your opponent’s Charge phase.

TARGET: One Platoon unit from your army.

EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time an enemy unit ends a Charge move within Engagement Range of your unit, roll one D6 for each model in that enemy unit: for each 5+, that enemy unit suffers 1 mortal wound (to a maximum of 6 mortal wounds).

Steel Hammer

Detachment rules

Ceaseless Cannonade: Each time an Astra Militarum Titanic or Astra Militarum Squadron unit from your army is selected to shoot, models in that unit can target enemy units within Engagement Range of that unit (including with Blast weapons), provided no other friendly units are also within Engagement Range of that enemy unit. When doing so, such models do not suffer the penalty to their Hit rolls for being within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units (excluding attacks made with Indirect Fire weapons).

KEYWORDS
In the Muster Armies step, you can select one or more ASTRA MILITARUM TITANIC units from your army to gain the CHARACTER keyword.

Designer’s Note: This means that the selected units can be given Enhancements, and one of them can be selected as your WARLORD.

Enhancements

Battalion Commander (30 pts): Astra Militarum Titanic Character model only. The bearer has the Voice of Command ability and the Officer keyword, and can issue up to 2 Orders to Astra Militarum Titanic and Squadron units.
Titan Killer (20 pts): Astra Militarum Titanic Character model only. Each time the bearer makes a ranged attack, you can re-roll the Damage roll.
Engine Speaker (15 pts): Astra Militarum Tech-Priest Enginseer model only. Each time the bearer uses its Omnissiah’s Blessing ability, until the start of your next Command phase, add 3" to the Move characteristic of the selected VEHICLE model.
Assault Hatches (25 pts): Astra Militarum Titanic Character Transport model only. Each time a unit disembarks from the bearer after it has made a Normal move, that unit is still eligible to declare a charge this turn.

Stratagems

ACCURACY UNDER PRESSURE 2CP · Steel Hammer – Battle Tactic Stratagem · Shooting phase
WHEN: Your Shooting phase.

TARGET: One ASTRA MILITARUM unit from your army that has not been selected to shoot this phase.

EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes an attack, you can re-roll the Hit roll.
ENGINE OF WRATH 1CP · Steel Hammer – Epic Deed Stratagem · Fight phase
WHEN: Fight phase.

TARGET: One Astra Militarum Titanic unit from your army that has not been selected to fight this phase.

EFFECT: Select one enemy unit within Engagement Range of your unit. Until the end of the phase, add 6 to the Attacks characteristic of melee weapons equipped by models in your unit, improve the Armour Penetration characteristic of those weapons by 2, and each time a model in your unit fights, it can only target that enemy unit.
WITHERING FIREPOWER 1CP · Steel Hammer – Strategic Ploy Stratagem · Shooting phase
WHEN: Your Shooting phase, just after an Astra Militarum Vehicle unit from your army has shot.

TARGET: That ASTRA MILITARUM VEHICLE unit.

EFFECT: Select one enemy unit hit by one or more of those attacks. That enemy unit must take a Battle-shock test, subtracting 1 from that test.
SHATTERING SALVO 1CP · Steel Hammer – Strategic Ploy Stratagem · Shooting phase
WHEN: Your Shooting phase, just after an Astra Militarum Titanic unit from your army has shot.

TARGET: That ASTRA MILITARUM TITANIC unit.

EFFECT: Select one enemy unit hit by one or more of those attacks. Until the end of the phase, that enemy unit cannot have the Benefit of Cover.
ADAMANTINE BEHEMOTH 1CP · Steel Hammer – Strategic Ploy Stratagem · Movement or Charge phase
WHEN: Your Movement phase or your Charge phase.

TARGET: One Astra Militarum Vehicle unit from your army that has not been selected to move or charge this phase.

EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time your unit makes a Normal, Advance or Charge move, it can move horizontally through terrain features.
IMPOSING ARRIVAL 1CP · Steel Hammer – Strategic Ploy Stratagem · Movement phase
WHEN: Reinforcements step of your Movement phase, from the second battle round onwards.

TARGET: One Astra Militarum Titanic unit from your army that is in Reserves.

EFFECT: Set up your unit on the battlefield, wholly within 8" of the battlefield edge and more than 6" horizontally away from all enemy units.

Tempestus Boarding Regiment

Detachment rules

Purge-Sweep Protocols: Each time a MiLiTARUM TEMPESTUS unit from your army is selected to shoot, if one or more models in that unit are within 1" of an open Hatchway and every model in that unit is on the same side of that Hatchway, select one enemy unit on the opposite side of that Hatchway from that unit. Until the end of the phase, ranged weapons equipped by models in that unit have the [LETHAL HiTS] ability while targeting that enemy unit.

Enhancements

Covert Breach (0 pts): At the start of the first battle round, the bearer’s unit can make a Normal move of up to 6".
Elimination Force (0 pts): At the start of the first battle round, select one enemy unit. Each time a model in the bearer’s unit makes an attack that targets that enemy unit, if the Strength characteristic of that attack is less than the Toughness characteristic of that enemy unit, add 1 to the Wound roll.

Stratagems

BRUTAL TRAINING 1CP · Tempestus Boarding Regiment – Battle Tactic Stratagem · Fight phase
WHEN: Fight phase.

TARGET: One MILITARUM TEMPESTUS unit from your army that has not been selected to fight this phase.

EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, add 1 to the Attacks and Strength characteristics of melee weapons equipped by models in your unit.
FIRE-PATTERN HURRICANUS 1CP · Tempestus Boarding Regiment – Battle Tactic Stratagem · Shooting phase
WHEN: Your Shooting phase, just after a MILITARUM TEMPESTUS unit from your army has shot.

TARGET: That MILITARUM TEMPESTUS unit.

EFFECT: Select one enemy unit hit by one or more of those attacks. Until the start of your next Shooting phase, subtract 2 from the Move characteristic of models in that enemy unit, and subtract 2 from Advance and Charge rolls made for it.
COORDINATED STRIKE 1CP · Tempestus Boarding Regiment – Strategic Ploy Stratagem · Command phase
WHEN: Start of your Command phase.

TARGET: One OffIcER model from your army.

EFFECT: Select one Order your model can issue. Every ASTRA MILITARUM unit from your army is issued that Order (regardless of any keywords those units are normally required to have).

RESTRICTIONS: Until the end of the turn, OFFICER models from your army cannot issue Orders. You can only use this Stratagem once.
LOCKDOWN 1CP · Tempestus Boarding Regiment – Strategic Ploy Stratagem · Movement phase
WHEN: Your Movement phase.

TARGET: One ASTRA MILITARUM unit from your army that has not been selected to move this phase.

EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, after your unit ends a move, you can select one open Hatchway it moved through during that move; close that Hatchway.