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Armoured Infantry

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Detachment Rules (1)

Squadron Command

Officers in charge of motorised formations are as well versed in armoured combat as in infantry oper
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 (4)
20 pts

Exemplary Officer

Possessed of great initiative and authority, this officer marshals surrounding assets with great eff
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.
25 pts

Grand Strategist

Able to see the broader strategic picture, this experienced officer deploys their assets sparingly a
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.
15 pts

Master Manoeuvrist

Academy training and battlefield experience have instilled in this officer a mastery of mobile warfa
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.
35 pts

Omnissian Unguents (Aura)

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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.
Stratagems (6)
1 CP

BURST OF SPEED

Your turn - 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".
1 CP

COMBINED FIRE

Your turn - 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.
1 CP

MOBILE FIREBASE

Your turn - 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.
1 CP

OPENING SALVO

Your turn - 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.
1 CP

ORDER THE ADVANCE

Your turn - 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.
1 CP

SUPPORTING ORDNANCE

Your turn - 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.