T’au Empire – MV71 Sniper Drones
| No | NAME | M | WS | BS | S | T | W | A | Ld | Sv | |
20 MV71 Sniper Drone |
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| 3‑9 | 20 MV71 Sniper Drone |
8" | 5+ | 5+ | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4+ | |
This unit contains 3 MV71 Sniper Drones. It can include up to 3 additional MV71 Sniper Drones (Power Rating +3), or up to 6 additional MV71 Sniper Drones (Power Rating +6). Each MV71 Sniper Drone is equipped with a longshot pulse rifle.
WEAPON | RANGE | TYPE | S | AP | D | ABILITIES |
| Longshot pulse rifle | ||||||
| Longshot pulse rifle | 48" | Rapid Fire 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | Each time you select a target for this weapon, you can ignore the Look Out, Sir rule. If you make a wound roll of 6+ for this weapon, it inflicts a mortal wound on the target in addition to its normal damage. |
| Each time you select a target for this weapon, you can ignore the Look Out, Sir rule. If you make a wound roll of 6+ for this weapon, it inflicts a mortal wound on the target in addition to its normal damage. | ||||||
ABILITIES | |
ABILITIES |
For the Greater Good Saviour Protocols: When resolving an attack made against a <SEPT> INFANTRY or <SEPT> BATTLESUIT unit whilst that unit is within 3" of a friendly <SEPT> DRONES unit, if the wound roll is successful, you can roll one D6; on a 2+ that DRONES unit suffers 1 mortal wound and the attack sequence ends. Sniper Drone Stealth Field: Subtract 1 from hit rolls in the Shooting phase for attacks made against this unit unless it is within 12" of the firing model. |
| FACTION KEYWORDS: T’AU EMPIRE, <SEPT> | |
| KEYWORDS: DRONE, FLY, MV71 SNIPER DRONES | |
Datasheet-related Stratagems
2CP | ||
DEADLY AIM T’au Empire Stratagem Careful programming allows Sniper Drones to identify the weakest points in enemy armour. Use this Stratagem in your Shooting phase, when an MV71 SNIPER DRONES unit from your army is chosen to shoot with. Until the end of that phase, the Armour Penetration characteristic of longshot pulse rifles models in that unit are equipped with is improved by 1 (e.g. AP 0 becomes AP -1). In addition, until the end of that phase, when resolving an attack made with a longshot pulse rifle by a model in that unit against a unit that is within half range, the Armour Penetration characteristic of that weapon is improved by a further 1 for that attack. | ||
This datasheet has Heavy Support Battlefield Role. Full list of T’au Empire units sharing same Battlefield Role follows:
Look out, Sir
Models cannot target a unit that contains any CHARACTER models with a Wounds characteristic of 9 or less with a ranged weapon while that CHARACTER unit is within 3" of any of the following:- A friendly unit that contains 1 or more VEHICLE or MONSTER models with a wounds characteristic of 10 or more.
- A friendly non-CHARACTER unit that contains 1 or more VEHICLE or MONSTER models.
- A friendly non-CHARACTER unit that contains 3 or more models.
- Cannot shoot at an enemy CHARACTER with 9 or less wounds while it is within 3" of a friendly unit that contains 1 MONSTER, 1 VEHICLE or 3+ other models (excluding CHARACTER models with 9 or less wounds) unless it is the closest target.
Wound Roll
Each time an attack scores a hit against a target unit, make a wound roll for that attack by rolling one D6 to see if that attack successfully wounds the target. The result required is determined by comparing the attacking weapon’s Strength (S) characteristic with the target’s Toughness (T) characteristic, as shown on the following table:
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If the result of the wound roll is less than the required number, the attack fails and the attack sequence ends. An unmodified wound roll of 6 always successfully wounds the target, and an unmodified wound roll of 1 always fails. A wound roll can never be modified by more than -1 or +1. This means that if, after all the cumulative modifiers to a wound roll have been calculated, the total modifier would be -2 or worse, it is changed to be -1. Similarly, if, after all the cumulative modifiers to a wound roll have been calculated, the total modifier would be +2 or better, it is changed to be +1.
Mortal Wounds
Some attacks inflict mortal wounds – these are so powerful that no armour or force field can withstand their fury. Each mortal wound inflicts 1 point of damage on the target unit, and they are always applied one at a time. Do not make a wound roll or saving throw (including invulnerable saves) against a mortal wound – just allocate it as you would any other attack and inflict damage to a model in the target unit. Unlike damage inflicted by normal attacks, excess damage from mortal wounds is not lost. Instead, keep allocating damage to another model in the target unit until either all the damage has been allocated or the target unit is destroyed.If an attack inflicts mortal wounds in addition to the normal damage, resolve the normal damage first. If an attack inflicts mortal wounds in addition to the normal damage, but the normal damage is subsequently saved, the target unit still suffers the mortal wounds, as described before. If an ability modifies the damage inflicted by a weapon, and that weapon can inflict mortal wounds in addition to the normal damage, the modifier does not apply to any mortal wounds that are inflicted (unless the rule specifically states otherwise).
- Each mortal wound inflicted on a unit causes one model in the unit to lose one wound.
- No saving throws can be made against mortal wounds.
- Mortal wounds inflicted by attacks in addition to normal damage always apply, even if normal damage saved.
RAPID FIRE
Rapid fire weapons are versatile armaments capable of aimed single shots at long range or controlled bursts of fire at close quarters.When a model shoots a Rapid Fire weapon, double the number of attacks it makes if its target is within half the weapon’s range.
- Double number of attacks made if target is within half range.
For the Greater Good
The greatest proof of the superiority of the T’au’va is the sight of a hundred pulse rifles firing in unison.
- Each time an enemy unit declares a charge against this unit, this unit can fire Overwatch before the charge roll is made.
- While a friendly unit with this ability is within 6" of this unit, each time an enemy unit declares a charge against this unit, that friendly unit can fire Overwatch before the charge roll is made. If it does so, until the end of the phase, that friendly unit cannot fire Overwatch again.
The <SEPT> and INFANTRY keywords are used in following T’au Empire datasheets:
HQ
Fast Attack
The <SEPT> and BATTLESUIT keywords are used in following T’au Empire datasheets:
HQ
Elites
Heavy Support
Lords of War
The <SEPT> and DRONE keywords are used in following T’au Empire datasheets:
Dedicated Transport
Fast Attack
Heavy Support
Lords of War
Fortifications
Hit Roll
When a model makes an attack, make one hit roll for that attack by rolling one D6. If the result of the hit roll is equal to or greater than the attacking model’s Ballistic Skill (BS) characteristic (if the attack is being made with a ranged weapon) or its Weapon Skill (WS) characteristic (if the attack is being made with a melee weapon), then that attack scores one hit against the target unit. If not, the attack fails and the attack sequence ends.If an attack is made with a weapon that has an ability that says it ‘automatically hits the target’, no hit roll is made – that attack simply scores one hit on the target unit. An unmodified hit roll of 6 always scores a hit, and an unmodified hit roll of 1 always fails. A hit roll can never be modified by more than -1 or +1. This means that if, after all the cumulative modifiers to a hit roll have been calculated, the total modifier would be -2 or worse, it is changed to be -1. Similarly, if, after all the cumulative modifiers to a hit roll have been calculated, the total modifier would be +2 or better, it is changed to be +1.
The T’AU EMPIRE keyword is used in following T’au Empire datasheets:
HQ
Dedicated Transport
Elites
Fast Attack
Flyers
Heavy Support
The <SEPT> keyword is used in following T’au Empire datasheets:
HQ
Dedicated Transport
Elites
Fast Attack
Flyers
Heavy Support
The DRONE keyword is used in following T’au Empire datasheets:
Dedicated Transport
Fast Attack
Heavy Support
Lords of War
Fortifications
The FLY keyword is used in following T’au Empire datasheets:
HQ
Dedicated Transport
Elites
Fast Attack
Flyers
Heavy Support
The MV71 SNIPER DRONES keyword is used in following T’au Empire datasheets:
Heavy Support
Army List
Datasheets collatedHQ
Dedicated Transport
Elites
Fast Attack
Heavy Support