Battlefield Fortifications – Aegis Defence Line
UNIT COMPOSITION: 1 CORE PLATFORM, 6 BARRICADES
70 PointsPts
*This additional Core Platform must be placed within Unit Coherency of the first Core Platform when deployed.
These defensive fortifications are a common sight on the battlefield, set up rapidly to provide cover for a firing line when urgency prevents the construction of more imposing defences. They benefit from being cheap and simple, with little that can fail mid battle and few ways for the enemy to exploit them. Many a victory has been won thanks to the sturdy presence of a well-placed defence line.
| Armour | HP | |
| Core Platform (⌀Use model) | 11 | 3 |
WARGEAR
- None
TRAITS
- None
SPECIAL RULES
Core Platforms
- Armoured Platform
Barricades
- Aegis Barricades
TYPE
- Fortification (Structure)
SPECIAL RULES
Armoured Platform
This fortification is constructed to allow infantry to use it as a fighting platform or mustering ground and is equipped with armoured barricades and plating to protect its occupants.
Models can be placed on top of this Model as if it were an Area of Terrain.Models can move over and end a move on top of this Model, treating it as if it were an Area of Terrain that grants a 5+ Cover Save to all Models on it. This Area of Terrain allows Line of Sight to be drawn into and out of its zone, but a Model outside that zone cannot draw a Line of Sight through the Area of Terrain to Models on the other side.
Aegis Barricades
Set up to impede attackers and offer some small cover to warriors fighting from behind them, barricades are a common type of fortification.
Any Model with the Infantry or Paragon Types that is in base contact with an Aegis Barricade gains a 5+ Cover Save.Aegis Defence Line Barricades do not have any Characteristics and cannot be targeted, attacked, damaged or otherwise affected by any Rule or Weapon. Models can move through an Aegis Barricade and if they do move through such a Barricade must reduce the maximum distance that can be moved in that Move by 2" as if it was Difficult Terrain. Aegis Barricades do not block a Line of Sight drawn through them. Aegis Barricades must be Deployed so that at least one part of each Barricade is in contact with an Aegis Defence Line Core Platform or another Barricade – as long as one Barricade in any chain of Barricades is itself in contact with a Core Platform. All Models with the Infantry or Paragon Types that are in contact with a Barricade gains a 5+ Cover Save. The destruction of linked Aegis Core Platforms has no effect on Aegis Barricades, which remain in place.
This datasheet has Fortification Battlefield Role. Full list of Battlefield Fortifications units sharing same Battlefield Role follows:
Armour (Front, Side, Rear) – This Characteristic will often be presented with various separate Sub-Characteristics, one for each of the Model’s Facings (see the Vehicles and Damage). Each of these Sub-Characteristics is used to determine the effect of a Model’s armour and how hard it is to defeat. When any Armour Sub-Characteristic reaches 0, then any Hit on that facing will result in an automatic Penetrating Hit without any Dice being rolled (if the Hit could have triggered a variable Special Rule, then that Rule is considered to automatically activate as part of the Hit).
Hull Points (HP) – The Hull Points Characteristic is primarily used to determine a Model with the Vehicle Type’s capacity for receiving damage during a Battle, with a higher value allowing a Model to sustain more damage before it is removed from play. When a Model’s Hull Points Characteristic is reduced to 0 that Model is removed from play as a Casualty, see the Rules for Destroyed Vehicles here.
Fortification
Military buildings are often vital to defensive operations, serving to shelter vulnerable troops, mount heavy guns or deploy other technological defences. During the Horus Heresy almost every force made use of such defences, though they were rarely considered a decisive element in any order of battle.
The following Rules apply to all Models with the Fortification Type:- A Model with the Fortification Type can never be moved by any Rule or effect after it has been Deployed.
- A Model with the Fortification Type can never be placed into Reserves and must always be deployed at the start of a Battle (see the Rules for deploying Fortifications).
- A Model with the Fortification Type may never Hold, Control or Contest an Objective Marker of any kind.
- A Model with the Fortification Type can never be affected by any kind of Status, including both Tactical Statuses and Cybertheurgic Statuses. However, such a Model can be affected by Cybertheurgic Rites that do not apply a Cybertheurgic Status.
- A Unit that includes a Model with the Fortification Type may never be joined by any other Models of any Type.
- A Model with the Fortification Type cannot make Reactions of any kind, unless a specific Sub-Type states otherwise.
Army List
Datasheets collatedInfantry
Infantry units include all types of foot soldiers. Infantry are fairly slow moving, but can cross almost any terrain and make the best use of cover to avoid enemy fire.
Infantry is the most basic Type, and is applied to most Models in the game. A Model with the Infantry Type uses the Core Rules without modification, gaining neither benefit nor penalty. Models with the Infantry Type may Embark and Disembark upon Models with the Transport Sub-Type.Paragon
Mightiest of all the Emperor’s creations and the greatest warriors and generals of their age, the Primarchs of the Space Marine Legions epitomise the dark ages of the Horus Heresy. These colossi of war were powerful beyond the capabilities of any mortal warrior or steel-forged automata - for their only equal was another of their own kind.
The following Rules apply to all Models with the Paragon Type:- Any Hits inflicted by a Model with the Paragon Type, as part of either Shooting Attacks or in close combat, are allocated by the attacking Model’s Controlling Player and not the Controlling Player of the Target Unit.
- Models with the Paragon Type may join and leave a Unit that includes Models with the Infantry Type, and Models with the Infantry Type may join and leave a Unit that includes one or more Models with the Paragon Type.
- Models with the Paragon Type may Embark and Disembark upon Models with the Transport Sub-Type.
- A Model with the Paragon Type may Issue and Accept Challenges.
- The Controlling Player of a Unit that includes one or more Models with the Paragon Type may use the Characteristics of one of those Models to resolve any Characteristic Checks made for that Unit.
- In Step 1 of the Resolution Sub-Phase, when deciding how many Models a Player controls in a Combat, a Model with the Paragon Type counts as a number of Models equal to that Model’s Base Wounds Value.
Structure
Structures are specialised fortifications that carry no weapons, nor allow troops to shelter within, but instead allow the deployment of rare technological devices. From communications platforms to void shield generators, these platforms may seem irrelevant in the face of armoured gun turrets, but when wisely used can be equally as powerful.
The following Rules apply to all Models with the Structure Sub-Type:- A Model with the Structure Sub-Type can be Captured (see the Rules for Capturing Fortifications).
Area Terrain
Area Terrain grants Cover Saves.A zone of closely packed Terrain is considered Area Terrain. Any Area Terrain on the Battlefield must have a clearly delineated zone which it covers, as agreed by all Players. As with Terrain Pieces, some Area Terrain may have a Base, but these are ignored for the purposes of measuring distances or adjudicating the placement of Models - other Models may be placed on top of an Area Terrain Base, and never count as being in Base Contact with Area Terrain. When placing a zone of Area Terrain, the Players must define a boundary for that zone of Area Terrain. This can be the Base, if the zone has one, or any other clear boundary point that shows where the Area Terrain begins and ends.
Any Model that is within the boundary of a zone of Area Terrain is eligible for a Cover Save and all zones of Area Terrain are also considered Difficult Terrain. The Cover Save provided by a given zone of Area Terrain is determined by its class, either Light Area Terrain, Medium Area Terrain or Heavy Area Terrain, as noted below:
- Light Area Terrain provides a 6+ Cover Saves to all Models within its boundaries.
- Medium Area Terrain provides a 5+ Cover Save to all Models within its boundaries.
- Heavy Area Terrain provides a 4+ Cover Save to all Models within its boundaries.
Medium Area Terrain blocks Line of Sight if that Line of Sight passes through more than 3" of an Area of Terrain. Heavy Area Terrain always blocks Line of Sight, Models within Heavy Area Terrain cannot ever draw Line of Sight to any other Models and Models outside of Heavy Area Terrain cannot draw Line of Sight to Models within Heavy Area Terrain. Line of Sight can never be drawn through Heavy Area Terrain, regardless of the distance covered by the Terrain. Light Area Terrain does not block Line of Sight.
Some Areas of Terrain may include multiple levels, such as ruins with more than one floor upon which Models can be placed. These follow all of the usual Rules for Terrain levels, and the floors are all considered as being within the same Area of Terrain - with the exception that Weapons with the Blast (X) and Barrage Special Rules are only required to attack the uppermost floor if the Target Model or point on the Battlefield is on one of the numbered floors or on the Battlefield surface directly under the first Terrain level. This is intended to stop attacks targeting Models distant from any levels within an Area of Terrain being unfairly protected from attack by Weapons with the Barrage Special Rule.
Line of Sight
Some Rules will ask Players to determine Line of Sight between two Models or a Model and a point on the Battlefield, checking whether one Model can ‘see’ another. Most often this is part of an attack, as a Model must have Line of Sight to its target in order to make any attack.To determine Line of Sight, use a tape measure or other device to determine if an unbroken straight line can be drawn between the first Model and its target. If a piece of Terrain, Model with the Vehicle Type or other obstruction breaks the line between those two Models then there is no Line of Sight, if the line is unobstructed then both Models have Line of Sight to each other.
When determining if a Model has Line of Sight to a Unit, it only needs to have Line of Sight to one Model that is part of that Unit. This does not grant that Model Line of Sight to any other Models in the Unit that are otherwise hidden and does not affect how or to which Models wounds or Hits can be assigned.
Unit Coherency
To be in Unit Coherency all Models in a Unit must be no more than 2" measured horizontally or 6" vertically from at least one other Model that is in the same Unit. In addition, all Models in a given Unit must form one contiguous group while also maintaining Unit Coherency, and even if the Models retain Coherency may not split into separate groups. When measuring distance to determine if a Unit is in Unit Coherency, all distances are measured Base-to-Base (see the Rules for Measuring).
A Unit must remain in Unit Coherency while on the Battlefield. All Models in a Unit that is being moved must end that move in Unit Coherency - if they cannot then they may not be moved. When removing Models from a Unit, Models may be removed in a manner that means the Unit will no longer be in Unit Coherency, however, note this may lead to penalties being applied - see the Rules for Out of Coherency below.
Armoured Platform
This fortification is constructed to allow infantry to use it as a fighting platform or mustering ground and is equipped with armoured barricades and plating to protect its occupants.
Models can be placed on top of this Model as if it were an Area of Terrain.Models can move over and end a move on top of this Model, treating it as if it were an Area of Terrain that grants a 5+ Cover Save to all Models on it. This Area of Terrain allows Line of Sight to be drawn into and out of its zone, but a Model outside that zone cannot draw a Line of Sight through the Area of Terrain to Models on the other side.
Aegis Barricades
Set up to impede attackers and offer some small cover to warriors fighting from behind them, barricades are a common type of fortification.
Any Model with the Infantry or Paragon Types that is in base contact with an Aegis Barricade gains a 5+ Cover Save.Aegis Defence Line Barricades do not have any Characteristics and cannot be targeted, attacked, damaged or otherwise affected by any Rule or Weapon. Models can move through an Aegis Barricade and if they do move through such a Barricade must reduce the maximum distance that can be moved in that Move by 2" as if it was Difficult Terrain. Aegis Barricades do not block a Line of Sight drawn through them. Aegis Barricades must be Deployed so that at least one part of each Barricade is in contact with an Aegis Defence Line Core Platform or another Barricade – as long as one Barricade in any chain of Barricades is itself in contact with a Core Platform. All Models with the Infantry or Paragon Types that are in contact with a Barricade gains a 5+ Cover Save. The destruction of linked Aegis Core Platforms has no effect on Aegis Barricades, which remain in place.
Cover Tests
Cover Saves are granted by Terrain and Special Rules and are not listed as a Characteristic on a Model’s Profile.If a Model cannot have an Armour Save made for it, or the Controlling Player chooses not to make an Armour Test, but has access to a Cover Save then that Saving Throw may be made instead of an Armour Test or an Invulnerable Test. A Cover Test is resolved in exactly the same manner as an Armour Test. Cover Tests are normally provided by certain types of Battlefield Terrain, but may also be granted by certain Special Rules. Note that Cover Tests are not affected by the AP value of a wound, however a Model may not have a Cover Test made for it if:
- A Special Rule or other effect attached to the wound specifies that it ignores Cover Saves or that no Cover Test may be made.
- The attack is being made as part of a Combat during the Fight Sub-Phase, or a Challenge in the Challenge Sub-Phase.
- A Cover Test may be taken to discard a Penetrating Hit, if one is available to the Model.
Difficult Terrain
Difficult Terrain slows down Models moving through it.Tangled or otherwise restrictive Terrain is considered Difficult Terrain. Note that an Area of Difficult Terrain does not grant a Cover Save unless it is within a zone of Area Terrain.