Astra Militarum
The Astra Militarum is the sledgehammer of the Emperor, and its countless armies form the vast majority of the Imperium’s military might. Although often outclassed in terms of strength and technological advancement, the warriors and vehicles of the Imperial Guard stand together, relentlessly wearing down their enemies until nothing is left but a cratered wasteland.
Books
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Show History | ||||
| Book | Kind | Edition | Version | Last update |
 Astra Militarum | ||||
| Astra Militarum | Faction Pack | 11 | 1.1 | July 2026 |
 Boarding Actions | ||||
| Boarding Actions | Expansion | 10 | 1.1 | July 2025 |
 Death Korps of Krieg | ||||
| Death Korps of Krieg | Expansion | 10 | April 2025 | |
 Munitorum Field Manual | ||||
| Munitorum Field Manual | Expansion | 11 | 1.1 | |
FAQ
Faction Pack: Astra Militarum
| Q: | If a unit becomes affected by the same Order multiple times, do those Orders affect that unit multiple times? |
| A: | No. |
| Q: | Can the Reinforcements! Stratagem be used on a unit that is Battle-shocked? |
| A: | No. |
| Q: | If a unit contains two models equipped with a vox-caster, can I attempt to generate 1CP twice when the bearer’s unit is targeted with a Stratagem? |
| A: | No. |
| Q: | Can I attempt to generate 1CP from a unit containing a vox-caster, when targeting that unit with the Reinforcements! Stratagem? |
| A: | No. |
| Q: | When using the Creeping Barrage ability, how do you resolve the maximum number of units that can be shaken? |
| A: | You roll one D6 for each enemy unit that is more than 12" from every model from your army that is on the battlefield, in an order of your choosing, one at a time. Once the maximum number of enemy units for the battle size have been shaken, stop rolling for any additional units. |
| Q: | When an Ogryn Bodyguard joins a Militarum Tempestus Command Squad, can the unit set up using the Deep Strike ability? |
| A: | No, as the Ogryn Bodyguard model does not have the Deep Strike ability. |
Keywords
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- The number in parentheses indicates the number of datasheets containing this keyword. This number represents the total number of datasheets in the faction, regardless of the filter.
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Introduction
The Detachment rule listed here will apply to either your whole army or to particular units within it. If any additional restrictions or benefits apply to a Detachment, they will be listed here.
When mustering your army, your chosen Detachment enables you to upgrade CHARACTERS using the Enhancements listed here, as described in the Core Rules (see the Select Units step). If you are playing a Crusade battle, you can instead use the Renowned Heroes Requisition to give your CHARACTERS Enhancements, as described in the main Crusade rules.
Your chosen Detachment gives you access to the Stratagems listed here in addition to the Core Stratagems listed in the Core Rules. During the battle, you can spend Command points (CP) to use these Stratagems. You can find out more about how to use Stratagems here.
Army Rules
Voice of Command
Raised and trained to instil unwavering obedience, officers of the Imperial Guard command authority and respect, and issue orders with imperious bellows that cut through the clamour of war.
OFFICER models can issue Orders in your Command phase and at the end of a phase in which they disembarked from a TRANSPORT or were set up on the battlefield.
Until the start of your next Command phase, the unit you selected is affected by that Order. Unless otherwise stated, a unit can only be affected by one Order at a time (any Order subsequently issued to that unit replaces the current one). Orders cannot be issued to Battle-shocked units, and if a unit being affected by an Order becomes Battle-shocked, that Order ceases to affect that unit.
Only ASTRA MILITARUM models gain the benefit of an Order issued to their unit.
Move! Move! Move! M +3" |
Fix Bayonets! WS +1 |
Take Aim! BS +1 |
First Rank, Fire! Second Rank, Fire! A +1 |
Take Cover! SV +1 |
Duty and Honour! LD +1 OC +1 |
Combined Arms
2DP
Born Soldiers
Regiments of numerous origins and tactical roles inculcate their soldiers from an early age with the legendary doctrines of the Tactica Imperium. Infantry train in close-range fire patterns intended to decimate enemy soldiers, whilst tank crews spend countless hours practising to bring down enemy armour and rampaging monstrosities.
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
This mask depicts in obsidian and void-fired bronze the agonised visage of Saint Ollanius. Soldiers in the ancient artefacts presence are gifted the determination and endurance of the famous martyr himself. 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. |
This officer has spent countless hours putting their soldiers through ceaseless firing drills. In the heat of combat, the worth of this training reveals itself. 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+. |
This commander can precisely anticipate the ebb and flow of war, their seemingly reactive tactics often prepared far in advance. OFFICER model only. In your Command phase, the bearer can issue one additional Order. |
A natural tactician, this officer responds to their opponent’s manoeuvres in swift and decisive fashion, never allowing the foe to dictate the battle. OFFICER model only. Each time an enemy unit is set up within 8" 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
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.
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.
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.
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.
TARGET: One ASTRA MILITARUM OFFICER unit from your army.
EFFECT: Your OFFICER can issue one Order as if it were your Command phase.
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.
Siege Regiment
2DP
Artillery Support
Artillery barrages lay the ground for the assault to come.
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 SIZE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF UNITS Incursion 2 Strike Force 3 Onslaught 4
Enhancements
This officer relishes serving in the vanguard and seeks to take up a forward position to be closer to the foe when the firing begins. INFANTRY OFFICER model only. While the bearer is leading a REGIMENT unit, that unit has the Scouts 6" ability. |
These grenades emit loud bangs and bright flashes of light, disorienting defenders and allowing the officer and their bodyguard to press home their assault. INFANTRY OFFICER model only. Enemy units cannot use the Fire Overwatch Stratagem to shoot at the bearer’s unit. |
Handed down by a mentor, this officer’s pistol is an artificer-crafted example of its type, and is all the deadlier for it. INFANTRY OFFICER model only. Add 2 to the Attacks characteristics of the bearers Pistols. |
Such is this officer’s aura of confidence that the soldiers under their command march into battle heedless of incoming fire, trusting in that old adage of the faithful - the Emperor protects. 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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
Mechanised Assault
2DP
Armoured Fist
Astra Militarum mechanised forces combine heavy armour with elite infantry. Reliant on speed and short-ranged firepower, the armoured spearhead hurtles through the enemy line and deploys its cargo of shock troops to cut the enemy down with volleys of lasgun fire.
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
This officer’s aggressive command style sees them lead the advance personally, planting the regiment’s colours on seized objectives and leaving following troops to defend the ground they have gained. 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. |
Regimental Tech-Priests bless the vehicles under their charge with holy prayer and sacred oils. 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. |
Smokescreens provide cover for the infantry advance and enable troops to disembark safely. 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. |
Decorated veteran officers know when and where to press home the assault, ensuring their squad disembarks in the optimum position. 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
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.
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".
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.
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 8" of the enemy unit that just ended that move.
EFFECT: Your TRANSPORT can make a Normal move of up to 6".
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.
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.
Hammer of the Emperor
2DP
Iron Tread
The armoured spearhead of an Astra Militarum army group grinds relentlessly forward, ploughing through enemy infantry with arrogant disregard.
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
In clipped tones, this officer issues clear and precise orders to the vehicles under their command - regardless of the bloodshed. 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. |
This officer goes to war in a favoured vehicle that - whether by fortune or apparent divine intervention - has survived dozens of battles despite suffering heavy damage on multiple occasions. VEHICLE OFFICER model only. The bearer has the Feel No Pain 6+ ability. |
A regimental banner flies from this command vehicle, its colours displaying the might of the Astra Militarum for all to see. VEHICLE OFFICER model only. Add 3 to the bearer’s Objective Control characteristic. |
Drilled endlessly by the officer in command, the crew of this tank are crack shots who know how to make every shell count. 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
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.
TARGET: That SQUADRON unit.
EFFECT: Until the end of the turn, your unit is eligible to shoot in a turn in which it Advanced.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Recon Element3DP
Masters of Camouflage
Reconnaissance infantry use face paint, camo-pattern fatigues, ghillie suits and more to conceal themselves from the foe. Vehicles are camouflaged using netting and disruptive camo patterns, enabling them to blend into surrounding terrain. Suitably outfitted, recon forces need only rely upon stealth and concealment rather than heavy armour for protection.
ASTRA MILITARUM WALKER and REGIMENT units from your army have the Benefit of Cover. While such a unit has the Benefit of Cover for any other reason, improve the Save characteristic of that unit by 1 (to a maximum of 3+).Enhancements
This officer is a specialist in covert warfare, their experience ensuring they know exactly when to redeploy their forces and close the jaws of their pre-prepared trap. 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. |
Filled with powerful hallucinogens, these grenades overwhelm the senses of those who breathe their fumes, causing them to panic and flee their positions. 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. |
Whether equipped with climbing gear, machetes or snow shoes, this unit moves swiftly across inhospitable terrain to engage the enemy. ASTRA MILITARUM INFANTRY model only. The bearer has the Scouts 6" ability. |
Carefully placed tripwires detonate booby traps as the enemy advance, the resulting explosions causing the foe to halt in their tracks. ASTRA MILITARUM INFANTRY model only. Each time an enemy INFANTRY or MOUNTED unit ends a Normal, Advance, Charge or Fall Back move within 8" 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
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.
TARGET: One PLATOON unit from your army that is within 8" 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".
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.
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.
TARGET: One ASTRA MILITARUM GRENADES unit from your army.
EFFECT: Select one visible enemy unit within 12" of your unit. When that enemy unit declares a charge, that enemy unit has -1 to charge rolls.
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.
Grizzled Company
3DP
Hailing from fortress worlds or planets ravaged by incessant war, the soldiers of this company have fought on the front lines for long and bloody months. Where other formations have collapsed under the strain of constant warfare, these iron-willed combat veterans retain their ferocious discipline. They carry out the decisive orders of their ruthless and exacting officers with a determination born of pride and zeal.
Ruthless Discipline
The officers of this company are wily, iron-willed veterans both respected and feared by the troops under their command. At their barked orders, even the weariest soldiers redouble their efforts.
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
Ogryns respond well to this Commissar’s stern discipline and are even known to accompany them as a personal bodyguard. COMMISSAR model only. Add the OGRYN keyword to the list of units this model can issue Orders too (as stated on its datasheet). |
This bionic lens contains a miniaturised auspex capable of detecting the slightest flaws in enemy defences. ASTRA MILITARUM OFFICER model only. Each time you select an Order for the bearer to issue, you can select the Order below: |
This veteran commando officer imparts their experience in clandestine warfare to the rank and file. ASTRA MILITARUM INFANTRY OFFICER model only. Each time you select an Order for the bearer to issue, you can select the Order below: |
This device amplifies the bearer’s voice, enabling their orders to cut through the din of battle. 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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Steel Hammer2DP
Whilst infantry forms the backbone of many Astra Militarum forces, heavy armour often serves as the mailed fist. Venerable battle tanks thunder across the battlefield, propelled by promethium-hungry engines, their steel tracks grinding a path across all but the most formidable obstacles. The largest mechanical monstrosities – commanded by veteran tank officers and aces – are true war behemoths: super-heavy vehicles shielded by reinforced armour and bristling with enough weapons to reduce enemy armies to smouldering ruin. With these ironclad giants at the fore, an Astra Militarum armoured spearhead crashes over trench lines under heavy fire, crushing infantry to bloody pulp beneath its tracks and reducing any armoured opposition to fragments of twisted scrap metal with roaring cannonades. Before such a tide of heavy metal fury, enemies are struck dumb with terror, their cover toppled or blasted to atoms, exposing them to the full wrath of the Emperor’s steel hammer.
Ceaseless Cannonade
The heaviest Astra Militarum vehicles are adamantine behemoths whose armour is almost impenetrable. The crews of these colossal war engines need have no concern for the integrity of their vehicles, unleashing even the most violently destructive ordnance at point-blank range.
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
High-ranking officers of armoured regiments may operate super-heavy tanks as command vehicles, their orders blaring from hull-mounted laud hailers or crackling over internal vox-channels. 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. |
Seeking to add another kill marking to their war machine, this glory-hungry tank commander seeks out and engages only the heaviest enemy assets. ASTRA MILITARUM TITANIC CHARACTER model only. Each time the bearer makes a ranged attack, you can re-roll the Damage roll. |
Intimately attuned to the machine spirits of Astra Militarum vehicles, this Tech-Priest administers rites and rituals, seeking to draw additional performance from engines. 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. |
Ramps and hatches slam down on all sides of this titanic vehicle, enabling infantry to surge forth and overwhelm the enemy. 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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Armoured Infantry2DP
The rattle of tracks and the hammering of gunfire heralds the advance of armoured infantry. These forces are ideally suited to aggressively seizing strategic objectives, reinforcing buckling Imperial lines, responding to enemy attacks or capitalising on strategic gains. The combination of well-trained and equipped infantry with armoured transports is tried and tested. Transport vehicles lend their passengers speed and operational range far in excess of infantry operating on foot, provide protection on the way into battle, and offer fire support once the infantry have disembarked. In return, the troops can dig in, hold ground, and protect their transports from the enemy. Most often, the Astra Militarum deploys its armoured infantry elements at company strength. They either work hand in mailed gauntlet with tank formations or as massed assault elements which – when properly supported – can grind even the most elite foes into the dirt and secure the field for the armies of Mankind.
Squadron Command
Officers in charge of motorised formations are as well versed in armoured combat as in infantry operations.
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 8" 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
Possessed of great initiative and authority, this officer marshals surrounding assets with great efficiency. 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. |
Academy training and battlefield experience have instilled in this officer a mastery of mobile warfare. At their barked orders, soldiers and armoured vehicles work in well-drilled unison. 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. |
Tech-Priests of the Adeptus Mechanicus bear to battle an array of sanctified oils and tinctures of protection with which to bless the Machine God’s divine works. 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. |
Able to see the broader strategic picture, this experienced officer deploys their assets sparingly and with practised precision. 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
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.
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.
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".
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.
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.
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.
Abhuman Auxiliaries1DP
THE TALENTS OF OGRYN AND RATLING SOLDIERS ARE SHOCKINGLY EFFECTIVE
Absolutist Principles
Commissars with experience overseeing auxiliary platoons display the ferocious strength of will and fearsome levels of scrutiny needed to ensure the most thick-skulled or rebelliously larcenous of soldiers – no matter what their size or shape – do their duty
- Friendly BULLGRYN SQUAD/OGRYN SQUAD/RATLINGS units have ABHUMAN.
- Friendly COMMISSAR models can:
- Issue the Take Aim! Order.
- Issue 1 Order to a friendly ABHUMAN unit.
Enhancements
These Ratlings’ naturally keen vision is supplemented with varied magnoculors, listening devices and other detection gear that mysteriously comes into their possession. RATLINGS unit only. When this unit is selected to shoot, enemy units have +6" detection range until this unit has shot. |
The whine of hidden bionics, webs of ugly scars, or the rattle of abraded lungs with every barked order signals a grizzled veteran whose devotion to duty has seen them survive not only the enemy but also proximity to the most overly muscled soldiers. COMMISSAR model only. This model has Feel No Pain 4+. |
Stratagems
TARGET: That BULLGRYN SQUAD/OGRYN SQUAD unit.
EFFECT: Attacks that target your unit have -1 AP until that enemy unit has attacked.
TARGET: That RATLINGS unit.
EFFECT: Those ranged attacks do not prevent your unit from being hidden.
TARGET: That BULLGRYN SQUAD/OGRYN SQUAD unit.
EFFECT: Your unit can make a surge move of up to D6".
Designation Force1DP
FORWARD RECONNAISSANCE ASSETS IDENTIFY HIDDEN ENEMY HOLDOUTS FOR ERADICATION
Designated Targets
A regiment’s resilient and often unconventional scouts are deployed to provide forward intelligence on enemy dispositions. With a combination of regimental issue scopes and guerrilla instincts hard-won through survival at the forefronts of war zones, they can draw massed firepower down on lurking threats.
Friendly SCOUT SENTINEL/ASTRA MILITARUM INFANTRY SMOKE units have the following ability:- While a unit is designated, that unit has +3" detection range.
This detachment has the RECON tag and cannot be taken with another RECON detachment.
Enhancements
Veteran pilots of Scout Sentinels have a reputation as insubordinate mavericks or taciturn loners, but their skill in manoeuvring their often-camouflaged walker unseen into hostile territory is second to none. SCOUT SENTINEL unit only. This unit has Infiltrators |
Those soldiers who have earned this commendation have earned their skills stealthily trekking through dangerous no man’s land far in advance of the main push, striking behind enemy lines on missions of sabotage, or laying flanking ambushes ASTRA MILITARUM INFANTRY PLATOON unit only. In your first Movement phase, this unit can make an ingress move. |
Stratagems
TARGET: One friendly SCOUT SENTINEL/ASTRA MILITARUM INFANTRY unit.
EFFECT: While a visible enemy unit is within 6" of your unit, that unit has +3" detection range.
TARGET: That ASTRA MILITARUM INFANTRY unit.
EFFECT: Your unit can make a normal move of up to D3+3"
TARGET: One friendly ASTRA MILITARUM INFANTRY SMOKE unit.
EFFECT: When an attack targets either your unit, or a unit that is not fully visible to the attacking model because of one or more models in your unit, the target has the benefit of cover against that attack.
Bridgehead Strike1DP
ELITE, WELL-EQUIPPED SOLDIERY LAUNCH RAPID OFFENSIVES TO SECURE KEY TARGETS
Fire Zone Purge
Key to this force’s mission is the swift purgation of local enemy forces through sudden deployment and focused firefights. As such, whether they hit the ground from a low-altitude drop or deploy from armoured transports, the soldiers of this formation are trained to find targets and start shooting the instant the foe is in sight.
- If a friendly MILITARUM TEMPESTUS OFFICER model is your WARLORD, friendly TEMPESTUS SCIONS units have:
- BATTLELINE.
- +1 OC.
- When a friendly MILITARUM TEMPESTUS unit is selected to shoot, if that unit was set up this turn, that unit’s ranged attacks have +1 to hit rolls.
Enhancements
Carried by an officer’s comms specialist, this device is a precious example of an omni‑frequency master vox‑array manufactured on the long‑lost forge world of Urvax. It facilitates the rapid dissemination of orders throughout the entire strike force. MILITARUM TEMPESTUS OFFICER model only. When this model issues an Order, if this unit has the Master Vox wargear ability, this model can issue that Order to up to three different REGIMENT units, instead of only one. |
Locked to the designator runes of this officer’s dropship and heavily warded against interference, this predeployed beacon ensures they and their elite soldiers land swiftly and on target. MILITARUM TEMPESTUS OFFICER model only. In your first Movement phase, this unit can make an ingress move. |
Stratagems
TARGET: One friendly engaged REGIMENT unit.
EFFECT: Roll one D6 for each enemy unit engaged with your unit:
- On a 2+ that enemy unit suffers D6 mortal wounds.
TARGET: That MILITARUM TEMPESTUS/KASRKIN unit.
EFFECT: Your unit’s Hot-shot Lascarbines, Hot-shot Lasguns, Hot-shot Laspistols, Hot-shot Marksman Rifles, Hot-shot Volley Guns and Sentry Hot-shot Volley Guns weapons that targeted an enemy unit within 12" have +1 S and AP.
TARGET: That MILITARUM TEMPESTUS unit.
EFFECT: Select one enemy unit hit by those ranged attacks. Friendly MILITARUM TEMPESTUS units’ ranged attacks that target that enemy unit have [IGNORES COVER].
Crusade Rules
In this section you’ll find additional rules for playing Crusade battles that are bespoke to ASTRA MILITARUM units.
During the many battles it takes to bring victory to the Imperium, decisive officers and heroic regiments will make a name for themselves, earning prestigious commendations in the process.
AGENDAS
ASTRA MILITARUM armies can attempt to achieve unique Agendas in addition to those found in other publications. These represent the factions unique goals and their particular methods of waging war.
REQUISITIONS
ASTRA MILITARUM armies have access to a number of bespoke Requisitions in addition to those found in other publications.
BATTLE TRAITS
As they gain experience and prowess, ASTRA MILITARUM units in your Crusade force can be given one of the Battle Traits in this section instead of one presented elsewhere.
CRUSADE RELICS
In addition to the Crusade Relics presented in other publications, ASTRA MILITARUM CHARACTER models can claim one of the Crusade Relics found here.
CRUSADE BADGES
Here you will find three Crusade Badges representing goals you can set yourself when campaigning with your Crusade force. Once one is achieved, you could set yourself a new goal, or take the opportunity to start a new Crusade force.
Tours of Duty
- The number of battles your Crusade force will need to fight is D6+4.
- The number of victories your Crusade force will require is D3+2.
Once these goals have been determined, make a note of them on your Order of Battle. After each battle, reduce the number of battles that remain to be fought by 1 (to a minimum of 0), and if you won that battle, reduce the number of remaining victories required by 1 (to a minimum of 0).
Once both of these numbers reach 0, your Crusade force has completed that Tour of Duty, and you can spend Commendation points on your Crusade force. Once this stage is complete, your Crusade force can then begin a new Tour of Duty.
Logistics Points
Each time your Crusade force starts a new Tour of Duty, after determining how many battles you need to fight and how many victories you require, you must assign your Crusade forces Logistics points for that Tour of Duty.Logistics points represent the resources and assets that the Departmento Munitorum can bring to bear in support of your army, and they can be assigned to various categories, each granting potential surplus or deficiency effects, depending on what aspects of your Crusade forces Tour of Duty you wish to focus on.
Logistics points are presented as shown above.
Commendation Points
At the end of each battle your Crusade force fights, it earns 1 Commendation point. If you won that battle, your Crusade force earns D3 Commendation points instead. Commendation points are used to award Personal Commendations to your units or Regimental Commendations to affect all ASTRA MILITARUM units in your Crusade force.Additional Commendation points can be earned through the Agendas.
Commendation points are presented as shown above.
Assigning Logistics Points
Each time you begin a Tour of Duty, you have 4 Logistics points to assign. There are four Logistics categories to which these can be assigned:Your Logistics points can be assigned to each of these four categories in any combination you wish, but no category can have more than 2 Logistics points assigned to it.
Once you have finished assigning your Crusade forces Logistics points, you must determine in which categories your Crusade force has a surplus and in which it has a deficiency. This is based on how many Logistics points are assigned to that category, as shown below:
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Categories in which your Crusade force has a surplus will reward your army with powerful bonuses in the battles ahead, while those where you have a deficiency will penalise your efforts. The effects of a surplus or deficiency in each category are shown on the right; these apply for as long as your Crusade force has that surplus or deficiency.
Make a note on your Order of Battle of which categories your Crusade force has a surplus or deficiency in (if any).
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Commendations
Each time a unit gains a Personal Commendation, that unit is treated as gaining a new Battle Honour. If that unit already has its maximum number of Battle Honours, you can choose to replace one with a Personal Commendation. An OFFICER unit cannot have more than 2 Personal Commendations and cannot have the same Personal Commendation more than once; other ASTRA MILITARUM units cannot have more than 1 Personal Commendation. At the end of a Tour of Duty, you cannot award the same Commendation more than once (but you can award those Commendations again at the end of another Tour of Duty).
If your Order of Battle has one or more Regimental Commendations, and you muster a Crusade army from it that includes one or more ASTRA MILITARUM units, the total Crusade points value of that Crusade army is increased by 3 for each Regimental Commendation you have. Your Order of Battle cannot have more than 2 Regimental Commendations, and it cannot have the same one more than once.
You can remove Commendations from your Order of Battle and/or from units in your Order of Battle at any time (in order to purchase new, different Commendations, for example).
Personal Commendations
These soldiers of the Militarum Tempestus have shown characteristic bravery in the face of overwhelming odds. The awarding of the Sacrificus Tempestus only serves to bolster their determination to fight to the last.
This award honours those who have proven exceptionally attuned to a vehicle’s machine spirit or have kept it operational despite facing terrible hardships.
These honoured soldiers have stealthily trekked through dangerous no man’s land far in advance of the main push, striking behind enemy lines.
Warriors who have excelled in repelling enemy assaults, with bayonets and valour, are awarded this title.
Induction into this order recognises the strong regimental bonds, comradely contacts and inspirational status of the recipients. Their deeds are respected and emulated and are often used as the basis of regimental propaganda.
This honour has been awarded for a wide variety of commendable actions. Shrewd planning; instinctive preparation of battlefield assets; intelligence gained through voluntary infiltration - all are deeds that sap the enemy’s advantages at every turn.
This award is one of the highest honours that can be won by all the ranks in the Astra Militarum. It is issued only to those who demonstrate absolute loyalty in the face of terrible danger.
This award is given to those who have shown the skill and initiative to outmanoeuvre their foes and seize their objectives.
Awarded to those who have unwaveringly carried out their superiors’ orders swiftly and to the letter, this small star is a recognition of their commander’s absolute trust.
As close to admitting error as the Department Munitorum gets, this award offers thanks to those who have averted the repercussions of an administrative mistake. Its mere mention can guarantee special access to assets and materiel.
This award is granted to units who have shown great bravery in defence of a superior.
Wars are decided by logistics. This honour is granted to those who have recovered valuable materiel under heavy fire.
Presented alongside a circlet of silvered laurels, this honour recognises aggressive and forceful piety.
The gratitude of a Lord Commander is earnt through the relentless destruction of the Emperor’s enemies.
With conspicuous valour, these soldiers have held on to vital battlefield locations, forcing back the enemy with firepower and faith.
Only those whose regimental service is sufficiently lengthy are awarded this medal; their service denotes hugely varied campaigns alongside numerous other regiments, often resulting in a flexible approach to battle and the gaining of various additional battlefield skills.
Through keen observation, recognition of old foes or some tactical intuition, those who receive this medal have provided priceless information to senior command.
Recognised for the unlikely number of actions they have served with distinction, these soldiers are scarred and aged by their experiences.
Regimental Commendations
Skilled in coordinating their targeting with forward spotter elements, the artillery crews of this regiment are capable of devastating precision shelling.
In addition:
- While you have a surplus in Morale, ARTILLERY units from your Crusade army gain 2XP from Dealers of Death instead of just 1XP.
- While you have a deficiency in Lexmechanicus, each time you gain a CP, roll one D6: on a 1, that CP is lost.
This regiment’s unyielding soldiers fight and die facing the enemy. Standing tall in ordered ranks, they unleash a devastating fusillade of las-fire.
In addition:
- While you have a surplus in Materiel, each time an ARTILLERY unit from your Crusade army makes a ranged attack, re-roll a Hit roll of 1.
- While you have a deficiency in Tithe Pool, the cost to use the following Requisitions is increased by 1RP: Increase Supply Limit; Repair and Recuperate; Fresh Recruits.
The crews of this regiment’s war machines have been instructed in battlefield dominance and are skilled in using their iron steeds to scatter lesser enemies.
In addition:
- While you have a surplus in Materiel, add 3 to the Objective Control characteristic of SQUADRON models from your Crusade army.
- While you have a deficiency in Tithe Pool, each time an ASTRA MILITARUM unit from your Crusade army takes an Out of Action test, subtract 1 from the result.
The vehicle crews of this regiment are well-practised in high-speed manoeuvres, swiftly encircling enemy positions before breaking through their flanks with a roar of engines.
In addition:
- While you have a surplus in Lexmechanicus, at the start of your Command phase, if one or more SQUADRON units from your Crusade army are wholly within your opponent’s deployment zone, you gain 1CP.
- While you have a deficiency in Morale, each time you gain a Commendation point, roll one D6: on a 1, you lose 1 Commendation point.
This regiment has earned accolades from high command due to their resilience, aptitude for armoured-vehicle tactics and propensity for preserving lives and recovering materiel from the field of battle.
In addition:
- While you have a surplus in Tithe Pool, add 1 to the Wounds characteristic of TRANSPORT models in your Crusade force.
- While you have a deficiency in Lexmechanicus, if you are the Underdog, you can use 1 fewer Crusade Blessing and, if your opponent is the Underdog, they can use one extra Crusade Blessing.
These infantry squads are as well-drilled as mechanised infantry, specialising in manoeuvres where they pile out of hatches swiftly and in good order - even as their transport is still moving. Their footing and aim is sure enough to fire a deadly volley.
In addition:
- While you have a surplus in Morale, REGIMENT units from your Crusade army can disembark from TRANSPORT models even after that model has Advanced. Units that do so count 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.
- While you have a deficiency in Materiel, while a TRANSPORT model from your Crusade force is Below Half-strength, subtract 4" from its Move characteristic.
Adept infiltrators or swift vanguard skirmishers, this regiment’s infantry range ahead of the front lines alongside swifter elements, tackling the enemy without warning and reporting observations to Imperial command.
In addition:
- While you have a surplus in Lexmechanicus, at the start of the battle, you can select up to 3 REGIMENT units from Crusade army; until the end of the battle, the selected units have the Infiltrators ability.
- While you have a deficiency in Morale, units from your Crusade army cannot be Marked for Greatness and units from your Crusade army cannot be given Crusade Relics.
This regiment fought for years through dense war zones harbouring foes in every shadow. Their infantry and most nimble vehicles are keen-eyed stalkers, able to spot lurking threats amidst tangled ruins or heavy jungles.
In addition:
- While you have a surplus in Tithe Pool, REGIMENT units in your Crusade army gain 2XP from Battle Experience instead of just 1XP.
- While you have a deficiency in Morale, at the end of the battle, unless you are the victor, you do not receive a Requisition point for playing a battle.
Agendas
If your Crusade army includes any ASTRA MILITARUM units, you can select Agendas from those presented here.At full pace, and with the correct motivation, the grand armies of the Imperial Guard can overwhelm enemy positions by sheer weight of numbers.
Amid long campaigns, the tireless Imperial propaganda machine demands visible and significant victories. The enemy’s most brutal weapons of war must be ostentatiously humbled in order to give fresh hope to wearied soldiers.
The central nervous system of the Astra Militarum is its command structure - those who efficiently coordinate their platoons with decisive and well-timed orders can clinch a lasting victory.
The battle lines have been drawn and your orders are clear. The enemy must not break through, no matter the cost to your forces in lives and materiel.
Air-dropped caches of arms and fuel are vital to maintaining assaults far from supply lines, but the sealed canisters must be cracked and emptied before the enemy can reach them.
At the start of your Shooting phase, one ASTRA MILITARUM unit from your Crusade army (excluding Battle-shocked units) that is within range of an Unsecured Munitions objective, is not within Engagement Range of any enemy units, and is eligible to shoot, can attempt to secure that Unsecured Munitions objective. If attempted, until the end of your turn, that unit is not eligible to shoot or declare a charge. At the end of your turn, if that unit is still within range of an Unsecured Munitions objective, that Unsecured Munitions objective is secured and that unit gains 2XP.
At the end of the battle, if you control all the objective markers in No Man’s Land, and all of those objective markers have been secured, your Crusade force gains 1 additional Requisition point. At the end of the battle, if you control one or more objective markers in your opponent’s deployment zone, and those objective markers have been secured, your Crusade force gains 1 Commendation point.
Requisitions
If your Crusade army includes any ASTRA MILITARUM units, you can spend Requisition points (RP) on any of the following Requisitions.The regiment has been honed by a highly decorated and respected officer, who instils wisdom and discipline in the soldiers under their command.
The Imperial Infantryman’s Uplifting Primer can be requisitioned in bulk. It contains everything a Guardsman needs to effectively defeat the enemies of Mankind, and is a source of great comfort and inspiration to any loyal servant of the Emperor who can read.
The campaigns senior commander has designated the upcoming battle as so vital that they will funnel all of their resources and assets into securing victory, forgoing frugal logistical management in favour of overwhelming force. Victory with these resources will need no explanation, and defeat will allow none.
Skilled armoured crews and elite specialists are worth the resources needed to safely extract them from their current duties and reassign them. Such veterans can bring crucial skills to otherwise green formations.
The standards expected of an Astra Militarum soldier are high, yet there are those units whose achievements go far beyond those of their fellow fighters. On such occasions, the loftiest of commendations may be awarded, often presented to the recipients in person by a general or other high-ranking officer.
Battle Traits
When an ASTRA MILITARUM unit gains a Battle Trait, you can use one of the tables presented here to determine which Battle Trait that unit has gained.These troops have fought for so long that they are inured to death and no longer fear the enemy.
These seasoned veterans are experts at moving amongst dense terrain and remaining unseen. There are few troops with such an uncanny ability to utilise cover, camouflage and positioning.
Expert marksmen who obsessively maintain their weapons, these warriors are capable of hitting distant targets with great accuracy.
These hardened soldiers are born survivors, and so far have endured everything the galaxy has thrown at them and lived to tell the tale.
Guerrilla fighters are seasoned hit-and-run troops, outwitting their foes and disappearing suddenly after a lightning-fast ambush.
These soldiers have fought hard to bloody victory on numerous deadly battlefields, clearing out foes with blades, truncheons and bayonets.
Every order given by this officer is bellowed to their troops with perfect clarity and at ear-splitting volume.
Always on the lookout for aptitude, this officer moulds gifted troopers into elite warriors.
This officer has learnt their nemesis' weakness and will exploit it ruthlessly in a furry of orders to nearby troops, sealing their old enemy's doom with a storm off repower.
Veterans of operating in confined environments, this crew are not fazed by engaging foes at point-blank range.
The numerous kill markings adorning this vehicle are a testament to its crew's talent.
This vehicle’s soldiers are experts in its handling - loaders, gunners and driver working like a well-oiled machine.
Crusade Relics
When an ASTRA MILITARUM CHARACTER model gains a Crusade Relic, you can select one of the Relics presented here.Artificer Relics
Many heroes of the Astra Militarum bear weapons that are synonymous with their achievements. These items may include magnificent plumed caps, gilded bionics, treasured trench clubs or signature swagger sticks such as that once carried to war by General-Boyar Koledin, whose famed fortune was often attributed to it.
Once per turn, you can change either one Hit roll, one Wound roll or one saving throw made for the bearer’s unit to a 6.Fitted with a micro-cogitator, these relic magnoculars enable an officer to maintain an overview of each area of the battlefield, monitor the movement of enemy units and adjust the deployment of their assets accordingly.
OFFICER model only. In your Command phase, instead of issuing any Orders, the bearer can take a Leadership test. If it do, and that test is passed, you gain 1CP.Ulis ancient laud-hailer, once borne by one General Von Rhyne - a veteran of the Sabbat Worlds Crusade - has become synonymous with victory. Orders, when bellowed through this device, seem louder and more forceful, inspiring resolve in those who hear them.
OFFICER model only. The bearer can issue one additional Order in your Command phase and each time the bearer issues an Order to a unit, that Order does not cease to apply if that unit fails a Battle-shock test.Antiquity Relics
Built into the gold-chased skull of Lord Commander Lucellin Tyberius himself, this device houses a web of psycho-circuitry containing Tyberius’ memory engrams and tactical acumen - and with it, his curmudgeonly and overbearing personality. Borne aloft by its own gravitic motors, the device observes and evaluates an officer’s decisions. The moment it considers an order poorly chosen, the skull cuts into the vox-transmission and loudly overrides it.
INFANTRY OFFICER model only. The bearer can issue up to two Orders to REGIMENT units. While the bearer is leading a unit, that unit can be affected by up to two different Orders at the same time (without the most recent Order being replaced).These advanced augmetic implants, crafted by the Tech-Priests of Triplex Phall, include ocular enhancers, spinal stimm injectors and cerebral interfaces that magnify the bearer’s agility, resilience and visual acuity. Borne first by Lord Obscurus Magallian during his legendary campaigns against the awakened Necrons of the Novokh Dynasty, it was harvested from his partially atomised corpse after the battle of Kyloch XII. It has been implanted into many high-ranking commanders since. Those willing to subject themselves to the agonising implantation process believe that its mechanisms contain within their machine spirit lingering traces of the skills, experience and authority of its former bearers.
INFANTRY OFFICER model only. Improve the bearers Save, Wounds, Leadership and Objective Control characteristics by 1, improve the Weapon Skill and Ballistic Skill characteristics of the bearers weapons by 1, and improve the bearer’s invulnerable save (if it has one) by 1 (to a maximum of 4+).Legendary Relics
The Star of Terra is one of the highest decorations that can be awarded to a serving officer of the Imperial Guard. In addition to proclaiming the recipient’s lofty status, it contains a powerful force field of ancient provenance.
INFANTRY OFFICER model only. Models in the bearer’s unit have a 5+ invulnerable save, and each time an attack targets the bearer’s unit, subtract 1 from the Wound roll.Crusade Badges
When your Crusade force accomplishes specific long-term goals, you can earn the Crusade badges shown below, representing your warriors’ successes over many battles.Junior Officer
You have not only survived your first fifteen minutes of combat but endured an entire tour of duty. By your gifted command have the forces of the Astra Militarum achieved victories over xenos and heretic, defending the sanctity of the Imperium and earning glory for your regiment.
- You have completed one Tour of Duty.
- Three or more ASTRA MILITARUM units in your Crusade force have at least one Personal Commendation each.
- You have won two or more battles.
Senior Officer
You have wielded the resources entrusted to you by high command with intelligence and precision. Your loyal troops count amongst their ranks many grizzled veterans and your record of victories continues to grow with each passing campaign.
- You have completed three Tours of Duty.
- Five or more ASTRA MILITARUM units in your Crusade force have at least one Personal Commendation each, and one or more OFFICER units in your Crusade force have two or more Personal Commendations each.
- You have gained one or more Regimental Commendations.
- You have won six or more battles.
Regimental Commander
Your list of commendations is beyond compare. Segmentum Command now counts you as amongst its most valuable assets.
- You have completed five Tours of Duty.
- Five or more ASTRA MILITARUM units in your Crusade force have at least one Personal Commendation each, and three or more OFFICER units in your Crusade force have two or more Personal Commendations each.
- You have gained two Regimental Commendations.
- You have won ten or more battles.
- One or more OFFICER units from your Crusade force have an Antiquity or Legendary Relic from this publication.
Boarding Actions
Introduction
Within the following pages you will find numerous Boarding Actions Detachments that can be used in your Boarding Actions games. Each lists which units you can include in your army, any modifications to those units’ army rule as presented in their Codex or Index, a Detachment rule unique to that Detachment, and a number of Enhancements and Stratagems that you can use.A keyword that will be shared by all units in your army.
MUSTERING RULES
Which units you are allowed to include in your army.
FORMING BOARDING SQUADS
Any additional rules that will apply in the missions Form Boarding Squads step. Note that not all Detachments will have these.
RULES ADAPTATIONS
Some units will be unable to use certain abilities in Boarding Actions battles. Where this is the case, these units and their relevant abilities will be listed here.
Due to the distinct nature of close-quarters battle in Boarding Actions, most army rules require some modifications to their effects. Where this is the case, these will be described here.
DETACHMENT RULE
Each faction will have a number of different Detachments to choose from, each with its own Detachment rule to reflect the unique fighting methods of such forces.
ENHANCEMENTS
Further Enhancements that you can give to CHARACTER models from your army, beyond those(Boarding Actions Enhancments), will be found here.
STRATAGEMS
Additional Stratagems that you can use, in addition to those (Boarding Actions Stratagems), will be found here.
Embarked Regiment
Astra Militarum regiments spend months, even years, travelling aboard voidships between war zones. Many fortify their billets during such long periods of inactivity, whether against the danger of hostile boarders, or to hide illicit activities from prying discipline masters!
Mustering a Boarding Patrol
You can include up to one of the following units:CADIAN CASTELLAN
CADIAN COMMAND SQUAD
GAUNT’S GHOSTS
'IRON HAND' STRAKEN
PLATOON COMMAND SQUAD
SLY MARBO
URSULA CREED
You can include up to one of the following units:
COMMISSAR
OGRYN BODYGUARD
NORK DEDDOG
PRIMARIS PSYKER
SERGEANT HARKER
You can include up to three of each of the following units:
CADIAN SHOCKTROOPS (10 models)
CATACHAN JUNGLE FIGHTERS (10 models)
DEATH KORPS OF KRIEG (10 models)
You can include up to one of each of the following units:
BULLGRYN SQUAD (3 models)
KASRKIN (5 or 10 models)
OGRYN SQUAD (3 models)
Forming Boarding Squads
- In the Form Boarding Squads step, you must attach any LOYAL PROTECTOR models in your Boarding Patrol to a COMMAND SQUAD unit as specified in its Loyal Protector rule.
- The following units do not split into separate units in the Form Boarding Squads step:
Rules Adaptations
- The Master Vox wargear ability only allows the unit’s OFFICER to issue Orders to units up to 12" away, instead of up to 24" away, but when doing so Walls and closed Hatchways are ignored.
- The CADIAN SHOCKTROOPS unit loses the Shock Troops ability.
- The GAUNT’S GHOSTS unit loses the Covert Stealth Team ability.
- The NORK DEDDOG model loses the Thunderous Head-butt ability.
- The
RATLING SNIPERSunit loses the Shoot Sharp and Scarper ability. - The SLY MARBO model loses the Like Fighting a Shadow ability;
- The URSULA CREED model loses the Tactical Genius ability.
Direct Orders
Amidst the point-blank mayhem of shipboard battle, officers often find themselves directing scratch formations of hastily rallied soldiery.
Units from your army with the Voice of Command ability retain that ability and gain this one.Each time an OFFICER model in this unit issues an Order, that Order can be issued to any one friendly ASTRA MILITARUM unit within range, regardless of any keywords that unit is normally required to have.
Detachment Rule
Get Down!
At a shouted command from their superiors, Imperial Guardsmen throw themselves flat to the decks, allowing the ranks behind to fire over their heads.
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 Whether intending to defend some contraband stash or as a precaution to slow down enemy boarding parties, the Imperial Guardsmen have booby trapped this hatch with a bundle of blind grenades. 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 This officer has coordinated more than their fair share of boarding actions and voidship defence actions, and knows precisely which strategic gambits will bring them victory in such conditions. 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
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.
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.
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.
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.
Tempestus Boarding Regiment
The Militarum Tempestus excel in high-intensity, fast-moving raids. Some of their regiments further refine these specialisms towards the boarding of voidships, storming vital locations to seize and scuttle the vessel or extract vital personnel from the foe’s clutches.
Mustering a Boarding Patrol
You can include up to one of the following unit:MILITARUM TEMPESTUS COMMAND SQUAD
You can include up to one of the following units:
COMMISSAR
OGRYN BODYGUARD
PRIMARIS PSYKER
You can include up to three of the following unit:
TEMPESTUS SCIONS (5 or 10 models)
You can include up to one of the following unit:
BULLGRYN SQUAD (3 models)
Forming Boarding Squads
In the Form Boarding Squads step, you must attach a LOYAL PROTECTOR model to a COMMAND SQUAD unit as specified in its Loyal Protector rule.Rules Adaptations
- TEMPESTUS SCIONS units can perform the Secure Site Tactical Manoeuvre as if they had the BATTLELINE keyword.
- The MILITARUM TEMPESTUS unit loses the Deep Strike ability.
Direct Orders
Amidst the point-blank mayhem of shipboard battle, officers often find themselves directing scratch formations of hastily rallied soldiery.
Units from your army with the Voice of Command ability retain that ability and gain this one.Each time an OFFICER model in this unit issues an Order, that Order can be issued to any one friendly ASTRA MILITARUM unit within range, regardless of any keywords that unit is normally required to have.
Detachment Rule
Purge-Sweep Protocols
Tempestus Scions are drilled to progress through voidships chamber by chamber, corridor by corridor, clearing each with blitzing firepower before sweeping on to the next.
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 Moving with stealth and urgency, these Scions have already bypassed the enemy’s outer defences before their presence is even detected. At the start of the first battle round, the bearer’s unit can make a Normal move of up to 6". |
Elimination Force Tasked with the destruction of a specific enemy asset, the Tempestus Scions focus their most lethal attentions against it as per their explicit orders. 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
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.
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.
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.
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.
The OFFICER keyword is used in the following Astra Militarum datasheets:
The TRANSPORT keyword is used in the following Astra Militarum datasheets:
Rapid fire weapons are capable of long-ranged precision shots or controlled bursts at nearby targets.
This ability always takes the form [RAPID FIRE X]. Each time you gather attack dice for a [RAPID FIRE] weapon, add X additional attack dice if the target unit was within half range of that weapon in the Select Targets step.Example: If a [RAPID FIRE 1] weapon with an A characteristic of 1 targets a unit that is within half range, you would gather one additional attack dice for that weapon (for a total of two for that weapon).
Raised and trained to instil unwavering obedience, officers of the Imperial Guard command authority and respect, and issue orders with imperious bellows that cut through the clamour of war.
OFFICER models can issue Orders in your Command phase and at the end of a phase in which they disembarked from a TRANSPORT or were set up on the battlefield.
Until the start of your next Command phase, the unit you selected is affected by that Order. Unless otherwise stated, a unit can only be affected by one Order at a time (any Order subsequently issued to that unit replaces the current one). Orders cannot be issued to Battle-shocked units, and if a unit being affected by an Order becomes Battle-shocked, that Order ceases to affect that unit.
Only ASTRA MILITARUM models gain the benefit of an Order issued to their unit.
Move! Move! Move! M +3" |
Fix Bayonets! WS +1 |
Take Aim! BS +1 |
First Rank, Fire! Second Rank, Fire! A +1 |
Take Cover! SV +1 |
Duty and Honour! LD +1 OC +1 |
The INFANTRY and REGIMENT keywords are used in the following Astra Militarum datasheets:
Some rules refer to units being below starting strength, or at – or below – half-strength. The meaning of these terms varies depending on a unit’s starting strength, as shown below.
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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.
Some units make their way to battle via tunnelling, teleportation, high-altitude descent or other extraordinary means that allow them to appear suddenly in the thick of the fighting.
During the Declare Battle Formations step, if every model in a unit has this ability, you can set it up in Reserves instead of setting it up on the battlefield. If you do, in the Reinforcements step of one of your Movement phases you can set up this unit anywhere on the battlefield that is more than 9" horizontally away from all enemy models. If a unit with the Deep Strike ability arrives from Strategic Reserves, the controlling player can choose for that unit to be set up either using the rules for Strategic Reserves or using the Deep Strike ability.- Unit can be set up in Reserves instead of on the battlefield.
- Unit can be set up in your Reinforcements step, more than 9" horizontally away from all enemy models.
The AIRCRAFT keyword is used in the following Astra Militarum datasheets:
The ARTILLERY keyword is used in the following Astra Militarum datasheets:
The ASTRA MILITARUM keyword is used in the following Astra Militarum datasheets:
The BATTLELINE keyword is used in the following Astra Militarum datasheets:
The CADIAN keyword is used in the following Astra Militarum datasheets:
The CATACHAN keyword is used in the following Astra Militarum datasheets:
The CHARACTER keyword is used in the following Astra Militarum datasheets:
The COMMAND SQUAD keyword is used in the following Astra Militarum datasheets:
The DEDICATED TRANSPORT keyword is used in the following Astra Militarum datasheets:
The EPIC HERO keyword is used in the following Astra Militarum datasheets:
The FLY keyword is used in the following Astra Militarum datasheets:
The FORTIFICATION keyword is used in the following Astra Militarum datasheets:
When rotating a FRAME model as part of a move, if that model does not have a base, turn it any amount around its central axis, while keeping it upright.
The FRAME keyword is used in the following Astra Militarum datasheets:
and others...
The GRENADES keyword is used in the following Astra Militarum datasheets:
The IMPERIUM keyword is used in the following Astra Militarum datasheets:
The INFANTRY keyword is used in the following Astra Militarum datasheets:
The KRIEG keyword is used in the following Astra Militarum datasheets:
The LOYAL PROTECTOR keyword is used in the following Astra Militarum datasheets:
The MILITARUM TEMPESTUS keyword is used in the following Astra Militarum datasheets:
The MOUNTED keyword is used in the following Astra Militarum datasheets:
The OFFICER keyword is used in the following Astra Militarum datasheets:
The OGRYN keyword is used in the following Astra Militarum datasheets:
The PLATOON keyword is used in the following Astra Militarum datasheets:
The PSYKER keyword is used in the following Astra Militarum datasheets:
The REGIMENT keyword is used in the following Astra Militarum datasheets:
The SMOKE keyword is used in the following Astra Militarum datasheets:
The SQUADRON keyword is used in the following Astra Militarum datasheets:
The TAUROS keyword is used in the following Astra Militarum datasheets:
The TITANIC keyword is used in the following Astra Militarum datasheets:
The TRANSPORT keyword is used in the following Astra Militarum datasheets:
The VEHICLE keyword is used in the following Astra Militarum datasheets:
and others...
The WALKER keyword is used in the following Astra Militarum datasheets:
There are several categories of Battle Honours that can be bestowed upon a unit, such as Battle Traits, Weapon Modifications and Crusade Relics. Other categories of Battle Honour may be found in other publications. Each time a unit gains a Battle Honour, you can select from any category.
- Once a unit gains enough XP it will gain a rank.
- Only CHARACTER units can gain the Heroic or Legendary ranks.
- Each time a unit gains a rank, it can gain a Battle Honour.
- There are several categories of Battle Honours, which include:
- Battle Traits: New skills and abilities.
- Weapon Modifications: Upgrade an item of wargear.
- Crusade Relic: Gain a rare and powerful artefact.
- Each time a unit gains a Battle Honour, increase its Crusade points total by 1 (or by 2 if TITANIC).
The greatest warriors, most cunning tacticians and seers lead their armies to war possessed of hard-won skills and powerful artefacts that mark them out as legendary commanders.
You can select one Enhancement that unit has access to (if using this Requisition when that unit gains a rank, this is instead of it gaining a Battle Honour). When doing so, that unit has access to any Enhancements described within any Detachment rules that it could use, even though you have not yet started to muster your army and so have not selected any Detachment rules yet.
If the selected Enhancement replaces a weapon that is a Crusade Relic or a weapon upgraded by Weapon Modifications, that Crusade Relic or Weapon Modifications are lost. Recalculate the unit’s points value as a result of gaining this Enhancement and update its Crusade card. You cannot make any changes that would cause you to exceed your Supply Limit.
This Requisition costs 1RP plus 1 additional RP for each other Enhancement that your Order of Battle contains (to a maximum of 3RP).
- While a friendly model is within engagement range of one or more enemy models, those models – and the units they belong to – are engaged with each other.
- While a unit contains no engaged models, that unit is unengaged.
EFFECT: Your unit moves as described in Moving (03).
BEFORE MOVING: Make an advance roll by rolling one D6.
AFTER MOVING:
- Your unit must be unengaged.
- Until the end of the turn, unless otherwise stated, your unit is not eligible to declare a charge or start an action.
EFFECT: Your unit moves as described in Moving (03).
BEFORE MOVING: Select fall-back mode:
- Ordered Retreat: If your unit is not battle-shocked, you can select this mode.
- Desperate Escape: Otherwise, you must select this mode. Make a hazard roll for each model in your unit (06.03).
- Desperate Escape: Each model that is moved can be moved through enemy models.
- Your unit must be unengaged.
- Until the end of the turn, unless otherwise stated, your unit is not eligible to shoot, declare a charge or start an action.
- Desperate Escape: If your unit is not battle-shocked, you must make a battle-shock roll for your unit (01.07).
EFFECT: Your unit moves as described in Moving (03).
AFTER MOVING: Your unit must be unengaged.
EFFECT: Your unit is set up as described in Set Up (03.02).
BEFORE MOVING: Your unit is set up as described in Set Up (03.02).
WHILE MOVING: Set up your unit wholly within the set-up distance of one or more battlefield edges and more than 8" horizontally from all enemy units.
- Before the Third Battle Round: While doing so, no models can be set up within your opponent’s deployment zone.
EFFECT: No models are moved (either in straight lines or rotated). Units that remain stationary do not trigger any rules that are triggered when a unit starts or ends a move.
When a model is destroyed, first resolve any rules that are triggered when it is destroyed, then it is removed from the battlefield. If any such rules apply, and if the model was destroyed as the result of an attack, unless otherwise stated, those rules are only resolved and that model is only removed after the attacking unit’s attacks have been resolved. Unless otherwise stated, destroyed models and units cannot use abilities or be selected or targeted by rules.
Some rules only trigger if an enemy model or unit was destroyed by you, or by a model or unit from your army. This means that the enemy model or unit was destroyed by an attack made by a model from your army, or by a player rule you have. Enemy models or units that are destroyed by any other means are not destroyed by you, or by a model or unit from your army.
- If a rule instructs you to move a model as close as possible to a unit or model you must end that model’s move in base contact with that unit or model if its move is sufficient to do so without breaking any other restrictions (such as coherency), or as close as you can achieve if its move is not sufficient.
- If a model is already as close as possible to a unit or model when it is instructed to make a move as close as possible towards a unit or model, that model cannot be moved, but still counts as having made the move in question.
- If a rule instructs you to move a model as close as possible to an objective you must end that model’s move within range of an objective if its move is sufficient to do so without breaking any other restrictions (such as coherency), or as close as you can achieve if its move is not sufficient.
- If that model is already within range of an objective it can move up to the maximum distance of that move but must end its move still within range of that objective.
If a persisting effect applies to a unit when you place it in strategic reserves or when it embarks within a TRANSPORT, make a note of that effect and its duration; if that unit is set up on the battlefield again, any persisting effects continue to apply to that unit for their full duration.
If you have a rule that specifies when it is triggered (e.g. ‘In the Shooting phase’) and it does not specify how long it is active for, it is only active for the duration of that specified period (e.g. until the end of that Shooting phase). After that period, that effect is no longer applicable/active.
If a rule or effect is given to a unit and it does not specify how long it is active for, it is only active for the phase in which it was given.
If a TRANSPORT model is destroyed, before removing it from the battlefield, the active player must make an emergency disembark move (see below) with each unit embarked within it.
- Persisting Rules Effects 01.02.02
- Hazard Rolls 06.03
- Rapid/Tactical Disembark: 3"
- Combat Disembark: 6"
- Embarked within a TRANSPORT model that is on the battlefield.
- Did not embark within that TRANSPORT this phase.
- That TRANSPORT has not made an advance or fall-back move this phase.
BEFORE MOVING: Select disembark mode:
- Rapid Disembark:If that TRANSPORT made a normal or ingress move this phase, you must select this mode.
- Tactical Disembark:Otherwise, If that TRANSPORT remained stationary or has not yet been selected to move this phase, and if you can set up your unit as described below, you must select this mode.
- Combat Disembark:Otherwise, you must select this mode. Make a hazard roll for each model in your unit.
- Rapid Disembark:If that TRANSPORT made an ingress move this turn, each model must follow the same rules that TRANSPORT had to follow while resolving that move.
- Combat Disembark:Each model can be set up engaged with one or more enemy units that TRANSPORT is engaged with.
- Rapid Disembark:Until the end of the turn, your unit is not eligible to declare a charge.
- Tactical Disembark:Select your unit to make a normal or advance move.
- Combat Disembark:Your unit is battle-shocked and, until the end of the turn, it is not eligible to declare a charge.
EFFECT: Your unit is set up as described in Set Up (03.02).
BEFORE MOVING: Make a hazard roll for each model in your unit (06.03).
WHILE MOVING: Set up each model in your unit wholly within the set-up distance of that TRANSPORT, and as close as possible to that TRANSPORT. Each model that cannot be set up in this way is destroyed.
AFTER MOVING: Your unit is battle-shocked and, until the end of the turn, it is not eligible to declare a charge.
Other models and units can be either visible or fully visible to the observing model, as shown below. Note that terrain applies additional rules to visibility (13.07).
Many deadly weapons can inflict fatal injuries on any foe, no matter their resilience.
Each time an attack made with a [LETHAL HITS] weapon results in a critical hit, you can choose for that attack to automatically wound the target.
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The ASTRA MILITARUM and OFFICER keywords are used in the following Astra Militarum datasheets:
The ASTRA MILITARUM and VEHICLE keywords are used in the following Astra Militarum datasheets:
and others...
- That model has the INFANTRY/BEASTS/SWARM keyword and is within a terrain area.
- That model is not fully visible to the attacking model due to one or more intervening terrain features and/or one or more intervening obscuring terrain areas (see below).
Each time a ranged attack targets a unit that has the benefit of cover against it, worsen the BS characteristic of that attack by 1.
The stealthiest warriors can evade the attentions, and the bullets, of their foes.
If every model in a unit has this ability, each time a ranged attack targets that unit, that unit has the benefit of cover against that attack (13.08).The INFANTRY and OFFICER keywords are used in the following Astra Militarum datasheets:
Scouts form the vanguard of many armies. Unnoticed by the enemy, they range ahead of the main force.
This ability always takes the form Scouts X". In the Resolve Pre-battle Abilities step, if every model in a unit has this ability, you can do one of the following:- If that unit is in strategic reserves, you can set up that unit anywhere that is wholly within your deployment zone.
- If that unit is wholly within your deployment zone, it can make a scout move (see below).
- If that unit is embarked within a DEDICATED TRANSPORT that is wholly within your deployment zone, and if every model embarked within that DEDICATED TRANSPORT has the Scouts ability, that DEDICATED TRANSPORT can make a scout move.
EFFECT: Your unit moves as described in Moving (03).
AFTER MOVING: Your unit must be more than 8" horizontally from all enemy units.
EFFECT: Your unit shoots as described in Making Attacks (04).
WHILE SHOOTING:
- You can only target one visible enemy unit within 24" of your unit (and only if it is an eligible target).
- Each attack only hits on an unmodified hit roll of 6 (irrespective of the attacking weapon’s BS characteristic or any modifiers).
- You cannot re-roll hit rolls.
TARGET: One friendly unengaged unit (excluding TITANIC units).
EFFECT: Your unit shoots using snap shooting.
High-explosive rounds can fell several warriors in a single blast, but firing them too close to comrades is unwise.
Each time you gather attack dice for a [BLAST] weapon, add one additional attack dice for every five models that were in the target unit in the Select Targets step (rounding down).If this ability takes the form [BLAST X], each time you gather attack dice for such a weapon, add X additional attack dice for every five models that were in the target unit in the Select Targets step (rounding down) instead.
- Engaged and did not make an advance move this turn.
- Has one or more [CLOSE-QUARTERS] weapons or is a MONSTER/VEHICLE unit.
WHILE SHOOTING: Models in your unit can target enemy units your unit is engaged with.
- MONSTER/VEHICLE Models: Each time a MONSTER/VEHICLE model in your unit makes an attack:
- Unless that attack is made with a [CLOSE-QUARTERS] weapon and targets a unit your unit is engaged with, subtract 1 from the hit roll.
- If that attack is made with a [BLAST] weapon, it still cannot target a unit your unit is engaged with.
- Non-MONSTER/Non-VEHICLE Models: You can only select [CLOSE-QUARTERS] weapons to make attacks with and you can only select enemy units that are engaged with your unit as targets.
Weapons designed for close-quarters fighting can be wielded effectively even in the press of melee combat.
Units containing one or more models with a [CLOSE-QUARTERS] weapon can shoot using close-quarters shooting (10.06).When using another shooting type, for each model in that unit (excluding MONSTER/VEHICLE models), you can only select one of the following to make attacks with:
- One or more of its [CLOSE-QUARTERS] weapons.
- One or more of its other ranged weapons.
Pistols can be wielded even at point-blank range.
[PISTOL] and [CLOSE-QUARTERS] are identical for all rules purposes. See [CLOSE-QUARTERS].The ASTRA MILITARUM and INFANTRY keywords are used in the following Astra Militarum datasheets:
The ASTRA MILITARUM and CHARACTER keywords are used in the following Astra Militarum datasheets:
- Select Model: Select one model in that unit by following the first instruction below that applies:
If a non-CHARACTER model in that unit has lost one or more wounds, you must select that model. Otherwise, if that unit contains one or more non-CHARACTER models, you must select one of those models. Otherwise, if one or more CHARACTER models in that unit have lost one or more wounds, you must select one of those models. Otherwise, you must select one CHARACTER model in that unit. - Resolve Damage: The selected model loses 1 wound. If this reduces that model’s remaining wounds to 0, it is destroyed.
MORTAL WOUNDS AND NORMAL DAMAGE
When resolving attack dice, if those attacks inflict a mixture of both mortal wounds and normal damage, resolve all of the normal damage first, then resolve all of the mortal wounds.
- Normal Damage 06.02.01
The most potent weapons strike with such power that they make a mockery of armour and can cleave through several foes.
Each time an attack made with a [DEVASTATING WOUNDS] weapon results in a critical wound, the attack sequence for that attack ends and the target unit suffers a number of mortal wounds equal to the D characteristic of that weapon. These are inflicted after resolving any normal damage inflicted by those attacks.Mortal wounds inflicted by [DEVASTATING WOUNDS] weapons can damage a maximum of one model for each critical wound; any remaining mortal wounds inflicted by that attack are lost.
- If the target unit is an attached unit, use the highest T characteristic amongst bodyguard models in that unit that are on the battlefield.
- Use the highest T characteristic amongst models in that unit that are on the battlefield.
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- Multiple Toughness Characteristics 05.02.01
- That unit is not visible to any other units (units are visible to themselves).
- Any other unit is not visible to that unit.
- Players cannot measure distances to or from that unit (units are within range of their own abilities).
This means units not on the battlefield cannot be selected or targeted by any attack or rule that requires a unit to be visible or within a certain distance (other than their own abilities).
Such units can still use their other rules, and are still units in the controlling player’s army and so can be affected by rules that require a player to select a unit from an army, as well as rules that affect all units in an army.
The controlling player must make battle-shock rolls for units that are not on the battlefield in their Command phase if they are battle-shocked, or if they are at or below half-strength.
- Each model in that unit is within 3" of that TRANSPORT.
- That unit was not set up on the battlefield this turn.
- That unit is eligible to embark within that TRANSPORT, as described on that TRANSPORT’s datasheet.
- That TRANSPORT has sufficient remaining transport capacity for each model in that unit.
When a unit embarks, the active player removes that unit from the battlefield and places it to one side – it is now embarked within that TRANSPORT and is not on the battlefield.
- Not on the Battlefield 01.02.04
The ASTRA MILITARUM and TRANSPORT keywords are used in the following Astra Militarum datasheets:
The VEHICLE and OFFICER keywords are used in the following Astra Militarum datasheets:
The hardiest warriors refuse to be laid low, even by wounds that should by all rights prove lethal.
This ability always takes the form Feel No Pain X+. Each time a model with this ability would lose a wound, roll one D6: on an X+, that wound is not lost.Weapons powered by unstable and dangerous energy sources pose a substantial risk to the wielder and those that stand beside them.
Each time a unit is selected to shoot or selected to fight, after that unit has resolved all of its attacks, make a number of hazard rolls (06.03) for that unit equal to the number of [HAZARDOUS] weapons you selected in the Select Weapons step.The RECON tag is used in the following Astra Militarum detachments:
- If that roll succeeds, that unit does not become battle-shocked.
- If that roll fails, that unit, and each model in it, is battle-shocked.
While a unit is battle-shocked:
- The Objective Control (OC) characteristic of all of its models is modified to ‘-’ (02.02).
- Its controlling player cannot target that unit with stratagems (15).
- It is not eligible to start an action (16), and any action it has started cannot be completed.
- Battlefield Morale 01.07.01
- Battle-shock Test 01.07.02
- Create Groups: Divide all models in the target unit into the following groups, as many times as required:
- One group for each CHARACTER model.
- One group for all other models with the same W, Sv and InSv characteristics.
- Allocation Order: Declare the order in which those groups will have attacks allocated to them, applying all of the following:
- If a non-CHARACTER group contains a model that has lost one or more wounds, that group must be first in the allocation order.
- No CHARACTER group can be earlier in the allocation order than a non-CHARACTER group.
- CHARACTER groups containing a model that has lost one or more wounds must be earlier in the allocation order than CHARACTER groups containing no wounded models.
- Make Save Rolls: The opposing player makes one save roll for each attack that wounded the target by rolling one D6.
Precision attacks can pick high-value targets out in a crowd.
While resolving attacks made with one or more [PRECISION] weapons, at the start of the Allocation Order step (05.03), if the target unit contains one or more CHARACTER models visible to one or more of the attacking models, the active player can select one allocation group that contains one of those visible CHARACTER models. If they do, until those attacks are resolved, or until that CHARACTER group is destroyed (whichever happens first), that CHARACTER group is the current allocation group.The ASTRA MILITARUM and GRENADES keywords are used in the following Astra Militarum datasheets:
The ABHUMAN tag is used in the following Astra Militarum detachments:
The ASTRA MILITARUM, INFANTRY and OFFICER keywords are used in the following Astra Militarum datasheets:
Some weapons are designed to root enemy formations out of entrenched positions.
Each time an attack is made with an [IGNORES COVER] weapon, the target cannot have the benefit of cover against that attack (13.08), including from rules that give a model or unit the benefit of cover (e.g. Stealth).The ASTRA MILITARUM and TITANIC keywords are used in the following Astra Militarum datasheets:
The ASTRA MILITARUM and SQUADRON keywords are used in the following Astra Militarum datasheets:
- Unengaged and did not make an advance move this turn.
- Has one or more [INDIRECT FIRE] weapons.
WHILE SHOOTING:
- [INDIRECT FIRE] weapons in your unit can target units that are not visible to the attacking model.
- Each time an [INDIRECT FIRE] weapon makes an attack:
- The target has the benefit of cover against that attack (13.08).
- You cannot re-roll hit rolls.
- An unmodified hit roll of 1-5 fails, unless your unit remained stationary this turn and the target is visible to one or more friendly units, in which case an unmodified hit roll of 1-3 fails instead.
Indirect fire weapons launch munitions over or around intervening obstacles – nowhere is safe from their fury.
Units containing one or more models with an [INDIRECT FIRE] weapon can shoot using indirect shooting (10.07).The ASTRA MILITARUM, TITANIC and TRANSPORT keywords are used in the following Astra Militarum datasheets:
- That model has the INFANTRY/BEASTS/SWARM keyword and is within a terrain area that contains one or more dense terrain features.
- That model’s unit did not make one or more ranged attacks during this turn or during the previous turn.
When all of a model’s ranged weapons have shot, that model has shot.
When all models in a unit that are making ranged attacks have resolved all of those attacks, that unit has shot.
If a unit was selected to shoot and none of the models in it make any attacks, it has not shot.
- The rule allowing this move type has been triggered.
- Your unit is not battle-shocked.
- Your unit is unengaged.
- Your unit has not moved this phase.
BEFORE MOVING: Select the closest enemy unit to be the surge target.
WHILE MOVING:
- Each model must end its move engaged with the surge target if possible.
- Each model that cannot end its move engaged with the surge target must end its move as close as possible to the surge target.
- Your unit cannot be engaged with one or more enemy units that were not the surge target.
- Your unit cannot move again this phase.
The INFANTRY and SMOKE keywords are used in the following Astra Militarum datasheets:
Many armies employ reconnaissance units who can sit concealed, waiting for the right moment to strike.
During deployment, if every model in a unit has this ability, it can be set up anywhere on the battlefield that is more than 8" horizontally from your opponent’s deployment zone and all enemy units.The INFANTRY and PLATOON keywords are used in the following Astra Militarum datasheets:
The ASTRA MILITARUM and VEHICLE keywords are used in the following Genestealer Cults datasheets:
The REGIMENT and INFANTRY keywords are used in the following Astra Militarum datasheets:
TARGET: That unit.
EFFECT: That battle-shock roll is automatically successful.
RESTRICTIONS: You cannot use this stratagem more than once per battle.
Those possessed of lightning-fast reactions may strike before the opponent can react.
While every model in a unit has this ability, that unit is a Fights First unit.See the Resolve Fights First Combats step in the Fight phase (12.04).
TARGET: One friendly unengaged unit within 12" of one or more enemy units. You can only select a VEHICLE unit if it is a CHARACTER/WALKER unit.
EFFECT: Resolve a charge with your unit (11.02). While doing so, before making the charge roll, you must select one of the following modes:
- Leap to Defend: When selecting charge targets, you can only select enemy units that made a charge move this phase and are within the maximum distance.
- Into the Fray:
- When making the charge roll, if the result is greater than 6 (after modifiers), change it to 6.
- When selecting charge targets, you can select any enemy units that are within 6" of your unit and within the maximum distance.
Occasionally, a group of warriors will climb the ranks across a score of battles, forging a legendary reputation that is known by friend and foe. Such veterans possess skills and honours to rival those of the most glorified heroes.
Some weapons possess a punishing rate of fire, or can land devastating flurries of blows, tearing the foe apart with relentless ferocity.
This ability always takes the form [SUSTAINED HITS X]. Each time an attack made with a [SUSTAINED HITS] weapon results in a critical hit, that attack results in a number of additional hits on the target as denoted by X.Information uncovered by your forces has revealed the growing importance of this war zone and the increasing threat posed by enemies. In response, high command has acceded to your urgent request for reinforcements.
Amid gore-streaked medicae facilities and clamorous forge-shrines, the damage worked by the foe upon warriors and war engines is undone before they are discharged to seek vengeance.
This Requisition costs 1RP plus 1 additional RP for each Battle Honour that unit has (to a maximum of 5RP).
As wars grind on into deadlier phases, vital missions require larger numbers of troops. Embedding warriors into experienced formations is an intensive and costly exercise, but the victories that result speak for themselves.
This Requisition costs 1RP plus 1 additional RP for every 2 Battle Honours the unit has, rounding up (to a maximum of 4RP).
- Unengaged and made an advance move this turn.
- Has one or more [ASSAULT] weapons.
WHILE SHOOTING: You can only select [ASSAULT] weapons to make attacks with.
AFTER SHOOTING: Until the end of the phase, your unit is not eligible to start an action.
Folding stocks, shortened barrels or lightweight construction enable some weapons to be easily fired on the move.
Units containing one or more models with an [ASSAULT] weapon can shoot using assault shooting (10.05).Heavy weapons are amongst the biggest guns on the battlefield, but require bracing to fire at full effect.
In your Shooting phase, each time an attack is made with a [HEAVY] weapon, add 1 to the hit roll if all of the following apply to the attacking unit:- That unit is unengaged.
- That unit was not set up on the battlefield this turn.
- No model in that unit has moved more than 3" this turn.
The Star of Terra is one of the highest decorations that can be awarded to a serving officer of the Imperial Guard. In addition to proclaiming the recipient’s lofty status, it contains a powerful force field of ancient provenance.
INFANTRY OFFICER model only. Models in the bearer’s unit have a 5+ invulnerable save, and each time an attack targets the bearer’s unit, subtract 1 from the Wound roll.The PLATOON and COMMAND SQUAD keywords are used in the following Astra Militarum datasheets: