Striking Scorpions
Composition & Wargear
Ranged Weapons
| Weapon | Range | A | BS | S | AP | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shuriken pistol | 12" | 1 | 3+ | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Chainsabres | 12" | 1 | 3+ | 4 | -1 | 1 |
Melee Weapons
| Weapon | Range | A | WS | S | AP | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scorpion chainsword | Melee | 4 | 3+ | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Chainsabres | Melee | 5 | 3+ | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Scorpion's claw | Melee | 3 | 3+ | 8 | -2 | 2 |
| Biting blade | Melee | 4 | 3+ | 6 | -3 | 1 |
Abilities
Each time a model in this unit makes a melee attack, if it made a Charge move this turn, an unmodified Hit roll of 5+ scores a Critical Hit.
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.
If your Army Faction is Asuryani, at the start of the battle round, you receive a number of Battle Focus tokens based on the battle size, as shown below:
■ Incursion - 2 ■ Strike Force - 4 ■ Onslaught - 6
Each time one of the triggers shown in the Agile Manoeuvres section of your codex occurs, you can spend one Battle focus token to enable the relevant eligible unit to perform that Agile Manoeuvre. A unit is eligible to perform an Agile Manoeuvre if it has this ability and has not already performed an Agile Manoeuvre in the same phase. Unless otherwise stated, you cannot trigger the same Agile Manoeuvre more than once per phase. At the end of the battle round, all unspent Battle Focus tokens are lost.
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).
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.
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. Example: An attack made with a *[SUSTAINED HITS 2] weapon results in a critical hit. That attack therefore hits the target three times (once from the critical hit, and twice more from the [SUSTAINED HITS 2] ability).
[PISTOL] and [CLOSE-QUARTERS] are identical for all rules purposes.
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.
Units containing one or more models with an [ASSAULT] weapon can shoot using assault shooting (10.05).
Each time an attack is made with a [TWIN-LINKED] weapon, you can re-roll the wound roll.