Mechanised Assault

2 DP

Detachment Rule: 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 .

Mechanised Assault

Force Disposition: PURGE THE FOE Detachment Points: 2

Enhancements

Bold Leadership (25pts)

Sacred Unguents (10pts)

Smoke Grenades (10pts)

Vanguard Honours (15pts)

Stratagems

CLEAR AND SECURE

Cost: 1CP Type: Battle Tactic Stratagem Detachment: Mechanised Assault

Mechanised charges rely upon shock, awe and speed to secure ground. Any enemies that block the path must be obliterated swiftly. WHEN: Your Shooting phase . TARGET: One ASTRA MILITARUM unit from your army that disembarked from a TRANSPORT this turn and has not been selected to shoot this phase. EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes an attack 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 .

HASTY EXTRACTION

Cost: 1CP Type: Battle Tactic Stratagem Detachment: Mechanised Assault

Should the tide turn against them, mechanised forces swiftly re-embark their transports in order to reposition. WHEN: Your opponent’s Charge phase , after an enemy unit has selected targets for its charge but before it makes a Charge move . 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 .

RAPID DISPERSAL

Cost: 1CP Type: Strategic Ploy Stratagem Detachment: Mechanised Assault

Troops trained in mechanised combat disembark swiftly from their transport’s hatches, avoiding incoming fire and advancing on their objectives. WHEN: Your Movement phase . 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".

SWIFT INTERCEPTION

Cost: 1CP Type: Battle Tactic Stratagem Detachment: Mechanised Assault

Fast-moving armoured transports allow a commander to react quickly to enemy movements and intercept outflanking opponents. WHEN: Your opponent’s Movement phase , just after an enemy unit ends a Normal , Advance or Fall Back move . TARGET: One TRANSPORT unit from your army (excluding TITANIC units) that is not within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units, and is within 9" of the enemy unit that just ended that move. EFFECT: Your TRANSPORT can make a Normal move of up to 6".

VOX-RELAY

Cost: 1CP Type: Wargear Stratagem Detachment: Mechanised Assault

This armoured transport has been modified to house a tactical command suite and vox-relay, enabling embarked officers to give orders from relative safety. WHEN: Your Command phase . 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 .