Gladius Task Force

3 DP

Detachment Rule: Combat Doctrines

The Codex Astartes has proven its worth as a superb treatise on warfare over countless battlefields, and has remained so even after ten thousand years. Many Space Marines hold its wisdom in awe, and exemplify its teachings, employing a flexible set of combat doctrines to eliminate their enemy. Few opponents can withstand the fury of such an onslaught. At the start of your Command phase , you can select one of the Combat Doctrines listed below. Until the start of your next Command phase, that Combat Doctrine is active and its effects apply to all ADEPTUS ASTARTES units from your army. You can only select each Combat Doctrine once per battle. Devastator Doctrine The Codex Astartes details the strategic value of overwhelming firepower applied to key targets while advancing into position to eliminate threats. This unit is eligible to shoot in a turn in which it Advanced . Tactical Doctrine As the warring armies close upon one another and vicious fire-fights erupt, the Codex lays out strategies for swiftly seizing the initiative and combining versatility with firepower. This unit is eligible to shoot and declare a charge in a turn in which it Fell Back . Assault Doctrine The Codex Astartes leaves no doubt that the killing blow in most engagements must be delivered with a decisive close-quarters strike. It presents plentiful tactical means to achieve this end. This unit is eligible to declare a charge in a turn in which it Advanced .

Gladius Task Force

Force Disposition: PRIORITY ASSETS Detachment Points: 3

Enhancements

Adept of the Codex (20pts)

Artificer Armour (10pts)

Fire Discipline (25pts)

The Honour Vehement (15pts)

Stratagems

ADAPTIVE STRATEGY

Cost: 1CP Type: Strategic Ploy Stratagem Detachment: Gladius Task Force

The tenets of the Codex Astartes allow for unorthodox use of combat tactics and the employment of divergent strategic doctrines if doing so will lead to victory. WHEN: Your Command phase . TARGET: One ADEPTUS ASTARTES unit from your army. EFFECT: Select the Devastator Doctrine , Tactical Doctrine or Assault Doctrine . Until the start of your next Command phase, that Combat Doctrine is active for that unit instead of any other Combat Doctrine that is active for your army, even if you have already selected that doctrine this battle.

ARMOUR OF CONTEMPT

Cost: 1CP Type: Battle Tactic Stratagem Detachment: Gladius Task Force

The belligerence of the Adeptus Astartes combined with their post-human physiology makes them unyielding foes to face. WHEN: Your opponent’s Shooting phase or the Fight phase , just after an enemy unit has selected its targets. TARGET: One ADEPTUS ASTARTES 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.

HONOUR THE CHAPTER

Cost: 1CP Type: Battle Tactic Stratagem Detachment: Gladius Task Force

Every Chapter has forged its own tales of heroism, and none of its battle-brothers would see that noble record besmirched. WHEN: Fight phase . TARGET: One ADEPTUS ASTARTES unit from your army. EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, melee weapons equipped by models in your unit have the [LANCE] ability. If your unit is under the effects of the Assault Doctrine , until the end of the phase, improve the Armour Penetration characteristic of such weapons by 1 as well.

ONLY IN DEATH DOES DUTY END

Cost: 2CP Type: Epic Deed Stratagem Detachment: Gladius Task Force

Imminent death does not prevent a Space Marine from enacting his final justice upon the enemies of the Imperium. WHEN: Fight phase , just after an enemy unit has selected its targets. TARGET: One ADEPTUS ASTARTES 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, do not remove it from play. The destroyed model can fight after the attacking model’s unit has finished making its attacks, and is then removed from play.

STORM OF FIRE

Cost: 1CP Type: Battle Tactic Stratagem Detachment: Gladius Task Force

There is no escaping the wrath of the Space Marines, and they use their weapons to bring swift death to their foes wherever they may hide. WHEN: Your Shooting phase . TARGET: One ADEPTUS ASTARTES 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. If your unit is under the effects of the Devastator Doctrine , until the end of the phase, improve the Armour Penetration characteristic of such weapons by 1 as well.