Astra Militarum

Designation Force

1 CP

Detachment Rules

Designated Targets

Enhancements

Long-range Scout (Upgrade)

10 pts

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.

Recon Star (Upgrade)

10 pts

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

Your Turn

Close-range Detection

1 CP

Shooting

With a daring reconnaissance dangerously close to the hiding enemy, soldiers can provide more accurate reports of their location.

When:

Start of your Shooting phase.

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.

Opponent's Turn

Triggered Alerts

1 CP

Movement

Alerted by proximity snares set up by recon teams, readied soldiers can evade their prowling foes to prepare new firing lines.

When:

Your opponent’s Movement phase, when an enemy unit ends a move within 8" of a friendly unengaged Astra Militarum Infantry unit.

Target:

That Astra Militarum Infantry unit.

Effect:

Your unit can make a normal move of up to D3+3".

Sump-smog Screen

1 CP

Shooting

Named for the density and reek of their concealing smoke, varied packs of foul chemicals are carried by elite scouts that can be ignited to foul the enemy’s aim.

When:

Start of your opponent’s Shooting phase

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.