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FORCES of the ASTRA MILITARUM Official Update Version 1.6 WARHAMMER 40,000 – IMPERIAL ARMOUR INDEX: FORCES OF THE ASTRA MILITARUM Official Update Version 1.6 Although we strive to ensure that our rules are perfect, Pages 19, 20, 21 and 69 – Leman Russ Annihilator, sometimes mistakes do creep in, or the intent of a rule Leman Russ Conqueror, Leman Russ Stygies and Death isn’t as clear as it might be. These documents collect Korps Leman Russ Mars-Alpha Battle Tanks amendments to the rules and present our responses to Change Grinding Advance to read: players’ frequently asked questions. As they’re updated ‘Grinding Advance: If this model remains stationary or regularly, each has a version number; when changes moves under half speed in its Movement phase (i.e. it are made, the version number will be updated, and any moves a distance in inches less than half of its current changes from the previous version will be highlighted Move characteristic) it can shoot its turret weapon twice in magenta. Where a version number has a letter, in the following Shooting phase (the turret weapon e.g. 1.1a, this means it has had a local update, only in must target the same unit both times). Furthermore, that language, to clarify a translation issue or other hit rolls for this model’s turret weapon do not suffer minor correction. the penalty for moving and shooting a Heavy weapon. The following weapons are turret weapons: battle ERRATA cannon, Conqueror battle cannon, Demolisher cannon, Pages 9, 114 and 120 – Plasma gun, Eradicator nova cannon, Executioner plasma cannon, Supercharged profile Exterminator autocannon, Punisher gatling cannon, Change the Damage characteristic to read ‘2’. Stygies Vanquisher battle cannon, twin lascannon and Vanquisher battle cannon.’ Page 10 – Gryphonne Pattern Chimera Change the description to read: Pages 22, 23 and 29 – Malcador Annihilator, Malcador ‘A Gryphonne Pattern Chimera is a single model Defender and Stygies Thunderer Siege Tank equipped with a twin heavy bolter, a heavy bolter and Change the name of the Grinding Advance ability to two lasgun arrays.’ read ‘Lumbering Advance’. Page 10 – Gryphonne Pattern Chimera, Page 27 – Sabre Weapons Platform Wargear Options Change the wargear options to read: Add the following bullet point to this model’s ‘• Any model may replace its twin heavy bolter with wargear options: either one twin lascannon, one twin autocannon, two ‘• This model may replace its twin heavy bolter with twin heavy stubbers or one defence searchlight.’ an autocannon.’ Page 27 – Sabre Weapons Battery, Defence Searchlight Pages 15, 16 and 112 – Earthshaker cannon Change this to read: Change the AP to read ‘-3’. ‘If this model has a defence searchlight, at the start of your Shooting phase it may select a single enemy unit Pages 16, 17, 18 and 26 – Earthshaker Carriage Battery, within 48" and line of sight. One friendly <Regiment> Heavy Mortar Battery, Heavy Quad Launcher Battery, Infantry or <Regiment> Sabre Weapons Battery Medusa Carriage Battery unit adds 1 to any hit rolls that target the chosen unit Change Artillery Battery to read: until the end of the Shooting phase. A single unit ‘Artillery Battery: When this unit is set up on the cannot benefit from multiple Defence Searchlights.’ battlefield, all models are set up in unit coherency. From that point onwards, all the Artillery models Page 27 – Rapier Laser Destroyer, Imperial Guard Crew are treated as one unit and all the Guardsmen Crew Change this ability to read: are treated as another. Guardsmen Crew may only be ‘When this unit is set up on the battlefield, all models are chosen as a target in the Shooting phase if they are the set up in unit coherency. From that point onwards, the closest visible enemy unit to the firer.’ Rapier Laser Destroyer is treated as one unit and all the Guardsmen Crew are treated as another. Guardsmen Crew may only be chosen as a target in the Shooting phase if they are the closest visible enemy unit to the firer.’ IMPERIAL ARMOUR – INDEX: FORCES OF THE ASTRA MILITARUM 1 Page 27 – Rapier Laser Destroyer, Guardsmen Crew Page 34 – Dominus Armoured Siege Bombard, Change the Guardsmen Crew characteristics profile so Steel Behemoth that it reads: Change the second sentence to read: M WS BS S T W A Ld Sv ‘It can, except when firing Overwatch, also still fire ‘ 6" 4+ 4+ 3 3 1 1 6 5+’ its weapons if enemy units are within 1” of it (however, its dominus triple bombard must target units that are Page 29 – Tarantula Battery, Automated Artillery more than 1” away).’ Change the penultimate sentence to read: ‘If there are none of the specified types of unit in range Page 35 – Gorgon Heavy Transporter, Steel Behemoth or line of sight, the closest visible enemy unit of any kind Change the second sentence to read: must be targeted.’ ‘It can, except when firing Overwatch, also still fire its weapons if enemy units are within 1” of it (however, its Page 30 – Arkurian Pattern Stormblade, Description gorgon mortars must target units that are more than and Wargear Options 1” away).’ Change the description to read: ‘An Arkurian Pattern Stormblade is a single model Page 36 – Macharius Heavy Tank, Steel Behemoth equipped with a plasma blastgun, a heavy bolter and Change the second sentence to read: ‘ adamantium tracks.’ It can, except when firing Overwatch, also still fire its weapons if enemy units are within 1” of it (however, Add the following to the wargear options: its macharius battle cannon must target units that are ‘• This model may take either two sponsons or four more than 1” away).’ sponsons – each sponson is equipped with a lascannon and either a twin heavy bolter or twin heavy flamer.’ Page 37 – Macharius Omega, Steel Behemoth Change the second sentence to read: ‘ Page 30 – Arkurian Pattern Stormblade, Steel Behemoth It can, except when firing Overwatch, also still fire its Change the second sentence to read: weapons if enemy units are within 1” of it (however, its ‘It can, except when firing Overwatch, also still fire its omega pattern plasma blastgun must target units that weapons if enemy units are within 1” of it (however, its are more than 1” away).’ plasma blastgun must target units that are more than 1” away).’ Page 38 – Macharius Vanquisher, Steel Behemoth Change the second sentence to read: Page 31 – Arkurian Pattern Stormhammer, ‘It can, except when firing Overwatch, also still fire its Steel Behemoth weapons if enemy units are within 1” of it (however, its Change the second sentence to read: macharius vanquisher cannon must target units that ‘It can, except when firing Overwatch, also still fire its are more than 1” away).’ weapons if enemy units are within 1” of it (however, its stormhammer cannon and twin battle cannon must Pages 39 and 113 – Macharius vulcan mega-bolter target units that are more than 1” away).’ Change this weapon’s ability to read: ‘If this model does not move during its Movement phase, Pages 32 and 114 – Stormsword siege cannon in your next Shooting phase, change this weapon’s Type Change the Type to read ‘Heavy 2D6’. to Heavy 30 until the end of the turn.’ Change the abilities text to read: ‘Units attacked by this Page 39 – Macharius Vulcan, Steel Behemoth weapon do not gain any bonus to their saving throws for Change the second sentence to read: being in cover. Re-roll damage rolls of 1 for this weapon.’ ‘It can, except when firing Overwatch, also still fire its weapons if enemy units are within 1” of it (however, its Page 32 – Arkurian Pattern Stormsword, macharius vulcan mega-bolter must target units that are Steel Behemoth more than 1” away).’ Change the second sentence to read: ‘It can, except when firing Overwatch, also still fire its Pages 40 and 41 – Marauder Bomber and Marauder weapons if enemy units are within 1” of it (however, its Destroyer, Abilities Stormsword siege cannon must target units that are Add the following ability: more than 1” away).’ ‘Supersonic: Each time this model moves, first pivot it on the spot up to 90° (this does not contribute to how Page 33 – Crassus Armoured Assault Vehicle, far the model moves) and then move the model straight Steel Behemoth forwards. Note that it cannot pivot again after the initial Change the second sentence to read: pivot. When this model Advances, increase its Move ‘It can, except when firing Overwatch, also still fire its characteristic by 20" until the end of the phase – do not weapons if enemy units are within 1” of it.’ roll a dice.’ Pages 42 and 114 – Twin earthshaker cannon Change the AP to read ‘-3’. IMPERIAL ARMOUR – INDEX: FORCES OF THE ASTRA MILITARUM 2 Page 42 – Minotaur Artillery Tank, Steel Behemoth Imperial Armour – Index: Forces of the Astra Militarum Change the second sentence to read: • Arkurian Pattern Stormblade ‘It can, except when firing Overwatch, also still fire its Imperial Armour – Index: Forces of the Astra Militarum weapons if enemy units are within 1” of it (however, • Gorgon Heavy Transporter its twin earthshaker cannon must target units that are Imperial Armour – Index: Forces of the Astra Militarum more than 1” away).’ • Macharius Heavy Tank Imperial Armour – Index: Forces of the Astra Militarum Page 43 – Praetor Armoured Assault Launcher, • Macharius Omega Steel Behemoth Imperial Armour – Index: Forces of the Astra Militarum Change the second sentence to read: • Macharius Vanquisher ‘It can, except when firing Overwatch, also still fire its Imperial Armour – Index: Forces of the Astra Militarum weapons if enemy units are within 1” of it (however, its • Macharius Vulcan praetor launcher must target units that are more than Imperial Armour – Index: Forces
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