Nachmund Gauntlet

This section contains the following rules:

NACHMUND GAUNTLET CAMPAIGN
These rules allow you and your friends to play through a combined Crusade experience across a campaign, working together in your alliances to take the fight to the enemy.

MIGHTY CHAMPIONS
These rules describe how the most famed heroes of the 41st Millennium can enhance your Crusade force with new strategic abilities, giving you more reasons than ever before to include them in your Nachmund Gauntlet campaigns.

CRUSADE BADGES
Here you will find Crusade Badges representing goals you can set yourself depending on the alliance you decide to fight for.

BATTLE TRAITS
These rules cover all of the skills and new capabilities your forces can learn from fighting in this specific theatre of war as they gain experience and achieve new ranks.

CRUSADE RELICS
Many powerful artefacts, found here, can be recovered from the battle-scarred landscapes of the Nachmund Gauntlet.

NACHMUND GAUNTLET CRUSADE BATTLES
The rules presented here outline the sequence to follow when playing Nachmund Gauntlet missions, and walk you through all of the steps to get you up and running.

TACTICAL RESERVES
When you are playing a Nachmund Gauntlet mission, you will use Tactical Reserves to achieve success. As you muster a Crusade army, it will be split into several groups of units called waves. You will start the battle with one of these waves - typically your Primary wave, which is the largest. Your remaining waves will arrive later during the battle as Reinforcements and it will be your decision, as the commander of your Crusade army, to decide from turn to turn which forces to commit to the battle.


USING TACTICAL RESERVES AND SURGICAL DEEP STRIKE
In Nachmund Gauntlet missions, your units have the option to perform daring Surgical Deep Strikes from Tactical Reserves, executing pin-point teleportations, precision orbital landings or bursting forth from underground tunnels in order to get even closer to enemy positions, but doing so comes with an elevated risk to your warriors. The rules in this section detail some rules adaptations when playing Nachmund Gauntlet Crusade missions, and how you can perform these daring deep strike manoeuvres.

CRUSADE BLESSINGS
This section provides a range of new Crusade Blessings that can be used by an Underdog to get a leg-up on their more experienced opponent, ensuring every Crusade game provides a fair battle.

AGENDAS
When playing one of the Crusade missions presented in this book, you can choose from these Agendas, which provide unique ways for your units to gain experience on the battlefield.

CRUSADE MISSIONS
This section includes a variety of missions of all game sizes, allowing you to play your own battles set in the Nachmund Gauntlet.

Introduction

A Nachmund Gauntlet campaign allows a group of players to get together, form alliances and play a series of games. It is split into three campaign phases, each of which consists of numerous battles between the alliances. At the end of each campaign phase, each alliance earns a number of rewards based upon how many victories they earned during that phase, before moving onto the next phase. These rewards include increasing the Control Level an alliance has over four key strategic sites on Sangua Terra. This is the key to winning the Nachmund Gauntlet campaign, as it is by securing control over these strategic sites that an alliance earns Campaign Victory points (CVP). At the end of the campaign, it is the alliance with the most CVP that conquers Sangua Terra’s capital city and is crowned the victor!

Campaign Master

A Nachmund Gauntlet campaign is best run with a Campaign Master. They will take on the mobilisation and organisation of the campaign so that the other players can focus on playing games. A Campaign Master can indeed play in the campaign, but their primary role is to facilitate a smooth and enjoyable experience for all players involved.

Reinforcement Waves

When playing a Nachmund Gauntlet campaign, players will have the opportunity to utilise a new way to play - Reinforcement Waves - and information on how to use these will be explained in more detail here. When starting a new Crusade force within a Nachmund Gauntlet campaign, we suggest the starting Supply Limit for players should be increased so that they can make use of the Tactical Reserves rules from their first game, with three Reinforcement Waves.

Forming Alliances

Once a Campaign Master has stepped forward, their first task is to gather the players and sort them into alliances. The system can support anything from just two players, up to dozens of players. The campaign works particularly well with a small group of like-minded and enthusiastic players who can meet on a regular basis.

Alliances should be organised as evenly as possible, and when feasible, based on the Factions being played. Once players are assigned to an alliance, a Warmaster should be elected to represent them and will be responsible for making decisions for their alliance. The alliances are as follows:

Campaign Length

A Nachmund Gauntlet campaign is split into three phases, each of which involves battling in a different stage of the war. Before the campaign begins, the Campaign Master should determine the length of time allocated to each campaign phase and the total number of games that can be played in that phase. Once either of those conditions have been met, that campaign phase ends and each alliances progress towards campaign victory in that phase is determined. Once the third campaign phase ends, the campaign ends and the overall winning alliance is determined.

A campaign can be a long and expansive experience where each campaign phase takes place over a month, with many battles fought and mighty heroes lost to the fires of war. Equally, it can be a short and focused campaign played over a weekend, with each campaign phase consisting of just one battle representing the key moments of the conflict.

As a guide, if each member of your campaign group will play one game a week, we recommend each phase of the campaign lasts as follows:

• Length of Time: 2 weeks
• Total Number of Games: Equal to the number of players

Once you have gathered the players into alliances, established the way to play and determined the length of the campaign, it’s time for the battle for control of the Nachmund Gauntlet to begin!

Praefectus Bastion

A mighty stronghold blending military and Ecclesiarchal structures, from which the entire planet’s defence efforts are coordinated.

While your alliance controls this strategic site, each time a player in that alliance musters a Crusade army, they can muster up to 4 Reinforcement waves instead of up to 3. This does not let players deploy more Reinforcement waves during the battle, but gives them greater tactical flexibility.

Emperor’s Voice Grand Battery

This sprawling battery of enormous artillery pieces is crucial to the ongoing defence of Urbanosprawl Alpha, as well as a potent strategic asset for any who control it.

While your alliance controls this strategic site, when a player in that alliance plays a game, each time an enemy unit is set up from Strategic Reserves, roll one D6: On a 5+, that enemy unit suffers D3 mortal wounds.

Tower of Murmuration

Rising high over the maze-like districts that surround it, this structure houses the most potent Astropathic choir on Sangua Terra.

While your alliance controls this strategic site, your alliance can select one additional Strategic Goal at the start of the campaign phase. At the end of the campaign phase, before any Strategic Goals rewards are awarded, your alliance must discard one of its Strategic Goals. For this process, we recommend electing a Warmaster to coordinate each alliance.

Accrandor Spaceport

Whoever controls this fortified orbital transport hub gains a chokehold over material and reinforcements moving in and out of the city sprawl theatre.

While your alliance controls this strategic site, players in that alliance can perform up to two Surgical Deep Strikes a turn. In addition, once per turn, when a unit in that player’s army performs a Surgical Deep Strike, that player can re-roll their unit’s Deep Strike test.

The first alliance that has a Control Level of 3 or more at a strategic site takes control of that strategic site. That strategic site remains under that alliances control until another alliance has a greater Control Level over that strategic site. At the end of the campaign, an alliance earns +1CVP for each strategic site it controls. In addition, while each alliance controls a strategic site, players in that alliance will all have access to that strategic site’s associated Strategic Site Bonus (see opposite). Each Control Level has an associated group name, as follows: Control Level 0 is ‘No Presence’.

• Control Level 1-2 is ‘Establishing Foothold’.
• Control Level 3-4 is ‘Securing Positions’.
• Control Level 5 or more is ‘Fortified’.

Over a campaign phase, players from opposing alliances will battle each other to gain Battle points (BP) for their alliance. The Campaign Master has a few options concerning how players are matched up for games. They can leave players to arrange games themselves, with challenges thrown down and honour at stake. Alternatively, it may be appropriate to introduce more structure to the match ups. For example, a game schedule will ensure that everyone gets an equal amount of games, or, in campaigns with a large number of players, each alliance can be broken down into smaller subgroups that are then matched against each other to make arranging games even simpler. However, before any battles in a phase are fought, each alliance must first select a Strategic Goal.

Strategic Goals

Strategic Goals represent a variety of ploys, intrigues and gambits that your alliance can attempt to achieve in addition to military victory, and in doing so gain a number of strategic advantages and rewards during each phase of the campaign, by assigning Strategic Asset points (SAP) in an attempt to achieve victory.


At the start of each campaign phase, each alliance must select one Strategic Goal that applies to the entire alliance for that phase. For this process, we recommend electing a Warmaster to coordinate each alliance, especially in larger campaigns. Once each alliance has selected its Strategic Goal, they should inform the Campaign Master of their choice. These choices are kept secret - each alliances choice is known only to the Campaign Master and the other members of your own alliance.

Each Strategic Goal has a set of requirements; these will require the players in your alliance to gain SAP during their battles, which can be accomplished in various ways. After each battle, each player must assign all the SAP they have gained from that battle to one of the four strategic sites of Sangua Terra, and inform the Campaign Master of this decision.

At the end of each campaign phase when the alliances are receiving their rewards, the Campaign Master will reveal the total number of SAP each alliance has assigned to each of the four strategic sites of Sangua Terra, and check to see if that alliance has met the requirements listed on their Strategic Goal; if they have, they will also receive the associated Strategic Goal Bonus.

Battle Points

Each time a battle is fought, your alliance gains a number of Battle points based on the size of the battle and what the outcome was, as shown on the table below.


After each battle, each player must assign all the Battle points they have gained from that battle to one of the four strategic sites of Sangua Terra; each player must inform the Campaign Master of their choice of strategic site and how many Battle points they are assigning to it.

End of Phase and Rewards

Once the campaign phase comes to an end, alliances will receive rewards depending on the combined number of Battle points they have assigned to each strategic site over that phase, as shown in the table below:


For each strategic site, the alliance with the most Battle points assigned to that strategic site comes first and receives the first place reward, the alliance with the second most Battle points assigned to that strategic site comes second will receive the 2nd place reward, and - if your campaign has three alliances - the alliance with the third most Battle points assigned to that strategic site receives the 3rd place reward. Repeat this for all four strategic sites of Sangua Terra.

In the case of a tie for 1st place, all the tied alliances receive the 2nd place reward and any non-tied alliance receives the 3rd place reward. In the case for a tie for 2nd place, the tied alliances receive the 3rd place reward. As the campaign phases progress, the rewards for each increase, ensuring that the ultimate victors are not decided right up until the end of the campaign.

Unless explicitly stated otherwise, the order in which the alliances receive their Control Level rewards begins with the alliance who has the most overall Battle points, followed by the alliance with the second most overall Battle points, then finally the alliance with the fewest overall Battle points. When collecting their rewards from Battle points, that alliance resolves all awards the same time, before the next alliance resolves their rewards.

After all alliances Control Level rewards have been awarded, all alliances that have achieved the Strategic Goal they selected at the start of the campaign phase will receive their completed goals’ additional rewards.

Unless explicitly stated otherwise, the order in which the alliances receive their Strategic Goals rewards begins with the alliance who has the most overall SAP, followed by the alliance with the second most overall SAP, then finally the alliance with the fewest overall SAP. When collecting their rewards from SAP, that alliance resolves all rewards at the same time, before the next alliance resolves their rewards.

In either case, in the case of a tie or rewards that would resolve at the same time, the Campaign Master must randomly determine which alliance resolves their rewards first. Sometimes alliances will have to make decisions when resolving their rewards - most often when selecting which strategic sites to increase their Control Level over. For this process, we recommend electing a Warmaster to coordinate each alliance, especially in larger campaigns.

When the next campaign phase begins, each alliance’s Battle points and Strategic Asset points are reset to 0, putting alliances on an equal footing for the next phase of the campaign.

End of Campaign

After all alliances have received their rewards at the end of campaign phase 3, the campaign is over. The alliance with the most CVP takes control of Sangua Terra’s capital city and is crowned the victor. If there is a tie for most CVP, and one of the tied alliances controls more strategic sites than the other tied alliances, then that alliance wrests control of Urbanosprawl Alpha and is the victor. If this is also a tie, then the alliance with the most SAP at the end of phase 3 is the victor. If even this is a tie, then the campaign ends in a bloody draw, and the battle for Sangua Terra rages on...

Battle Traits are skills or upgrades that units have acquired during their years of warfare, and help to give them a vital edge on the battlefield. Each time a unit gains a Battle Trait, select a Battle Traits table for that unit and either roll one D6 to randomly determine which Battle Trait the unit has gained, or choose the Battle Trait that you think tells the best narrative. A unit can have more than one Battle Trait but it cannot have the same Battle Trait more than once (if a duplicate result is rolled, roll again until a different result is rolled).

Each time you give a unit a Battle Trait, make a note of it on its Crusade card and increase its Crusade points total accordingly.

Select Battle Size

Players must first select the battle size they wish to play: Incursion, Strike Force or Onslaught.

Muster Crusade Armies

Each player must then muster a Crusade army and provide a copy of their Army Roster for their opponent to read through. The players must use the Tactical Reserves rules when doing so, selecting a Formation Stance for their Crusade army and organising their units into one Primary wave and 3 Reinforcement waves, your Army Roster should make note of which unit is in which wave.

Determine Mission

Next, players determine which mission will be used for the battle; they can choose from the missions presented in the tables (see below) for their chosen battle size. This will determine the deployment map that is used, as well as the specific mission briefing. Players can either simply agree which they will use with their opponent, or they can roll a dice to randomly select a mission.

When rolling to determine an Incursion or Strike Force mission, first roll one D6 to determine which table to use: on a 1-3, use the Incursion/Strike Force A table (the missions on this table are designed to be symmetric, with the Attacker and Defender vying to achieve the same mission objectives); on a 4-6, use the Incursion/Strike Force B table (the missions on this table are designed to be asymmetric, with the Attacker and Defender having different rules and/or mission objectives). Then roll one D6 to determine which mission to play. For Onslaught missions, roll one D6 to determine which mission to play on the Onslaught table.

Determine Attacker and Defender

Players roll off and the winner decides who will be the Attacker and who will be the Defender.

Read Mission

Each mission has a mission briefing that will detail the aims of the battle. Each mission will also list one or more additional mission rules that will apply for the duration of the battle and a series of mission objectives, which may be different for the Attacker and the Defender. Players should read and familiarise themselves with these before proceeding.

Place Objective Markers

Players now set objective markers up on the battlefield. Each mission’s deployment map will show the players how many to set up and where each should be placed.

Create The Battlefield

Next players create the battlefield and set up terrain features. The size of the battlefield depends on the battle size selected, as shown in the table below (the table shows the minimum size of battlefields).


Unless otherwise stated, when setting up terrain features, use the guidelines detailed in the Core Rules. Players must use the rules presented in the Core Rules for terrain features.

Purchase Requisitions

If you have access to any Requisitions that are used before a battle, you can spend RP to use them now. If any of these upgrade one or more of your units for the coming battle, make a note of that upgrade on your Army Roster.

Select Crusade Blessings

When two Crusade armies battle each other, it is likely that one or the other will be more experienced. To determine this, both players should compare the combined Crusade points total of all the units that are on their Army Rosters.

If there is a difference of at least 5 between the players’ Crusade points totals, the player whose Army Roster has the lower total number of Crusade points is the Underdog and gains a number of Crusade Blessings to use in that battle, depending on the difference. This represents high command funnelling additional resources to the Underdog to help them combat a more experienced foe.

Declare Battle Formations

In the following order, both players now secretly note down:

• Which of their Leader units will start the battle attached (they must specify which Leader unit is attached to which Bodyguard unit). Leader units can only be attached to units that are in their own wave.
• Which of their units will start the battle embarked within TRANSPORT models (they must specify which units are embarked within which models). Units can only start the battle embarked within TRANSPORTS that are in their own wave.

When both players have done so, they declare their selections to their opponent.

In Nachmund Gauntlet Crusade missions units in players’ Primary waves cannot start the battle in Reserves, and all units in each player’s Reinforcement waves will arrive on the battlefield as described in the Tactical Reserves rules. Any Reserves unit that has not arrived on the battlefield by the end of the third battle round counts as having been destroyed, as do any units embarked within them (this does not apply to units that are placed into Strategic Reserves after the first battle round has started).

Deploy Crusade Armies

Players take it in turns to set up the units of their Primary wave, one at a time, starting with the Defender. A player’s models must be set up wholly within their deployment zone. If a player sets up a TITANIC unit when it is their turn to set up a unit, they skip their next turn to set up a unit. If one player finishes deploying all of the units in their Primary wave, their opponent then deploys the remainder of the units in their Primary wave. Units in players Reinforcement waves are not set up on the battlefield now - they will arrive later during the battle as detailed here.

Redeploy Armies

Some rules allow players to redeploy certain units after both armies are deployed. Unless otherwise stated, such rules are resolved in this step, they can only affect units in a player’s Primary wave. Players alternate resolving any such rules, starting with the Attacker.

Determine First Turn

Unless the mission briefing says otherwise, players roll off and the winner takes the first turn.

Resolve Pre-battle Rules

Players alternate resolving any pre-battle rules units from their army may have, starting with the player who will take the first turn.

Begin The Battle

The first battle round begins. Players continue to resolve battle rounds until the battle ends. Nachmund Gauntlet missions use the Tactical Reserves and Surgical Deep Strike rules), meaning your Reinforcement waves will arrive as your game unfolds and some of your units can perform Surgical Deep Strikes during battle.

During the battle, the first player whose score reaches 10 or more VP is said to have gained a strategic advantage in that battle. Note that only VP scored from progressive objectives are counted towards determining this; VP scored from End Game mission objectives and from having a Battle Ready army (see below) do not count towards gaining a strategic advantage.

End The Battle

The battle ends at the end of any battle round where a player has gained a strategic advantage, otherwise the battle ends after five battle rounds have been completed.

If one player has no models remaining in their Crusade army at the start of their turn, the other player may continue to play out their turns until the battle ends.

At the end of the battle, if every model in a player’s Crusade army is painted to a Battle Ready standard, then at the end of the battle, that player scores a bonus 1VP.

Determine The Victor

The player with the most VP is the victor. If players are tied for VP, and one of the players has a strategic advantage in that battle, then that player is the victor; otherwise, the battle is a draw.

The victor of a mission can then claim the Victor bonus listed on that mission. If the game is a draw, neither player can claim the bonus.

If you are playing a Nachmund Gauntlet mission, you should inform the Campaign Master of the result of the battle so that your alliance can be awarded the appropriate number of Battle points and Strategic Asset points, remembering that the players must also inform the Campaign Master which of the four districts of Sangua Terra their Battle points and Strategic Asset points will be assigned to: Praefectus Bastion; Emperor’s Voice Grand Battery; Tower of Murmuration; Accrandor Spaceport.

Update Crusade Cards

The players must now update their Crusade cards for all the units they used in the battle by taking Out of Action tests for any that were destroyed, and selecting a unit to be Marked for Greatness. If this results in any units gaining a rank, before the next battle they can gain Battle Honours.

Update Order of Battle

Increase your Battle tally and Requisition points by 1, and make any notes that you wish to record following your battle. If you wish to add any units to your Crusade force or spend any Requisition points, do so and update your Order of Battle accordingly before your next battle.

1. Select Battle Size

Select one of the following battle sizes; this will determine the total number of points each player will have to spend to build their Crusade army and as a result, how long the battle will last. You will have to select units from your Crusade force when mustering your Crusade army, therefore it must contain sufficient units for the points specified for your selected battle size.

Each player must choose a formation stance for their Crusade army before they add units to their Crusade army; this will determine the maximum number of points they will have in their Primary wave, and how many points they will have for each of their Reinforcement waves.

When mustering your Primary wave the combined points values of units in your Primary wave cannot exceed the points limit shown for your chosen formation stance. If a unit has an ability that means it must start the game in Reserves, that unit cannot be part of your Primary wave.

After you have mustered your Primary wave, you muster your Reinforcement waves. You will have a minimum of two Reinforcement waves, and a maximum of 3 Reinforcement waves. When mustering your Reinforcement waves the combined points values of units in each Reinforcement wave cannot exceed the points limit shown for your chosen formation stance.

You can find more information for using Tactical Reserves during Nachmund Gauntlet battles here.

When playing missions in a Nachmund Gauntlet Crusade Campaign you can use this

mission record sheet at the start of each game to record details that will be useful for that Crusade game.

1. When selecting the mission, make a note of the mission name and the battle size.
2. Record who is the Attacker and Defender and how many Crusade points each player has.
3. Nachmund Gauntlet Crusade games use Tactical Reserves; make a note of your chosen formation stance and the points limit of each wave.
4. Record a list of units contained within each wave.
5. Select Agendas, note the unit(s) that are trying to achieve them, and keep a tally if required.
6. Compare both players’ Crusade point totals and record any Crusade Blessings selected.
7. Record your total Victory points for each battle round and whether you won, drew or lost the mission.

RULES ADAPTATIONS
In Nachmund Gauntlet battles the following adaptations apply:

• Players cannot use the Rapid Ingress Stratagem.
• Each time you set up a unit that is arriving from Reserves, unless that unit is performing a Surgical Deep Strike, you can set that unit up within 1" of your own battlefield edge (each model from that unit must be set up within 1" of your battlefield edge) even if enemy units are within 9" of that unit (but not within Engagement Range of any enemy units); a unit set up on the battlefield in this way is automatically Battle-shocked.

In Nachmund Gauntlet battles, once a turn, when a unit with the Deep Strike ability is selected to arrive from Reserves, it can perform a Surgical Deep Strike. A Surgical Deep Strike is a special type of Deep Strike that uses the following rules in addition to those found in the Core Rules. Note that if a unit has a rule that would enable it to be set up closer than 9" horizontally from an enemy unit when it is set up on the battlefield using its Deep Strike ability, it can either use that rule, or it can perform a Surgical Deep Strike - it cannot do both.

When a unit performs a Surgical Deep Strike, set it up anywhere on the battlefield that is more than 3" horizontally away from all enemy models. That unit must then take a Deep Strike test. To do so, roll 2D6, subtracting 1 from the result for each enemy model that is within 9" of your unit (excluding models in Battle-shocked units and models with an Objective Control characteristic of 0), before consulting the table below.

Agendas offer unique ways for your units to gain additional experience points (XP) in a Crusade battle. There are a whole range of different Agendas you can choose from to best suit your Crusade force’s narrative. When playing a Nachmund Gauntlet Crusade mission you can select from the following Agendas.

Some Agendas will award XP or tally marks ‘each time’ an enemy model or unit is destroyed. A model or unit can, if it is resurrected for any reason (i.e. it was destroyed and subsequently returned to the battlefield), potentially contribute several Experience points or tally marks to these types of Agendas (assuming it is resurrected and subsequently destroyed several times over).

MISSION RULES
Drop Site Secure: Each time a unit performs a Surgical Deep Strike, if that unit is set up wholly within its own Deployment Zone, add 2 to that unit’s Deep Strike test.

VICTOR BONUS
The victor can select one unit from their Crusade army that is wholly within their opponent’s deployment zone at the end of the battle; that unit gains 5XP.

MISSION RULES
Staging Post: Players only gain 1CP during their turn if they control the objective marker within their deployment zone.

VICTOR BONUS
The victor can select one additional unit from their Crusade army to be Marked for Greatness.

MISSION RULES
Drop Zone Depleted: At the start of the first battle round, the players randomly select three different objective markers in No Man’s Land. The first objective marker selected is the Alpha objective, the second is the Beta objective, and the third is the Gamma objective. Throughout the battle:

• At the start of the third battle round, the Alpha objective is removed from the battlefield.
• At the start of the fourth battle round, the Beta objective is removed from the battlefield.
• At the start of the fifth battle round, the Gamma objective is removed from the battlefield.

VICTOR BONUS
The victor can increase their Crusade force’s supply limit by 250 points.

MISSION RULES

VICTOR BONUS
The victor can select one unit from their Crusade army that purged one or more objective markers during the battle to gain a Battle Trait. This must be a unit that can gain a Battle Trait. In addition, if the victor purged the objective marker within their opponent’s deployment zone, they gain 1SAP.

MISSION RULES
Chosen Battlefield: Starting with the Defender, players alternate setting up six objective markers on the battlefield. One objective marker must be set up wholly within each deployment zone, and the rest set up wholly within No Man’s Land. Objective markers cannot be set up within 6" of one or more other objective markers and/or one or more battlefield edges. If it is not possible to set up an objective marker as described above, it is not set up.

VICTOR BONUS
Each unit from the victor’s Crusade army that ended the battle within range of an objective marker the victor controls gains 1XP.

MISSION RULES
Strategic Offensive: The Attacker decides which player has the first turn.

Delayed Reserves: The Defender’s Reinforcement waves will arrive in the Reinforcement step of their Movement phase in the third and fourth battle round, instead of in the Reinforcement step of their Movement phase in the second and third battle round.

VICTOR BONUS
Each unit from the victor’s Crusade army that ended the battle wholly within the Defender’s deployment zone gains 1XP. In addition, if the victor controls the objective marker in the Defender’s deployment zone at the end of the battle, they gain 1SAP.

MISSION RULES
Strategic Offensive: The Attacker decides which player has the first turn.

Supply Sabotage: The Attacker can perform the following Action:

MISSION RULES
Beachhead: In the Deploy Crusade Armies step, instead of the players alternating setting up their units, first the Attacker deploys all the units in their Primary Wave wholly within their deployment zone, and then the Defender sets up all of the units in their Primary Wave wholly within their deployment zone.

Strategic Offensive: The Attacker decides which player has the first turn.

MISSION RULES
Strategic Offensive: The Attacker decides which player has the first turn.

Punch Through Their Defences: At the end of the Attacker’s turn, after scoring VP, any objective markers controlled by the Attacker are removed from the battlefield.

Up the Middle: Units from the Attacker’s army arriving from Tactical Reserves can not be set up within the Defenders deployment zone.

MISSION RULES
Pincer Attack: At the start of the Reinforcements step of the Defender’s Movement phase in the second battle round, the Defender must select two of their Reinforcement Waves to arrive from Tactical Reserves, but will not be able to select any other Reinforcement Waves to arrive that battle. Each unit from one of those Reinforcement Waves must be set up wholly within Attack Zone 1, and each unit from the other Reinforcement Wave must be set up wholly within Attack Zone 2. One unit from one of the selected Reinforcement Waves may perform a Surgical Deep Strike, however that unit must be set up wholly within Attack Zone 1 or Attack Zone 2.

Stronghold: The Defender must set up five additional objective markers on the battlefield. Two or more objective markers must be set up in No Man’s Land and each objective marker cannot be set up within 6" of one or more other objective markers and/or one or more battlefield edges. If it is not possible to set up an objective marker, it is not set up on the battlefield.

MISSION RULES
Narrow Window: During the second and fourth battle rounds, objective markers labelled A can be controlled normally (objective markers labelled B cannot be controlled). During the third and fifth battle rounds, objective markers labelled B can be controlled normally (objective markers labelled A cannot be controlled).

MISSION RULES
Orbital Barrage: At the start of each player’s Shooting phase, that player can select one objective marker on the battlefield. That player then rolls one D6 for each enemy unit within 6" of that objective marker: on a 4+ that enemy unit suffers D3 mortal wounds and it must take a Battle-shock test.