Whenever an enemy operative would perform the Fall Back action while within control range of a friendly EXACTION SQUAD operative, if no other enemy operatives are within that friendly operative’s control range, you can use this rule. If you do, roll two D6, or one D6 if that enemy operative has a higher Wounds stat than that friendly operative. If any result is a 4+, that enemy operative cannot perform that action during that activation or counteraction (no AP are spent on it), and you cannot use this rule again during this turning point.

Whenever an enemy operative is shooting against, fighting against or retaliating against a friendly EXACTION SQUAD operative within 2" of it, your opponent cannot re-roll their attack dice results of 1.

Up to twice per turning point, when a friendly EXACTION SQUAD operative is performing the Shoot action and you select a combat shotgun, executioner shotgun, scoped shotpistol or shotpistol, you can use this rule. If you do, select one of the following weapon rules for that weapon to have until the end of that action:

• Saturate.
• Piercing 1, but only if the target has a Save stat of 3+ or better.
• Torrent 1", but you cannot select more than one secondary target.

You can ignore any changes to the APL stats of friendly EXACTION SQUAD operatives, and they aren’t affected by enemy operatives’ Shock weapon rule.

Before the battle, you can set up one of your Ammo Cache markers wholly within your territory. Friendly operatives can perform the following mission action during the battle: AMMO RESUPPLY (0 AP): One of your Ammo Cache markers the active operative controls is used during this turning point.

Until the start of the next turning point, whenever this operative is shooting with a weapon from its datacard, you can re-roll one of your attack dice.

An operative cannot perform this action while within control range of an enemy operative, if that marker is not yours, or if that marker has been used this turning point.

Razor wire is Exposed and Obstructing terrain. Before the battle, you can set it up wholly within your territory, on the killzone floor and more than 2" from other equipment terrain features, access points, and Accessible terrain.

Obstructing: Whenever an operative would cross over this terrain feature within 1" of it, treat the distance as an additional 1".

Before the battle, you can set up one of your Comms Device markers wholly within your territory. While a friendly operative controls this marker, add 3" to the distance requirements of its SUPPORT rules that refer to friendly operatives (e.g. ‘select one friendly operative within 6"’ would be 9" instead). Note that you cannot benefit from your opponent's Comms Device markers.

Before the battle, you can set up one of your Mines markers wholly within your territory and more than 2" from other markers, access points, and Accessible terrain. The first time that marker is within an operative's control range, remove that marker and inflict D3+3 damage on that operative.

Light barricades are Light terrain, except the feet, which are Insignificant and Exposed. Before the battle, you can set up any of them wholly within your territory, on the killzone floor and more than 2" from other equipment terrain features, access points, and Accessible terrain.

A heavy barricade is Heavy terrain. Before the battle, you can set it up wholly within 4" of your drop zone, on the killzone floor and more than 2" from other equipment terrain features, access points, and Accessible terrain.

Ladders are Insignificant and Exposed terrain. Before the battle, you can set up any of them as follows:

• Wholly within your territory.
• Upright against terrain that’s at least 2" tall.
• More than 2" from other equipment terrain features.
• More than 1" from doors and access points.

Once per action, whenever an operative is climbing the terrain feature a ladder is placed against, treat the vertical distance as 1" if the ladder is within that operative’s control range during that entire climb.

A portable barricade is Light, Protective and Portable terrain, except the feet which are Insignificant and Exposed. Before the battle, you can set it up wholly within your territory, on the killzone floor and more than 2" from other equipment terrain features, access points, and Accessible terrain.

Protective: While an operative is in cover from this terrain feature, improve its Save stat by 1 (to a maximum of 2+).

Portable: This terrain feature only provides cover while an operative is connected to it and if the shield is intervening (ignore its feet). Operatives connected to the inside of it can perform the following unique action during the battle:

Move With Barricade (1 AP): The same as the Reposition action, except the active operative can move no more than its Move stat minus 2" and cannot climb, drop, jump, or use any killteam's rules that remove it and set it back up again (e.gh. HEARTHKYN SALVAGER Fly, MANDRAKE Shadow Passage).

Before this operative moves, remove the portable barricade it is connected to. After it moves, set up the portable barricade so it is connected again, but the portable barricade cannot be set up within 2" of other equipment terrain features, access points or Accessible terrain. If this is not possible, the portable barricade is not set up again.

This action is treated as a Reposition action. An operative cannot perform this action while within control range of an enemy operative, or in the same activation in which it performed the Fall Back or Charge action.

When you select this equipment, select two utility grenades (2 smoke, 2 stun, or 1 smoke and 1 stun). Each selection is a unique action your operatives can perform, but your kill team can only perform that action a total number of times during the battle equal to your selection.

SMOKE GRENADE (1 AP):

• Place one of your Smoke Grenade markers within 6" of this operative. It must be visible to this operative, or on Vantage terrain of a terrain feature that is visible to this operative. The marker creates an area of smoke 1" horizontally and unlimited height vertically from (but not below) it.
• While an operative is wholly within an area of smoke, it is obscured to operatives more than 2" from it, and vice versa. In addition, whenever an operative is shooting an enemy operative wholly within an area of smoke, weapons with the Piercing 2 or Piercing Crits 2 weapon rule have the Piercing 1 or Piercing Crits 1 weapon rule (respectively) instead, unless they’re within 2" of each other.
• In the Ready step of the next Strategy phase, roll one D3. Remove that Smoke Grenade marker after a number of activations equal to that D3 have been completed or at the end of the turning point (whichever comes first).
• An operative cannot perform this action while within control range of an enemy operative, or if you have reached the total number of times your kill team can perform it.

When you select this equipment, select two utility grenades (2 smoke, 2 stun, or 1 smoke and 1 stun). Each selection is a unique action your operatives can perform, but your kill team can only perform that action a total number of times during the battle equal to your selection.

STUN GRENADE (1 AP):

• Select one enemy operative visible to and within 6" of this operative. That operative and each other operative within 1" of it takes a stun test. For an operative to take a stun test, roll one D6: on a 3+, subtract 1 from its APL stat until the end of its next activation.
• An operative cannot perform this action while within control range of an enemy operative, or if you have reached the total number of times your kill team can perform it.

When you select this equipment, select two explosive grenades (2 frag, 2 krak, or 1 frag and 1 krak).

When you select this equipment, select two explosive grenades (2 frag, 2 krak, or 1 frag and 1 krak).

Once per battle, when a friendly operative performs the Breach action, you can use this rule. If you do, that operative can perform that action for 1 less AP (to a minimum of 1AP) as though it had the word "breach marker" on its datacard.

Whenever a friendly EXACTION SQUAD operative is fighting or retaliating, if it hasn’t moved more than its Move stat during the activation, or if it’s a counteraction, its melee weapons have the Ceaseless weapon rule.
Ceaseless: Can re-roll any or all results of one value (e.g. all results of 2)

Whenever you’re selecting a valid target for a friendly EXACTION SQUAD operative, enemy operatives within 4" of it cannot be in cover (instead of 2"). While this can allow such operatives to be targeted (assuming they’re visible), it does not remove their cover save (if any), unless the friendly EXACTION SQUAD operative is within 2" as normal.

Whenever an operative is shooting a friendly EXACTION SQUAD operative that’s within 2" of an objective marker or an enemy operative, you can re-roll one of your defence dice.

Whenever a friendly EXACTION SQUAD operative is shooting an enemy operative within 6" of it, or whenever a friendly EXACTION SQUAD GUNNER operative is shooting, that friendly operative’s ranged weapons have the Balanced weapon rule.
Balanced: Can re-roll one Attack die.

Use this firefight ploy during a friendly EXACTION SQUAD operative’s activation, before or after it performs an action. Select one enemy operative within its control range. One other friendly EXACTION SQUAD operative can immediately perform a free Fight action, but it can only fight against that enemy operative.

Use this firefight ploy when an enemy operative performs a mission action (excluding Operate Hatch). Alternatively, use it at the end of the Firefight phase and select one enemy operative that controls an objective marker.

In either case, the next time your opponent would activate that enemy operative, you can interrupt that activation and activate a ready friendly EXACTION SQUAD operative. If you do, during that activation, that friendly operative must fight against or shoot against that enemy operative, and cannot do so against any other enemy operatives until it does (if this isn’t possible, that friendly operative’s activation is cancelled).

After completing that friendly operative’s activation, continue that enemy operative’s activation (if possible). You cannot use this firefight ploy again until that enemy operative is activated or incapacitated.

Use this firefight ploy after an enemy operative shoots against or fights against a friendly EXACTION SQUAD operative within 6" of it, and that friendly operative isn’t incapacitated as a result. That friendly operative can immediately perform either a free Shoot or a free Fight action, but other enemy operatives cannot be selected as a valid target or to fight against during that action (note that secondary targets from the Blast weapon rule can still be targeted).

Use this firefight ploy when a friendly EXACTION SQUAD operative is performing the Shoot action and you select a weapon with the Range x weapon rule (excluding frag or krak grenade). Until the end of that action, add 3" to x.