Veteran Task Force

Select one friendly operative. That operative has the GRENADIER keyword and the following ability:

Grenadier This operative can use frag, krak and stun grenades (see universal equipment). Doing so doesn’t count towards any limited uses you have (i.e. if you also select those grenades from equipment for other operatives). Whenever this operative is using a frag or krak grenade, improve the Hit stat of that weapon by 1.

Twice per turning point during a friendly operative's activation, one action may be performed for 0AP that is not a shoot or fight action.

All melee weapons equiped by friendly operatives gain the Punishing weapon rule.

All ranged weapons equiped by friendly operatives gain the Rending 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.

Select one objective marker. That objective marker now has a Servo-Skull. An objective marker with a Servo-Skull is considered being controlled by the owner of the Servo-Skull, until enemy APL is higher on that objective marker, or until the end of the turning point. At the end of the turning point, all Servo-Skulls controlling an objective marker may perform the mission action on that objective marker.

Select one friendly operative and one Stimulant from below. That friendly operative recieves the effects of the Stimulant until the end of the turning point:

Med Stimulant: Heal D6+2 wounds to this friendly operative. This is not a reoccuring effect.

Combat Stimulant: When this friendly operative is shot at, you may retain one additional save.

Concentration Stimulant: This friendly operative gains 1 AP, however cannot perform a mission action and shoot or charge in the same activation.

Select three enemy operatives. If those enemy operatives have the CHAOS keyword, whenever a friendly operative incapacitates a selected operative, that friendly operative can perform an additional shoot, fight, or charge action for 0AP. If those enemy operatives have the HERETIC ASTARTES keyword, whenever a friendly operative incapacitates a selected operative, that friendly operative gains 1 AP until the start of their next activation.

Select three enemy operatives. If those operatives have neither the IMPERIUM or CHAOS keywords, whenever a friendly operative shoots at or fights one of these selected operatives, their weapons gain the Relentless weapon rule.

Use this firefight ploy during a friendly VETERAN TASK FORCE operative's activation. That operative may use the Reposition action for 0AP, and move an additional 3".

Use this firefight ploy when a friendly VETERAN TASK FORCE operative uses the Power Armor faction rule. Instead of a 5+, reduce the damage by 1 on a result of a 4+. This only applies to one attack sequence.

Use this firefight ploy when a friendly VETERAN TASK FORCE operative is incapacitated. All friendly operatives, if able, may immediately perform either a shoot or fight action against the enemy operative that incapacitated the friendly operative. If that enemy operative is incapacitated in this way, all friendly operatives recieve the AVENGE THE FALLEN ability until the end of the battle.

AVENGE THE FALLEN This friendly operative cannot be injured and their movement is increased by 2".

Use this firefight ploy when an enemy operative enters within control range of a friendly VETERAN TASK FORCE operative. Roll a d6. If the wound count of the enemy operative is less than the friendly operative, it is on a 3+, if it is less than half, it is 2+. If it is greater, it is a 5+. If succesful, that enemy operative gets pushed 3" away from the friendly operative and takes damage equal to the d6 result. This damage is only taken if the initial roll was succesful.