Deathskull Grot-lings

Munitorum Contacts: You can select one additional equipment option.

Target Designation: Strategic Gambit Select one enemy operative. Until the end of the Turning Point, whenever a friendly RATLING operative is shooting that enemy operative with a Rifle, that weapon has the Lethal 5+ weapon rule.

Spot (1AP): SUPPORT Select one enemy operative visible to this operative. Once during this Turning Point, when a friendly RATLING operative within 3" of this operative is shooting that enemy operative, you can use this effect. If you do:

• That friendly operative's ranged weapons have the Seek Light weapon rule.
• That enemy operative is not Obscured.

This operative cannot perform this action while within Control Range of an enemy operative.

Mine: Mines you select from Univeral Equipment inflict 2D3+3 damage instead, and fiendly RATLING operatives (excluding OGRYN and BULLGRYN) are ignored for its effects (i.e. they cannot trigger it or take damage from it). This takes precedence over the normal mines rules.

Tripwire: When setting up equipment before the battle, you can set up to two of your Tripwire markers up wholly within your territory and more than 2" from other markers, access points, and Accessible terrain. The first time that marker is within an enemy operative's control range, remove that marker, subtract 1 from that operative’s APL stat until the end of its next activation and end its action (if any), even if that action's effects aren’t fulfilled. If it cannot be placed, move it the minimum amount to do so.

Grappling Hook: Whenever this operative is climbing up, you can treat the vertical distance as 2" (regardless of how far the oeprative actually moves vertically).

Slingshot (1AP): Select a point on a terrain feature that is visible to and within 6" of this operative. Remove this operative from the killzone and set it back up wholly within 6" horizontally of that point, not within Control Range of an enemy operative, and with that point visible to it.

This action is treated as a Reposition action. This operative cannot perform this action while within Control Range of an enemy operative, or during an activation in which it performed the Charge, Fall Back, or Shoot action (or vice-versa).

Evade: Once per Turning Point, after an enemy operative performs an action, you can interrupt and perform a free Dash action with this operative. Note this operative cannot use the Scarper faction rule (it has this rule instead).

Optics (1AP): Until the start of this operative's next activation, whenever it is shooting, enemy operatives cannot be Obscured and the stationary profile of this operative’s suppressed sniper rifle has the Lethal 5+ weapon rule.

This operative cannot perform this action while within Control Range of an enemy operative.

Intercept Communications (1AP): SUPPORT Select one other friendly RATLING operative visible to and within 6" of this operative. Until the end of its next activation, add 1 to that operative's APL stat.

This operative cannot perform this action while within Control Range of an enemy operative.

Light-Fingered: Once during each of this operative's activations, it can perform the Place Marker, Pick Up Marker, or a Mission Action for 1 less AP.

Well Stocked: If you select an Ammo Cache from Univeral Equipment, you can set up an additional Ammo Cache marker.

Beast: This operative cannot perform any actions other than Charge, Dash, Fall Back, Fight, and Reposition. It cannot use any weapons that are not on its datacard.

Early Warning: Once per Turning Point, after an enemy operative performs an action in which it moves or is set up, you can interrupt to use this rule. If you do, each friendly RATLING operative (excluding OGRYN and BULLGRYN) within 6" of this operative and within 2" of that enemy operative can perform a free Dash action or a free Fall Back action, but it cannot move more than 3". In either case, each one cannot finish that move within 2" of an enemy operative unless it is not visible to every enemy operative when it finishes that move (if this is not possible for an operative, it cannot move).

Bayonet Charge: Whenever this operative finishes moving during the Charge action, you can inflict 1D3+1 damage on one enemy operative within its Control Range.

Hunter: This operative can perform the Charge action while it has a Conceal order. If it does so during its activation, until the end of that activation, add 1 to the ATK stat of its Combat Knife and that melee weapon has the Brutal weapon rule.

Lie In Wait: Whenever this operative is retaliating while Light or Heavy terrain is within its Control Range, you resolve the first attack die (i.e. defender instead of attacker).