Techmarine Covenant (LH)
(Rule)Description: A Techmarine Covenant is selected as any other unit, using up a single Force Organisation slot and bought in the same manner. However, before the first turn begins and any models are deployed to the battlefield, all models in a Techmarine Covenant must be assigned to another unit from the same Detachment of the army they were selected as part of. Legion Techmarines that have not selected a Legion Spatha combat bike or Legion Scimitar jetbike may only be assigned to units composed entirely of models with the Infantry Unit Type and the same Legiones Hereticus (X) special rule as the Legion Techmarine, and may not join units with Terminator armour of any kind. Legion Techmarines that have selected a Legion Spatha combat bike may only be assigned to units composed entirely of models with Legion Spatha combat bikes and the same Legiones Hereticus (X) special rule as the Legion Techmarine, and any Legion Techmarines that have selected a Legion Scimitar jetbike may only be assigned to units composed entirely of models with Legion Scimitar jetbikes and the same Legiones Hereticus (X) special rule as the Legion Techmarine. No Legion Techmarine may be assigned to any unit that includes one or more models with the Independent Character special rule or Unique Sub-type (but such models may join a unit that includes a Legion Techmarine as normal during either deployment or any following turn). No more than one Legion Techmarine may be assigned to any given unit.
Once assigned to a unit, the Legion Techmarine is considered part of that unit and may not leave it under any circumstances – if that unit is removed as a casualty then the Legion Techmarine is removed as well. In battles using Victory points, no Victory points are ever scored for removing a Legion Techmarine as a casualty. When assigned to a unit, a Legion Techmarine gains all of the special rules (with the exception of those that specifically forbid it, such as the Bitter Duty special rule) and Unit Sub-types listed for the unit to which it is attached, but does not gain access to any additional Wargear options available to the unit to which it is assigned.