X: Iron Hands

This Advanced Reaction is available only to units composed entirely of models with the Legiones Astartes (Iron Hands) special rule. Unlike Core Reactions, Advanced Reactions are activated in unique and specific circumstances, as noted in their descriptions, and can often have game changing effects. Advanced Reactions use up points of a Reactive player’s Reaction Allotment as normal and obey all other restrictions placed upon Reactions, unless it is specifically noted otherwise in their description.

The Gorgon’s Spite – This Advanced Reaction may be made once per battle during the opposing player’s Assault phase when any enemy player declares a Charge targeting a friendly unit under the Reactive player’s control that is composed entirely of models with the Legiones Astartes (Iron Hands) special rule. Once the Active player has resolved all Charge rolls for the Charge that triggers this Reaction, whether successful or not, but before any models are moved as part of either a Charge Move or Surge Move, the Reactive player may make a Shooting Attack with the unit that has had a Charge declared against it, targeting the unit that triggered this Reaction, with all weapons making twice their normal number of attacks* but gaining the Gets Hot special rule. A unit that makes a Shooting Attack as part of a Gorgon’s Spite Reaction may not make any attacks indirectly (without line of sight) including weapons with the Barrage special rule or other weapon or special rule that otherwise ignores line of sight, and models with the Vehicle Unit Type may only fire Defensive weapons. Template weapons used as part of a Gorgon’s Spite Reaction use the Wall of Death rule instead of firing normally. The unit targeted by the Gorgon’s Spite attack may not take Cover Saves against Wounds inflicted as part of a Gorgon’s Spite Reaction. *This does not stack with any other rules that increase the number of attacks a model may make, such as Fury of the Legion. Where models making this Reaction have such special rules, they have no effect and are replaced by the effects of the Gorgon’s Spite Reaction.