An orbital strike uses the Reserve special rule to determine when it strikes. Once the orbital strike passes the Reserve roll it fires each Space Marine shooting phases for the rest of the game. It cannot be stopped once started. The Space Marine player can opt to not roll for the onset of the orbital strike if they wish.
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