Hover Some AIRCRAFT models have 'Hover' listed in their abilities. When you are instructed to Declare Battle Formations, before doing anything else, you must first declare which models from your army with this ability will be in Hover mode.
If a model is in Hover mode, then until the end of the battle, its Move characteristic is changed to 20", it loses the AIRCRAFT keyword and it loses all associated rules for being an AlRCRAFT model. Models in Hover mode do not start the battle in Reserves, but you can choose to place them into Strategic Reserves following the normal rules if you wish.
Deadly Demise Some models have 'Deadly Demise x' listed in their abilities. When such a model is destroyed, roll one D6 before removing it from play (if such a model is a TRANSPORT, roll before any embarked models disembark). On a 6, each unit within 6" of that model suffers a number of mortal wounds denoted by 'x' (if this is a random number, roll separately for each unit within 6").
Doctrina Imperatives At the start of the battle round, you can select one of the Doctrina Imperatives below. Until the end of the battle round, that Doctrina Imperative is active for your army, and all units from your army that have the Doctrina Imperatives ability gain the relevant abilities shown below.
PROTECTOR IMPERATIVE
■ Ranged weapons equipped by models in this unit have the [HEAVY] ability.
■ Each time a ranged attack targets this unit, if this unit is within your deployment zone, worsen the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack by 1.
CONQUEROR IMPERATIVE
■ Ranged weapons equipped by models in this unit have the [ASSAULT] ability.
■ Each time a model in this unit makes a ranged attack, if the target of that attack is within your opponent's deployment zone, improve the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack by 1.
