This ability always takes the form **[SUSTAINED HITS X]**. Each time an attack made with a **[SUSTAINED HITS]** weapon results in a **critical hit**, that attack results in a number of additional hits on the target as denoted by **X**.
***Example: An attack made with a **[SUSTAINED HITS 2]** weapon results in a **critical hit**. That attack therefore hits the target three times (once from the **critical hit**, and twice more from the **[SUSTAINED HITS 2]** ability).

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.
■ Improve the Ballistic Skill characteristic of ranged weapons equipped by models in this unit by 1.
■ Each time a melee attack targets this unit, if this unit has the ^^**Battleline**^^ keyword and/or it is within 6" of one or more friendly **^^Adeptus Mechanicus Battleline**^^ units, subtract 1 from the Hit roll.

CONQUEROR IMPERATIVE
■ Ranged weapons equipped by models in this unit have the [ASSAULT] ability.
■ Improve the Weapon Skill characteristic of melee weapons equipped by models in this unit by 1.
■ Each time a model in this unit makes an attack, if this unit has the **^^Battleline**^^ keyword and/or it is within 6" of one or more friendly **^^Adeptus Mechanicus Battleline**^^ units, improve the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack by 1.

Profiles:

Abilities
Attached Unit: If a Character unit from your army can be attached to a Skitarii Rangers unit, it can be attached to this unit instead
Broad‑spectrum Targeting Augurs: Each time a model in this unit makes an attack with an eradication caster that targets a unit (excluding Monster and Vehicle units), that attack has the [SUSTAINED HITS 1] ability.

Modifiers:

append name (Battle-hardened)

and

16+ selections of Experience Points in self (recursive)

30- selections of Experience Points in self (recursive)

append name (Battle-ready)

and

5- selections of Experience Points in self (recursive)

1+ forces of Crusade Force in roster (recursive)

append name (Blooded)

and

6+ selections of Experience Points in self (recursive)

15- selections of Experience Points in self (recursive)

append name (Heroic)

and

31+ selections of Experience Points in self (recursive)

50- selections of Experience Points in self (recursive)

append name (Legendary)

51+ selections of Experience Points in self (recursive)

increment pts 15

increment max Crusade: Weapon Modifications(self) 2

repeat for every 1 selections of Weapon Modifications in self (recursive)

increment min Crusade: Weapon Modifications(self) 2

repeat for every 1 selections of Weapon Modifications in self (recursive)

set max Crusade: Battle Honours(self) 6

1+ selections of Legendary Veterans in self (recursive)

set max(force) 2

1+ selections of 1. Incursion (1000 Point limit) in force (recursive)

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Imperium - Adeptus Mechanicus(Catalogue)