Each time this unit makes an **ingress move** (20.04), if every model in this unit has this ability, it can be set up anywhere on the battlefield that is more than 8" horizontally from all enemy units, even if that is within your opponent’s deployment zone.

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:

Unit	M	T	Sv	W	LD	OC	InSv
Pteraxii Skystalkers	12"	4	4+	2	7+	1	5+

Abilities
Ride the Thermals: In your Shooting phase, after this unit has shot, if it is not within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units, it can do one of the following: Make a Normal move of up to 6". Make a Normal move of up to 12", provided every model in this unit ends that move wholly within 6" of one or more friendly Adeptus Mechanicus Battleline units. In either case, if it does, until the end of the turn, this unit is not eligible to declare a charge.

Ride the Thermals:

In your Shooting phase, after this unit has shot, if it is not within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units, it can do one of the following:

Make a Normal move of up to 6".
Make a Normal move of up to 12", provided every model in this unit ends that move wholly within 6" of one or more friendly Adeptus Mechanicus Battleline units.

In either case, if it does, until the end of the turn, this unit is not eligible to declare a charge.

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 10

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 pts 150

6+ selections of model in Pteraxii Skystalkers

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)