Skitarii Rangers

This ability always takes the form **Scouts X"**. In the Resolve Pre-battle Abilities step, if every model in a unit has this ability, you can do one of the following: 
- If that unit is in **strategic reserves**, you can set up that unit anywhere that is wholly within your deployment zone. 
- If that unit is wholly within your deployment zone, it can make a **scout move** (see below). 
- If that unit is embarked within a **DEDICATED TRANSPORT** that is wholly within your deployment zone, and if every model embarked within that **DEDICATED TRANSPORT** has the Scouts ability, that **DEDICATED TRANSPORT** can make a **scout move**.

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.