Voice Of Command If your Army Faction is **^^Astra Militarum^^**, **^^Officer^^** models with this ability can issue Orders. Each **^^Officer^^**'s datasheet will specify how many Orders it can issue and which units are eligible to receive those Orders. Each time an **^^Officer^^** model issues an Order, select one of the Orders below, then select one eligible friendly unit within 6" of that **^^Officer^^** model to issue it to. **^^Officer^^** models can issue Orders in your Command phase and at the end of a phase in which they disembarked from a **^^Transport^^** or were set up on the battlefield.
Until the start of your next Command phase, the unit you selected is affected by that Order. Unless otherwise stated, a unit can only be affected by one Order at a time (any Order subsequently issued to that unit replaces the current one). Orders cannot be issued to Battle-shocked units, and if a unit being affected by an Order becomes Battle-shocked, that Order ceases to affect that unit.
Only **^^Astra Militarum^^** models gain the benefit of an Order issued to their unit.
**MOVE! MOVE! MOVE!**
Add 3" to the Move characteristic of models in this unit.
**FIX BAYONETS!**
Improve the Weapon Skill characteristic of melee weapons equipped by models in this unit by 1.
**TAKE AIM!**
Improve the Ballistic Skill characteristic of ranged weapons equipped by models in this unit by 1.
**FIRST RANK, FIRE! SECOND RANK, FIRE!**
Improve the Attacks characteristic of Rapid Fire weapons equipped by models in this unit by 1.
**TAKE COVER!**
Improve the Save characteristic of models in this unit by 1 (this cannot improve a model’s Save to better than 3+).
**DUTY AND HONOUR!**
Improve the Leadership and Objective Control characteristics of models in this unit by 1.
Deadly Demise This ability always takes the form **Deadly Demise X**. Each time a model in this unit is **destroyed**, after the units embarked within it (if any) have made their **emergency disembark moves**, roll one D6. On a 6, that model suffers a **deadly demise**; 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").
***Example:** An Impulsor with a unit of Intercessors embarked within it is **destroyed** by ranged attacks. First, any unresolved attacks made by the attacking unit are resolved. Then the Intercessors make an **emergency disembark move**. Then the roll is made for the **Deadly Demise** ability, and on a 6, that ability is resolved. Finally, the Impulsor is removed from the battlefield.*
