Ion Gauntlet Shield

The ion gauntlet shield is used just as a standard ion shield is (When an Imperial Knight is deployed, and subsequently at the start of each of the opposing side's Shooting phases before any attacks are carried out, the player must declare which facing the ion shield is covering: front, left, or right. The Knight has a 4+ Invul Sv against all hits on that facing until the start of your opponent's next Shooting phase), but may not offer protection to the Cerastus Knight-Lancer's rear. However, the ion gauntlet shield also provides a 5+ invulnerable save against attacks in close combat and forces close combat attacks by other Super-heavy Walkers and Gargantuan Monstrous Creatures to suffer a -1 to hit.