Serpent Shield

All penetrating hits inflicted against the front or side armour of a vehicle equipped with a Serpent Shield are downgraded to glancing hits on a D6 roll of 2+. Once per game, the Serpent Shield can be used as a weapon in the controlling player's Shooting phase, with the profile listed below. This is treated as a hull-mounted weapon that is pointing forward. For the remainder of the battle after the shooting attack has been resolved, all subsequent hits against the vehicle are treated as though the vehicle was not equipped with a Serpent Shield.