Guardsman Marbo

This unit's close combat attacks are Poisoned 2+

Any order issued to this unit will automatically fail.

Marbo always starts the game in reserve, even in missions that do not normally use this rule. When Marbo becomes available he is placed anywhere on the battlefield that is more than 1" away from an enemy model. Marbo may not move or assault in the turn he arrives, although he can shoot normally.

A unit with this rule may assault in the same turn in which it has run.

Units with this ability that are locked in combat may choose to leave close combat at the end of the Assault phase. The unit using the hit & run ability must take an Initiative test. If the test is failed nothing happens and the models remain locked in the fight. If the test is passed, the unit breaks from combat and immediately moves up to 3D6" in a straight line in any direction, ignoring the units they are locked with. No sweeping advance rolls are made. Enemy units that are no longer locked in combat may consolidate. A hit & run move is not slowed by difficult terrain, but is affected by dangerous terrain. It may not be used to move into contact with the enemy. If there are units with this rule on both sides, roll-off to determine who goes first and then alternate disengaging them. If the last of these ends up no longer in combat, it consolidates instead.

Units with this rule roll an extra D6 when rolling to move through difficult terrain. In most circumstances this will mean that they roll three D6 and pick the dice with the highest score.

Fearless troops automatically pass all Morale and Pinning tests they are required to take, and will never fall back. They can however go to ground voluntarily. This special rule is gained by any independent character joining a fearless unit. However, as long as a fearless character stays with a unit that is not fearless, he loses this special rule. If a unit that is falling back suddenly gains this rule, it will automatically regroup at the beginning of its next Movement phase, regardless of all normal restrictions on regrouping.

Note: units with the Fearless ability are subject to the No Retreat! rule.

All of the unit’s cover saves are improved by +1.

Models equipped with assault grenades don’t suffer the penalty to their Initiative for assaulting enemies through cover, but fight as normal.

When assaulting a vehicle, each model using Melta bombs can only ever make one attack, regardless of the number of Attacks on their profile and any bonus attacks. Against vehicles, Melta bombs have an armor penetration value of 8+2D6.