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    ‘The core rules are just that, the core of the Epic 40,000 game. Once you've read through this section you'll be ready to fight out battles using Epic scale vehicles and infantry. The core rules are concerned only with how Units (that's to say any kind of troops, tanks and so on) move and fire on each cther and participate in assaults. What else is there to know? | hear you ask. We using massive war engines, swit flyers, artillery and so on. These are covered in the Special Ri which comes later in this book. 100 lets you fight battles with everything from lowly infantry to the the battle zones of the 41st greatest, every warrior and weapon ment one another in combat - war ‘own infantry to enter buildings and the open need support from their own is can have very dite 3s: Infantry, Vehi ona single base. ving at very high speed. Thunderhawk Flyers includes all vel include DATA SHEETS Inthe Bats Book you can fi set some they are. For example, 12 Orks) and a Space Marine squad: Instead they are foops and war yment. They are ‘ave been detached from a larger force like a "e Marine Chapter or an Ork clan. Detachments are led by a Headquarters u rs and coordinates the actions of the detachment with others on the b: in an Epic 40,000 batt 1e detachment ly com i be made up of either infantry andlor vehicles, sngines oF flyers. The Armies book shows what types of detachments you may fel, This i the distance in centimetres the unit can move eac tind what types of unit can be used in them, Within the restrictions of the army lst you can ’a detachment to include any number of units yo ‘one upwards, ar the detachment. Below ar Unit: The name of the unit Speed: The speed of the while stl fring its weapons fi wish, but their shooting will be far less effective Range: The maximum range of the units weaponry in centimetres, seemple Imperial Space Marine detachments, Force Firestorm Force Danton 1x Space Marine Force Lazarus ‘saul value nts per saad Se Armour: This number shows how cee (2 units per squad) the cyponent has to 1x Razorback te Rhino St Both Space Marinos and Orks are ugh but he Space Marines 1 Land Speeder io 2 Razorbacks bone’ armour makes them even x Predator tougher so they have a sellin cee Pighe Amour value lane ‘an HO (headquarters) unit, which must be the most ‘senior unit in mand section of the detachment’s army take over, but you can choose which to us er be noted with a suitable mar te phase, for example, you can't move in the shooting phase. ut actions in each phase, so both move in the movement phase, shootin the shooting phase, and so on. shooting phase and so on. Epic 40,000 uses the following sequence of play 1 you check to See whether units are in command at the start of each phase (@9, @ sm of is HO in the movement phase could move, but if it was No Hi in the shooting phase it couldn't shoot, and couldn't move in SEQUENCE OF PLAY 1. MOVEMENT PHASE 1, MOVEMENT PHASE 1. Declare flyer missions 2. Determine initiative 3. First player movement 4, Second player movement ‘You de not need to be in command to carry out any of the following actions: snap-fre, ‘o-lend support in an assault, shoct in a firefight. These actions are explained in detail the rules. Hepa 2. SHOOTING PHASE ve, Gabby why’ we rani fer um stoop ter wen da Bos eral da skmbos i ver Sar See Taree eee wens ewan et Fee Subp he an bse is ong tne end, pointing to the til burng Sous ofthe human farm *Danno, Dagan. "pose da boss gorra plan. E' got da brain, so we’ just do what we tol . Determine initiative again! 3,__ ASSAULT PHASE 1. Determine initiative 2. Resolve the first player's assault moves, close combats & firefight 3. Resolve the second player's assault moves, close combats & firefights noticed Narshak leading the rest of the army from their hiding place in Imperial ine in one huge sweep. Even now the humans count see ‘protected flank as they charged after the running grtz, harp slab ofa las-shot hitting him inthe shoulder blade vas knocked to the gro cing up through a haze of pain he could see the Ork lord Narshak's force was crushing the pitiful humans and Gubbite sneered at the formed figures moving i. 4. RALLY PHASE 1. Roll to remove Blast markers 2. Roll to rally broken detachments 3. Repair war engine damage and shields 4. Check scenario victory conditions vere soon enuff ya zoggin. phase you have to determine which 1s the initiative. Who has the is used to decide who carries out engagement. Just who hi deternined by drawing a {rom a cup or mug. Speed value. They may turn freely as movement phase. However, once a player [moved a unit and removed his hand from the model, the move may not be changed SPECIAL MOVES tead of making a normal move, detachments have the following special movement tions. Mark the detachment by using the Order dice with the appropriate symbol it it ‘a spacial option. ‘Overwatch: A detachment on overwatch holds its current posi Concentrates on directing heavy, accurate fire at the enemy. U Lnti the end of the turn, detachment may move up to Scm in the movement phase and may Strategy Rating All armies have a strategy rating listed atthe start of thoir army lit. This is used to ine how many i other matters of each player rolls a 06 to have the higher detachment on assault advances quickly to engage the enemy at close ithe detachments fring is reduced in effectiveness because the units the assault phase, and rds the enemy. A detachment which hk nite warp sce aud he hve wi wo days apt tha tine te Tat Len ad ‘red everything inhi ath arching neoahy wads ance an oe sta ey whch was mo ite mean bes burning laste urge ar his men been frst fete ap etench around ther secondary tpt bis fo der er sean captain ul tart ‘sat Lowering hs head bck behind the barca Kreger hip nt his coma ‘summoned his second-in-command. soi ijee sae “This Kenge I want sity stongsike force dawn from 7h Company ready or combat within the our Pati cordate O4 Beta 08 and have the Thunders on stand "AtmativeCapain Sc are you aware hoe oni rn th mil of the Dead Zone” “Lam, Lochage. If those traitors are so interested in a pile of old ruins then we have to get there first. Maybe there's something there that we can use against them.” be An ifthe sn i “Tin, Loch, we destoy whatever isthe ‘ay not shootin the shooting hase. The detachment’ units may ‘ot move in the assault phase, and the detachment’s Assault ar Firepower values are halved it itis ‘engaged in close combat or a firefight wuts TERRAIN ‘Terrain can affect a unit's movement and provid ii The terrain is impassable to the unit soit cannot move through the terrain under imstances, or dangerous to the unit, 50 the unit can attempt to enter the t ht get bogged down and stop moving or even take ‘dangerous terrain it must pass a Dangerous Ter Table below gives some example it types. For example, rubble and ruins, effect on infantry but they'e dangerous terrain for vehicles and war engines. War Engine Fortieations a Nite Impassable Ruins Rubble Dangerous ‘Woeds 7 Dangerous Dangerous See rules 6 when a unit enters dangerous terrain, or when rein. On a roll the ‘cause citical damage on war engines, Roads ‘Aluunts add Sem to theic Speed if they spend the entire movement or assault phase on @ 1e bonus is to ts basic Speed before modification. For example, a Of Orkintanty would move cm stayed on a foadtoughout te }e Orks Speed of Oem + Som road Bonus xg or marching sso), Special benefits trom being in cover Because they can take best advantage of du oles, lurking behind walls and so on. Infantry by the amount shown on the Infantry Armour sset down a passenger unit or cargo. Units being carried must also pay Sem of their movement to be picked up and/or ing transported, so they cannot shoot for example. they can behave normally! a transport which is carrying units is destroyed roll a D6 for each unit on board. On a roll Cf 4, 5 oF 6 the unit survives and is deployed in contact with the destroyed transport; on a 1,2 or 3 the unit perishes with the transport (Orks Hitching a Lift ‘Obviously, when they have dism e same phase if they hitch a 5s manner are simply unit of Orks can only hitch ailit once per phase. Battlewagons can carry one unit, Batle Fortresses can carty up 10 four SNAP-FIRE lta unit moves within 10cm of an enemy unit during the movement phase, then the enemy point the attack is made (you ‘can ask an opponent Started to move an ‘The unit can move ‘luo it takes a hit in addition to being halted, The effect of hits is explained in the ‘Shooting Phase. ‘unit may snap- Units moving in the assault phase, &@ THE SHOOTING PHASE Breas 41. Add up Firepower. 2) Place Blast markers. 3. Work out how many hit dice to roll by looking up the attacker's Firepower and the target type on the Firepower Table. 1d) Find the lowest Armour value in the target detachment. 8. Roll the hit dice. {6} Discard hit dice that are less than lowest Armour value. 7. Attacker takes remaining dice and allocates the hits on the target detachment. ‘an opportunity to shoot, waiting the shooting phase. 1, ADD UP FIREPOWER, detachment. Any dice ‘beat the Armour values of uni ‘detachment destroy enemy u summary of the shoot and in this section ofthe rules we'll work through it step by step. represent the combined to vehicles, confusion, expl marters on the detach Blast Marker Table Firepower Blast Markors 17 ‘One, i any hits are scored by the attack eas ‘One 1623 Two 24 or more Three Blast Marker Liabilities Topass the Leadership test he player must ol over the number of Blast markers affecting the

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