Ancient Bulwark

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Codex Supplement: Iron Hands, p. 13

Following the Horus Heresy, the Iron Hands were left with limited numbers of Terminator Suits. However, as the Chapter aged, it found itself with a great number of Dreadnoughts in which heroes of the chapter had been interred. The Iron Hands as such made use of an old doctrine colloquially known as the "March of the Ancients" as a defensive formation. As part of the Ancient Bulwark, the Iron Hands will deploy a large number of Dreadnoughts and Invictor Tactical Suits to form an armoured battleline around which squads of troops will rally. As a defensive doctrine, the ancients of the chapter are supported by static weaponry and serve as rallying points for infantry.

Restrictions

  • Your army must include at least 1 Walker type unit per 1,000pts.
  • Your army must include at least 1 Firestrike Servo Turret or Space Marine Lieutenant upgraded to be a Tech-Marine with a Thunderfire cannon.
  • If you do not have a unit in your Deployment Zone at the end of the battle, you lose 1VP.

Benefits

  • You may field Castaferrum Dreadnoughts as Troops choices, but they gain the Support Squad special rule.
  • You may field Redemptor Dreadnoughts as Troops choices, but they gain the Support Squad special rule.
  • You may field 1 Redemptor Dreadnought, Contemptor Dreadnought or Castraferrum Dreadnought in your army as a HQ choice. The unit gains the Character special rule and must be your Warlord.
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