CODEX Imperial Guard UPDATE This update is designed to incorporate all of the new rules and units to the 2nd edition Imperial Guard army list. In effect these rules are simply ‘bolted’ on to the existing list. Barrage The Imperial Guard can only use the barrage if they are deploying first, if they deploy second then it represents a rapid assault by the army with no time for a concentrated barrage. Note that this rule has players divided and is still in testing, some think the barrage as standard is too powerful and some see it as necessary, if you have any comments please voice them on OGChat. Reserves operate as normal. Needle Sniper Rifles Add Needle Sniper Rifles to the Basic/Special Weapons entry of the wargear list at a cost of 10 points per weapon. New Characters Tech-Priest Engineer……………….. 30 points These engineers work alongside small sections supporting mechanized units. They enable the Imperial Guard machine to keep moving. Counts as a Hero Choice Troop type M WS BS S T W I A LD Tech-Priest 4 4 4 3 3 1 4 1 8 Servitor 4 3 3 3 4 1 4 1 7 Weapons Power Axe, Laspistol Armour Power Armour (3+ save) Wargear Cards 3 Wargear May take weapons from the assault, basic and grenade lists. Squad May be accompanied by up to 5 servitors at a cost of +7 points each. These may be individually equipped with basic weapons. They all form a standard unit. Special rules Repair Priest……………….. 16 points Priests often accompany Imperial Guard brigades and pay the role of attending to the troops morale on section level. This also crates a bond that can drive troops to fanatical feats in the heat of battle. Priests are added to a command squad and must remain with the squad for the entire game. Does not count as a Hero choice Troop type M WS BS S T W I A LD Priest 4 4 4 3 3 1 4 1 8 Weapons Laspistol Armour None Wargear May take weapons from the assault and grenade lists. Special rules At the start of the battle roll a D6 and consult the following table: D6 1 No effect 2 Units within 6” of the priest are immune to fear and terror 3 Units within 6” become subject to frenzy 4 Units within 6” add +1 to their LD value, even on top of a characters LD, but cannot make a total more than 10 5 Units within 6” hate the enemy 6 Models within 6” have a 4+ unmodified save against psychic attacks New Squads Concsripts 64 points per squad In times of total war were heavy casualties are being sustained by the frontline guardsmen, conscripts can be drafted to rapidly fill the ranks. Barely trained and poorly equipped, the appearance of such troops on a battlefield represents a losing war,  they often resent their role and can be counter-productive to an armies strategies, therefore they are deployed under the watchful eye of a Commissar and drives these men forward through sheer terror, making a hail of bullets seem like a much more welcoming fate.  If your army includes a Commissar then you may take two units of conscripts as an additional choice. Note that you must have an additional commissar if you wish to take conscripts in a second battalion. M WS BS S T W I A LD Save Conscript 4 2 2 3 3 1 3 1 6 - Conscript Sgt 4 3 3 3 3 1 3 1 6 6+/5+ SQUAD Consists of one guardsmen sergeant (demoralised from his difficult role) and nine conscripts WEAPONS All models in the unit are armed with lasguns. The sergeant has frag grenades. ARMOUR Only the sergeant wears flak armour, there is little equipping for the rest. SPECIAL Fear of God: A conscript unit may only use the commissars leadership, even the guardsmen regular drafted in a sergeant resents his demotion and cannot use any other characters leadership. The commissar has replaced the training of these men with one of utter terror instead, they have little knowledge of the battle around them, only the commissars screaming orders. Without the Commissars presence the unit is likely to hide in position or even flee the battle. If an unmodified double 6 is rolled on a break test when using the commissars leadership then the unit ahs executed the commissar and will immediately flee the battlefield. Remove the necessary commissar and the rest of the unit, they are effectively destroyed. Leman Russ Variants There are now scores of Leman Russ variants on its basic armament. To build a Leman Russ tank from scratch use the following guidelines: Leman Russ base cost: 100 points Turret options – Twin Lascannons +90 points, Twin Autocannons +40 points Sponson Options – Heavy Bolters +30 points, Heavy Flamers +50 points Hull option – Heavy Bolter +15 points, Lascannon +35 points, Heavy Plasma Gun +45 points, Multi- Melta +65 points Allies The Imperial Guard may hire Assassins (counting as commander choices) and Arbites units (each squad counting as an additional unit). The points from the allies count towards the maximum support allocation. Note that Sisters of Battle units can not be included as they can from armies of their own (maintaining the games balance). Using unit types The following is a list of veteran upgrades entire armies should be equipped with if you want to theme a particular army. Note that these are just suggestions, not rules! Desert Fighters – Guerrillas Represents their ability to fight battles on the move in open terrain Ice Warriors – Hardened Fighters Represents their training in bitter conditions, to use the weather as a spur Iron Guard – Grizzled Represents their hard discipline Jungle Fighters – Stealthy The CODEX description says it all Shock Troops – Crazed Represents their ability to fight through bitter battles BANEBLADE 490 pts per model This huge battle tank is deployed into huge scale conflicts and packs the weights of several main-line battle tanks in one. A Baneblade may be taken as an additional choice but only under the consent of another player.  CREW 9 Guardsmen, 1 as driver, and the rest as gunners with an additional engineer/comms operator. Note below that each weapons system is numbered, it requires one man to operate each weapons systems and one to act as driver. If one crewman dies then the tank operates as normal, but additional crew deaths will mean that weapons systems or driving capabilities will be lost. WEAPONS Turret – Super Battle Cannon (str. 9, and 3” blast) with co-axial auto-cannon (1) and twin heavy bolters (2) Sponsons – Main = Twin Heavy Bolters (3&4) Upper = lascannon (5&6)  Hull – Demolisher Cannon (7). Not subject to move or fire rule! All weapons are equipped with targetters. RAM VALUE Strength 10, D20 damage, -6 save. SPEEDS; SLOW 5” COMBAT 10” FAST 18” TYPE Super Heavy tracked (This tank can carry on moving through obstacles destroyed with an armour value of 15 or less) HIT LOCATIONS D6 1 Track Front armour: 18 Side/rear: 18 2-3 Hull Front armour: 24 Side/rear: 22 4* Sponson Front armour: 20 Side/rear: 20 5-6 Turret Front armour: 26 Side/rear: 24 * Hit sponson nearest attacker and then randomise 1-4 for main and 5-6 for upper. If one has already been destroyed then automatically hit the other. If both are destroyed then hit the hull from the side. Track D6 1 Baneblade track ruptured, may only move at half speed next turn 2-3 Track damaged, may only move at slow speed for rest of game 4-5 Track is blown off, moves out of control 2d6” next turn and then comes to a permanent halt. 6 As above but the backlash of the explosion causes an automatic hit on the hull, roll on the Hull damage table immediately. Hull 1 The Hull mounted demolisher cannon is destroyed 2-3 A large explosion tears though the crew compartment. Roll for each crewman, 4,5 or 6 = death 4 Demolisher Cannon explodes killing all but the crewman in the turret (only if it could fire last turn). The tank is immobilised. 5 The tanks fuel ignites, see result 4-5 on the track damage table. In addition models within 5” of where the tank ends up take heavy flamer hits. 6 The Baneblade’s ammunition explodes. The tank is immobilised and models within 5” are hit as if the tank had rammed them. Sponson 1 The sponson mounted weapon is damaged and may only be fired if you first roll a 4+ on a D6 2-5 The sponson mounted weapon is destroyed 6 As 2-5 but also causes a secondary explosion, roll on the hull damage table  Turret 1 The battle cannon can only be used if you first roll a 4 or more.  2 The turret can no longer rotate. The turret weapons can only be fired in a straight line at targets directly in front of it.  3 The turret gunner is killed. Turret requires an additional crewman to continue to operate. 4-6 The turrets ammo explodes destroying the baneblade. The turret flies off 2d6” in a random direction, anything underneath takes a Str. 10 hit doing d10 dam. With a –6 save.