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ELITE COMMAND SQUADS by George Spiggott

Hardened Veteran Command Squad

If a Regiment has been on several campaigns or has access to superior training methods it may have a higher than normal number of veterans. Sometimes enough veterans will be available to form platoons of veterans. The officer of these platoons is often a former NCO who has worked his way through the ranks. He will be accompanied by the most able specialists from the platoon.

Regimental Doctrines: A Hardened veteran command squad may only be used in Imperial Guard armies that make use of the regimental doctrines system (see the Imperial Guard codex page #55). Hardened veteran command squads are restricted troops and take up one of your Doctrine points if you wish to include one in your Imperial Guard army. In addition you must also take the Veterans regimental doctrine before you can include a Hardened veteran command squad in your army.

Organisation: Hardened veteran command squads are an Elites choice for an Imperial Guard army but do not count towards the maximum number of Elite units you may have in your army.

0-1 HARDENED VETERAN COMMAND SQUAD

	Pts/Model	WS	BS	S	T	W	I	A	Ld	Save
Hardened Veteran Officer	35	3	4	3	3	1	3	2	8	5+
Senior Hardened Veteran	+6	3	4	3	3	1	3	2	8	5+
Hardened Veteran	+8	3	4	3	3	1	3	1	8	5+

Number/Squad: One Hardened Veteran Officer and between two and four Hardened Veterans.

Weapons: Each model may be armed with either a lasgun OR a shotgun OR a laspistol and close combat weapon.

Officer: The Officer is an independent character. However, he must remain within 2" of his Command squad at all times and may not leave it. If it is wiped out, the Officer reverts to being an independent character. The Officer has access to the Imperial Guard Armoury.

Options: The Hardened Veterans can be equipped with frag grenades at +1 pt per model and/or krak grenades at +2 pts per model.

Two Hardened Veterans may form a single heavy weapon crew. A heavy weapon crew must be armed with one of the weapons from the following list: lascannon at +25 pts; autocannon at +15 pts; missile launcher at +15 pts; mortar at +10 pts: heavy bolter at +10 pts.

Any Hardened Veterans not acting as heavy weapon crew may be armed with one of the special weapons from the following list: meltagun +10 pts; plasmagun +10 pts; grenade launcher +8 pts; flamer +6pts.

One Guardsman not acting as a heavy weapon crew or using a special weapon may be equipped with a vox-caster at +5 pts.

Characters: Any Hardened Veterans not using special weapons, a vox-caster or forming a heavy weapon crew may be upgraded to a Senior Hardened Veteran at +6 pts, and will have access to the Imperial Guard Armoury. One Senior Hardened Veteran may be equipped with a medi-pack at +5 points.

Transport: The squad may be mounted in a Chimera transport vehicle at +70 pts. See Codex Imperial Guard page 45.

SPECIAL RULES

Leadership: Any Imperial Guard unit within 12" of the Officer may use his leadership when taking Morale and Leadership tests as long as he isn't in close combat, falling back or pinned.

Infiltrators: If not equipped with a transport vehicle Veterans may be able to use their experience to take up an advanced position. They may therefore use the Infiltrators rule if it is permitted by the mission being used. If it is not permitted then they must set up with the rest of the army.