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  Ordinatus aktaeus 
  755 pOints
  The Aktaeus is the most recognisable of the Ordinatus Minoris created and operated by the Mechanicum, a super-heavy transport designed to carve a path 
  through the stony heart of a world to deliver its cargo of warriors to the centre of the battlefield. Known to the armies of the Emperor as the ‘Imperial Mole’, 
  this vehicle is a siege engine capable of rendering even the most formidable fortifications pointless by burrowing beneath them.
  Based upon lesser examples of ancient terrascaping and earthshaping engines, the Aktaeus design mounts only a relatively small battery of defensive 
  weapons, including a series of melta-cutters to aid its tunnelling, and a missile system designed to saturate the vehicle’s exit point and cover the 
  disembarkation of its cargo. Such is its efficacy at siege work and Zone Mortalis transport, it is often seconded to other branches of the Imperial Host, seeing 
  use with both the Imperialis Militia and Legiones Astartes under the supervision of Mechanicum adepts.
   
  Armour
   
  BS 
  Front Side 
  Rear 
  HP
  Ordinatus Aktaeus  
  4 
  14 
  14 
  12 
  14
  Unit Composition
  • 1 Ordinatus-Minoris
  Unit Type
  • Vehicle (Super-heavy)
  Wargear (Ordinatus platform)
  • Two turret-mounted volkite culverin
  • Blessed Autosimulacra
  • Anbaric claw
  • Ordinatus dispersion shield
  • Armoured ceramite
  Wargear (Aktaeus Earth-breaker)
  • One Aktaeus class seismic excavator macro-drill
  • Terrebrax rocket battery
  Special Rules
  • Reinforced Structure
  (Normal Deployment only) 
  • Ordinatus Reactor Meltdown
  • Seismic Shockwave
  (Deep Strike Deployment only)
  • Deep Strike 
  • Subterranean Assault 
  • Terrestrial Disregard 
  Transport Capacity
  • The Ordinatus Aktaeus can carry up to 40 models, 
  and may carry Jump Pack and Jet Pack Infantry. It 
  may also carry up to three Battle-automata as part 
  of its complement (these must be part of a Battle-
  automata Maniple, such as Castellax, Vorax or 
  Domitar) – each Battle-automata counting as eight 
  models respectively.
  Access Points
  • Two access hatches. In practice, you may choose to 
  open and embark/disembark from a single hatch on 
  either side of the hull.
  An Ordinatus Aktaeus may be used as a Lords of War choice 
  for the Mechanicum Taghmata Omnissiah army list.
  Terrebrax Rocket Battery 
  A weapon designed to blast through tough rock faces, the Terrebrax rocket battery is capable of 
  cycle-firing a rapid salvo of rockets to crack even the most determined redoubt of stone or plasteel. 
  Weapon 
  Range 
  Str 
  AP 
  Type 
  Terrebrax rocket battery 
  48" 
  7 
  5 
  Heavy 12
  Ordinatus Dispersion Shield 
  An arcane and obscure hybrid of both void shield and flare shield technologies, the powerful 
  dispersion shields mounted on Ordinatus-class vehicles are designed to make them all but 
  impervious to counter-battery fire. However, such is the strain that the field puts on its 
  generators, its protection degrades over time as their components begin to burn out.
  The protection provided by the dispersion shield affects only shooting attacks 
  originating from its front and side arcs, and against barrage weapons from any arc.
  • On the first turn that the Ordinatus is in play, the Strength of shooting attacks 
  and the roll result on the Destroyer table made against it are at-3.
  • On the second turn that the Ordinatus is in play, the Strength of shooting attacks 
  and the roll result on the Destroyer table made against it are at -2.
  • On the third and subsequent turns that the Ordinatus is in play, the Strength of 
  shooting attacks and the roll result on the Destroyer table made against it are at -1.
  Designer’s note: This model is designed for use on larger battlefields. You may find it difficult 
  to place the model via Deep Strike in smaller games or on terrain-dense gaming boards. In this 
  case, a degree of common sense should be used to reach an agreement with your opponent as to the 
  fairest way to make use of this vehicle.
  
  Reinforced Structure 
  The Ordinatus Aktaeus has a 6+ invulnerable save.
  Aktaeus Class Seismic Excavator Macro-drill 
  The Ordinatus Aktaeus is effectively a siege platform which carries a seismic 
  excavator macro-drill. The workings of such a device are complex beyond the 
  ken of even most tech-adepts of the Mechanicum. As such, deploying the seismic 
  excavator is a lengthy process which will only be undertaken in the heat of battle 
  in the rarest of circumstances. More often, the macro-drill is deployed days or 
  weeks before a battle from a stationary launch platform located great distances 
  from its eventual target. 
  The Ordinatus Aktaeus has two forms of deployment. The first of 
  these is to deploy using the normal deployment rules for Super-heavy 
  vehicles, in which case you should deploy the Aktaeus Earth-breaker 
  with it atop the Ordinatus platform. If this method of deployment 
  is chosen, the Ordinatus Aktaeus gains the Seismic Shockwave and 
  Ordinatus Reactor Meltdown special rules.
  The second method of deployment for the Ordinatus Aktaeus is to 
  deploy via Deep Strike. If you wish it to do so, the unit must be held in 
  Reserve and enter play via Deep Strike. In this case the Aktaeus Earth-
  breaker is deployed without the Ordinatus platform, which is not used 
  during this game. Should this method of deployment be used, the unit 
  gains the Deep Strike, Subterranean Assault and Terrestrial Disregard 
  special rules. It also loses all wargear and special rules which apply only 
  to the Ordinatus platform and to the Normal Deployment type.
  Seismic Shockwave  
  Once per game, at the end of the controlling player’s Movement phase, 
  the Ordinatus Aktaeus may employ its seismic excavator macro-drill to 
  cause a seismic shockwave. When this occurs, the Ordinatus Aktaeus 
  cannot move for the rest of the game and counts as a vehicle that has 
  suffered an irreparable Immobilised result on the Vehicle Damage 
  table (although no Hull point loss is suffered). Units may not choose to 
  embark or disembark in a turn in which the Seismic Shockwave ability 
  is used, but may do so as normal in subsequent turns. 
  At the beginning of each of the controlling player’s Shooting phases 
  for the rest of the game after the Ordinatus Aktaeus has employed its 
  seismic excavator macro-drill to cause a Seismic Shockwave, pick a 
  point within 6" of the front of the hull of the Ordinatus Aktaeus (for 
  the purposes of determining this point you should use the front arc 
  of the vehicle). All units, friendly or enemy (excluding the Ordinatus 
  Aktaeus itself), within a distance equal to the current game turn number 
  multiplied by 6" of this point suffer D6 Str 7 AP 4 hits. Vehicles are hit 
  on their weakest armour facing. 
  Should a vehicle suffer a penetrating hit from this attack, it immediately 
  suffers from Crew Shaken in addition to any other effect. If a unit 
  suffers any unsaved wounds from this attack, it must immediately make 
  a number of Dangerous Terrain tests equal to the number of wounds 
  suffered (wounds caused as a result of this test are allocated by the 
  controlling player).
  Subterranean Assault 
  Should the Ordinatus Aktaeus, and any unit it transports, enter play 
  using the Deep Strike special rule, they count as being a Subterranean 
  Assault vehicle. At the beginning of the controlling player’s first 
  turn, they must choose half of their Subterranean Assault units held 
  in reserve for the purpose of Deep Striking (rounding up) to make a 
  Subterranean Assault. These units arrive on the controlling player’s first 
  player turn. The arrival of any remaining Subterranean Assault vehicles 
  in the player’s force is rolled for as usual for the mission.
  This rule, while similar in function to Drop Pod Assault, does not 
  interact with Drop Pod Assault for the purposes of calculating how 
  many units may arrive on the table by Deep Strike. Armies may consist 
  of units with both the Drop Pod Assault and Subterranean Assault rules 
  unless otherwise noted.
  Terrestrial Disregard 
  Instead of the usual rules for Deep Striking, when a Subterranean 
  Assault vehicle with this special rule enters play via Deep Strike, place 
  an Apocalyptic Blast Marker (10") on the table and scatter this to 
  determine the final position of its arrival as per the Deep Strike special 
  rule. The initial placement of this marker, before rolling for scatter, may 
  not be on top of impassable terrain or within 1" of any unit.
  Should this marker scatter on top of impassable terrain, a building, ruin, 
  fortification, vehicle or any unit engaged in combat, reduce the scatter 
  distance by the minimum required to avoid the obstacle. If the marker 
  representing the arrival of the Ordinatus Aktaeus was displaced in this 
  manner by a vehicle or fortification, the closest vehicle or fortification 
  to the marker immediately suffers D6 Str 10 AP 2 hits. Vehicles are hit 
  on their side armour. If the arrival of the Ordinatus Aktaeus was instead 
  displaced by any units engaged in close combat, all units in that combat 
  suffer D6 Str 10 AP 2 hits. After the final position of the blast marker is 
  determined, if the marker covers or touches any enemy or friendly unit 
  then that unit also suffers D6 Str 10 AP 2 hits. 
  After all damage is resolved, the Subterranean Assault vehicle may be 
  placed in any orientation, so long as the centre of the Apocalyptic Blast 
  marker (10") is underneath part of the vehicle’s hull and it remains 1" 
  away from any fortification, vehicle or unit engaged in combat. The 
  area under the Apocalyptic Blast marker is now difficult terrain and 
  dangerous terrain for the rest of the game. Players may, should they 
  wish, instead represent this area with a piece of crater terrain. 
  Should a Subterranean Assault vehicle be placed on top of any unit 
  which does not pose an obstacle to its arrival as described above, the 
  Terrestrial Disregard special rule allows it to be placed as though the 
  unit was not there. If some models in the unit would end up underneath 
  the vehicle when it reaches its final position (it makes no difference 
  whether the unit is Falling Back or not), these models must be moved by 
  their controlling player out of the way by the shortest distance, leaving 
  at least 1" between them and the vehicle (and indeed any other unit) 
  whilst maintaining unit coherency and staying on the tabletop. Any 
  models that cannot manage this are crushed and removed from play as 
  casualties with no saves allowed.
  After deploying in this manner, the Ordinatus Aktaeus cannot move and 
  counts as a vehicle that has suffered an irreparable Immobilised result 
  on the Vehicle Damage table (although no Hull point loss is suffered). 
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  names, races, vehicles, weapons and characters are either ® or TM, and/or © Games Workshop Limited.
  
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