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AEGIS DEFENCE UNE

Defence lines are built from crenellated shield sections that link together into a solid shieldwall. The most common type of defence tine comprises two such walls backto-back. lmperial Aegis lines can be built and deployed at such speed they are often referred to as 'instant fortresses'. Space Marine Chapters are composed of a thousand elite troops, the finest warriors Mankind can produce. This means that powerful though a Chapter is, it

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will always lack numbers. The Space Marines are equipped with a variety of remotely activated weaponry which can help alleviate these problems. Should a Chapter need to hold ground, but lack the troops to leave on stationary guard duty, then it can use an automated defence force. These weapons are dropped into place by Thunderhawks and acti vated by the Chapter's Techmarines. The weapon's status can then be monitored from command vehicles.

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1+ 3+ 1+ 0+ Techmarin e Tarantula Se ntry Gun Pl atform s Aegis Defence Line Hyperlos Air Defense Batte ry Rules for Tarantula Sentry Guns and Hyperios Platforms can be found in Imperi al Arm our Apocalypse 2 and Imperial Arm our Aeronautica.

SPECIAL RULES:
Forward Deployment: Tarant ula and Hyperios Air Defense Banery may deploy using the Infilt rate universal special rule. All weapons platform s must be deployed within 18~ of the Techmarine. Machine spiri t con t rol: Tarantula and Hyperios Air Defense Battery are an automated weapon. However, any Techmarine, if he did not shoo t and is Within r of we apon s platform s, Tarantula Sentry Gun and Hyperios Ai r De fense Battery may u se his BaUistic Skill for shoo t ing this turn.