Frontal Assault is a new Battles mission. If the Blood Angels are attacking and roll a result of 3-4 (Meat Grinder), play the Frontal Assault mission instead.
Overview
The Blood Angels are attempting to eradicate an enemy from a particular battlezone. They must attack swiftly to utilise the element of surprise and destroy any threat they encounter.
Scenario Special Rules
Frontal Assault uses the Victory Points, Reserves, Random Game Length, Infiltrators and Deep Strike scenario special rules.
Set-Up
- The defender deploys his entire force up to 24" from one of the short table edges.
- The Blood Angels player deploys his entire force at least 18" from the defender's deployment zone. Any units which deep strike may be kept in reserve. Any Blood Angels Infiltrators may deploy anywhere outside of the defender's deployment zone.
- The Blood Angels receive the first turn as they launch their assault.
Diagram: Table layout showing, from left to right, the Blood Angels' deployment zone, an 18" gap, and the Defender's deployment zone spanning 24" from the opposite short table edge.
Mission Objective
The Blood Angels must destroy or break as many of the enemy as possible. The defender must eliminate as many of the Blood Angels as he can whilst preserving his own troops.
The Blood Angels score double the normal number of victory points for enemy units destroyed (including units falling back at the end of the game or having already fallen back off the table). The defender scores additional victory points for each unit that is not destroyed, equal to the points value of the unit. For example, if the defender had an intact unit worth 150 points, they score an additional 150 victory points.
Game Length
The game lasts for a random number of turns (see the Scenario Special Rules section on pages 132-137 in the Warhammer 40,000 rulebook).
Reserves
Blood Angels troops who can deep strike may be kept in reserve.
Line of Retreat
Units forced to fall back will do so towards the short board edge of their deployment zone, using the normal Fall Back rules.