0-1 Orbital Strike
| Pts | Str | AP | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lance Strike | 70 | 10 | 1 | Ordnance blast |
| Melta torpedo | 80 | 8 | 3 | Ordnance blast; 2D6 armour penetration |
| Barrage bomb | 60 | 6 | 4 | Ordnance blast |
Options: Select the strike from the types available above.
Special Rules
Plotting: The Orbital Strike must be keyed to a specific piece of terrain at the start of the battle. Make a note of the plotted target before forces are deployed but after deployment zones have been determined.
Timing: An Orbital Strike will always use the Reserves special rule even in missions where reserves are not allowed. Once the Orbital Strike is available, it lands in each Shooting phase of the Daemonhunter player's turns thereafter. The Daemonhunters player can opt not to roll for the onset of the Orbital Strike if he wishes, but once the roll has been passed, the Orbital Strike will continue each turn until the end of the game - you can delay a strike but once it's started it doesn't stop.
Placement: The Blast marker for the strike can be placed anywhere within the specified terrain piece.
(In)accuracy: Even for ships in low orbit, precision fire is extremely difficult. An Orbital Strike scatters just like an Ordnance weapon but if a miss is rolled the distance scattered is double the number scored on the D6. If a hit is rolled, the template deviates by the distance shown on the dice in the direction indicated by the arrow on the 'Hit' symbol.
Ordnance Barrage: All Orbital Strikes count as Ordnance barrages for the purposes of inflicting Pinning tests.
Errata — Chapter Approved: Codex: Daemonhunters Q&A (v1.0): The plotted terrain target should not be revealed to the opposing player before deployment — that would spoil the surprise when it arrives. "The specified terrain piece" means the entire scenery feature; if playing on a fully modelled table, agree its edges before deployment. Targeting a river or other table-spanning feature is legal, if impractical. The Blast marker's placement is not fixed once chosen — each Shooting phase you may place it anywhere within the terrain piece and let it scatter from there; if the feature is too small to contain the whole template, get as much of the template onto it as possible. A vehicle with improved comms may re-roll the Reserves roll used to bring an Orbital Strike into play, the same as it can for Deep Striking teleport attacks and Terminators.