Tidewall Shieldline
T’au Empire datasheet · 1 model — 85 points, undefined models — 20 points
In keeping with the Code of Fire, the Tidewall Shieldline provides a mobile fortification that can redeploy during battle. Its refractive field absorbs enemy fire, while its design allows entrenched Fire Warriors to ride the shieldline to a new position when it moves.
Statline
| M | T | Sv | W | Ld | OC |
|---|
| Tidewall Shieldline | 4" | 8 | 3+ (5+ inv) | 10 | 7+ | 0 |
Abilities
- Fortification
- While an enemy unit is only within Engagement Range of one or more Fortifications from your army:
▪ That unit can still be selected as the target of ranged attacks, but each time such an attack is made, unless it is made with a Pistol, subtract 1 from the Hit roll.
▪ Models in that unit do not need to take Desperate Escape tests due to Falling Back while Battle-shocked, except for those that will move over enemy models when doing so.
- Tidewall Cover
- Each time a ranged attack is allocated to a model, if that model is not fully visible to every model in the attacking unit because of this FORTIFICATION, that model has the Benefit of Cover against that attack.
- Tidewall Defence Platform
- If equipped with a Tidewall defence platform, this FORTIFICATION has a Wounds characteristic of 15.
Unit composition
Keywords
Fortification, Vehicle, Transport, Fly, Tidewall Shieldline, Frame, T’au Empire