16.01Performing Actions
Some rules allow units to perform actions. Each action states ▪ STARTS: When it is started. ▪ UNITS: Which friendly units can perform it. ▪ USE LIMIT: How many times friendly units can start it. ▪ COMPLETES: When it completes. ▪ EFFECT: What the effects of completing it are. ▪ Any additional restrictions that may apply. STARTING AN ACTION A unit is eligible to start an action unless one or more of t following apply to that unit: ▪ It is not on the battlefield. ▪ It is an AIRCRAFT/FORTIFICATION unit. ▪ It is battle-shocked. ▪ It has an OC characteristic of 0 or ‘-’. ▪ It is engaged (unless it is a TITANIC unit). ▪ It made an advance or fall-back move this turn. ▪ It started another action this turn. If a unit starts an action, until the end of the turn: ▪ It is not eligible to shoot (excluding TITANIC units). ▪ It is not eligible to declare a charge. COMPLETING AN ACTION If a unit performing an action makes a move (excluding pile-i and consolidation moves) or leaves the battlefield, that unit does not complete that action. Otherwise, when an action is completed, its ‘Effect’ section is triggered. DEPLOY DEVICE EXAMPLE ACTION (CANNOT BE USED) of battle, deployment of Though it won’t turn the tide al to the war effort. this device will be instrument STARTS: Your Shooting phase. n a terrain area t UNITS: One INFANTRY unit that is withi is not within your deployment zone. USE LIMIT: Once per turn. COMPLETES: End of the turn. of your unit and EFFECT: Set up one marker within 1" within that terrain area. hat ADVANCED RULES MONSTERS AND VEHICLES Due to their imposing bulk ADVANCED function differently on the required to use these units SHOOTING WHILE ENGAGED WITH MONSTERS/VEHICLES A unit that is engaged with an enemy MONSTER/VEHICLE unit is still not eligible to shoot, and so cannot make ranged attacks against that MONSTER/VEHICLE unit, unless that unit is eligible to shoot while engaged (e.g. because it is using close‑quarters shooting). and implacable nature, Monsters and Vehicles battlefield. This section details the additional rules in your games.