Engineering rules for Epic 41K

Basic Engineering Rules:

• For a cost of 5 points per unit any infantry unit may be upgraded to Engineer status. Vehicles, to include war engines that have the Transport special ability may be upgraded at a cost of 7 points per vehicle. Vehicles that are up graded to Engineer loose their “Transport” slots (the space is now full of mines, pointy bits of wire and like that)
• Engineer units receive +2 FP or +2 Assault when attacking enemy units that are in Fortifications. When using the +2 FP the engineer must be within 15 cm of the target. This reflects satchel charges, flame throwers, Bangalore torpedoes and other means of messing with some ones mind and body that combat engineers tend to carry with them.
• If the “Bunker” objective is in use Engineer units receive a +2 FP or +2 Assault for attacks on the bunker.'
• For each Engineer unit that you have in your army you may place 1 razor wire strip or fortify one detachment (see page 14 of the "Battle Book". The wire is placed when you deploy your first detachment. The wire may be any where in your deployment zone.
• For every 2 units with engineering you may place 1 mine field (page 13 of battle book).The mine field is placed when you deploy your first detachment. The mine field may be any where in your deployment zone.
• Engineer unit use is exclusive. i.e. if you use a unit to place razor wire you can not count it to place mine fields.
  • Example: An army has 5 engineer units. The player may place 1 mine field, 2 razor wire strips and fortify one detachment OR 2 mine fields and 1 razor wire OR 5 razor wire etc.
• Engineer units may attack mine fields or razor wire to remove them. This is done as a normal "Fire Power" attack on the mine field or razor wire. The attack is done at the normal range for the unit.
  • Mine Fields have an armor value of 5+
  • Razor wire has an armor value of 4+
  • Engineer units that have 0 fire power are assumed to have 1 FP with a range of 15 cm for this attack only.
  • Only engineer units may attack mine fields or razor wire to remove them.