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Squad: The squad consists of 1 Sergeant and between 4 and 9 Cossacks. Weapons: Hunting lance, laspistol, and chainsword. Options: The entire squad may be equipped with frag grenades for an additional +1 pt per model. Any number of models may be given a lasgun in addition to their other weapons at +1 pt per model. One model can have a comm-link at +5 pts. Up to one model may have one of the following: flamer at +5 pts; meltagun at +10 pts; plasma gun at +8 pts; grenade launcher at +8 pts. Character: The Sergeant may be upgraded to a Veteran Sergeant for an additional +10 points. A Veteran Sergeant may choose extra equipment from the Armoury.
Some Valhallan squads are trained as bike squads to allow greater mobility for recon and flank attacks. This has also helped to make the Blitzkrieg tactics of the Imperial Guard more effective. Squad: A squad consists of 1 Sergeant and 4 Guardsmen. Weapons: Each bike is fitted with twin-linlked bolters. Each Imperial Guard biker is armed with a laspistol and close combat weapon. Options: Up to two Guardsmen in the squad may be armed with one of the following weapons: flamer at +3 points; meltagun at +10 points; plasma gun at +6 points. One Guardsman may have a comm-link for +5 pts. Character: The Sergeant may be upgraded to a Veteran Sergeant for an additional cost of +10 points. A Veteran Sergeant may choose extra equipment from the Armoury. Valhallan Skimobile: The Bike Squadron may replace their bikes with Valhallan Skimobiles at no additional points cost when fighting in snow and ice conditions. Valhallan Snowtrack: The Bike Squadron may include one aValhallan Snowtrack at the appropriate points cost. The Snowtrack is armed with twin-linked bolters and a pintel mounted heavy weapon chosen from the following: twin-linked heavy bolters at +30 points; multi-melta at +35 points; plasma cannon at +35 points.
Valhallan Skimobile...........20 points + rider The Skimobile is a bike-type vehicle, but instead of wheels it has a track where the rear wheel would be and a ski where the front wheel would be that is used for steering the Skimobile. Skimobiles may be bought for individual characters for +20 points. A complete command squad can be mounted on Skimobiles for +20 points per model. If one model in the command squad is mounted on a Skimobile, then every model in the command squad must be mounted. Note that heavy weapons may not be mounted on Skimobiles. The Skimobile adds +1 to the rider's Toughness.
The Snowtrack is a tracked vehicle with twin driving tracks and twin skis mounted in steering forks controlled by handlebars. These tracked vehicles are used to mount heavy weapons and to support Skimobile squads. Snowtracks may be taken in squadrons of up to 3 vehicles. Squad: A squad consists of 1 and 3 Snowtracks. Weapons: The Snowtrack is armed with twin-linked bolters and a pintel mounted heavy weapon chosen from the following: twin-linked heavy bolters at +30 points; multi-melta at +35 points; plasma cannon at +35 points.
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