Cadre Mercenaries ^kt21

The Kroot (Krootis aviana), also designated by the Imperium as Kroot Carnivore, are a xenos species of savage humanoids who are members of the T'au Empire. The Kroot evolved from avian creatures on their homeworld of Pech.

Kroot are tall (a good half-metre taller than most Humans), their avian ancestry giving them a bird-like beak and long quills protruding from their heads like hair.

Kroot Carnivore Leader

APL

MOVE

3⬤

SAVE

WOUND

WEAPONS	ATK	HIT	DMG
Kroot Rifle	4	3+	3/4
Rifle Blades	3	2+	3/4

ABILITIES

Masters Of Camouflage

CADRE MERCENARY, T'AU EMPIRE, KROOT, CARNIVORE, LEADER

Kroot Carnivore Warrior

APL

MOVE

3⬤

SAVE

WOUND

WEAPONS	ATK	HIT	DMG
Kroot Rifle	4	4+	3/4
Rifle Blades	3	3+	3/4

ABILITIES

Masters Of Camouflage

CADRE MERCENARY, T'AU EMPIRE, KROOT, CARNIVORE, WARRIOR

Kroot Hound

APL

MOVE

4⬤

SAVE

WOUND

WEAPONS	ATK	HIT	DMG
Ripping Fangs (Rending)	4	3+	3/4

ABILITIES

Hunting Beast

Masters Of Camouflage

CADRE MERCENARY, T'AU EMPIRE, KROOT, HOUND

Krootox

APL

MOVE

3⬤

SAVE

WOUND

WEAPONS	ATK	HIT	DMG
Kroot Gun (Rending)	4	4+	5/6
Krootox Fists (Brutal)	5	3+	4/6

CADRE MERCENARY, T'AU EMPIRE, KROOT, KROOTOX

Strategic Ploys

Fieldcraft

1 CP

Until the end of the Turning Point, friendly KROOT CARNIVORE operatives can perform the following action:
Fieldcraft (1 AP): Change this operative's order.

Hunting Call

1 CP

Until the end of the Turning Point, each time a friendly CADRE MERCENARY operative performs a Fight action, in the Roll Attack Dice step of that combat, you can re-roll one of your attack dice.

Perfect Ambush

1 CP

Use this Strategic Ploy in the first Turning Point. Until the end of the Turning Point, each time a friendly CADRE MERCENARY operative is activated, you can change its order.

Patient Stalkers

1 CP

Until the end of the Turning Point, friendly CADRE MERCENARY operatives can perform a Charge action while they have a Conceal order.

Firefight Ploys

A Gory Feast

1 CP

Use this Tactical Ploy when a friendly CADRE MERCENARY operative incapacitates an enemy operative in combat. Add 1 to that friendly operative's APL and it regains up to 1D6 lost wounds.

Brute Strength

1 CP

Use this Tactical Ploy in the Firefight phase, when a friendly KROOTOX operative performs a Normal Move, Dash, Fall Back or Charge action.
Until the end of that activation:

That operative can move through Light parts of a terrain feature as if they were not there.
That operative can move around, across and over other operatives (and their bases) as if they were not there, but must finish the move following all requirements specified by that move, and cannot finish its move on top of other operatives (or their bases)

Equipment

Bolas*

The operative can perform the following action during the battle:
Bolas (1 AP): Select one enemy operative Visible to and within ⬟ of this operative, then roll 3D6 and add the results together. If the total is greater than that enemy operative's Wounds characteristic, subtract 1 from its APL. This operative can only perform this action once, and cannot perform this action while within Engagement Range of enemy operatives.

Kroot Hunting Rifle

The operative is equipped with the following ranged weapon for the battle:

Name	A	BS	D
Kroot Hunting Rifle	4	4+	3/3
Special Rules
Heavy, Silent, MW1

Skinning Blade

The operative is equipped with the following melee weapon for the battle:

Name	A	WS	D
Skinning Blade	4	3+	3/5

Sure-Foot Charm*

The operative gains the following ability for the battle:
Sure-foot Charm: Each time this operative is activated, you can select one other ready friendly CADRE MERCENARY operative within ◼ of and Visible to it. After this operative's activation ends, you can activate that friendly operative.

Trophy Pistol

The operative is equipped with the following ranged weapon for the battle:

Name	A	BS	D
Trophy Pistol	4	4+	3/4
Special Rules
Bal, Blast ▲, Rng ⬟

Rare Equipment

Auto-Loader

Rare Equipment
This ranged weapon gains the Ceaseless special rule.

Flux Capacitor

Rare Equipment
This ranged weapon gains the P1 critical hit rule.

Rending Rounds

Rare Equipment
This ranged weapon gains the Rending special rule.

Propulsion Amplifier

Rare Equipment
Add 1 to both Damage characteristics of this ranged weapon.

Thermal Sight

Rare Equipment
This ranged weapon gains the No Cover special rule.

Seeker Spirit

Rare Equipment
Each time a friendly operative makes a shooting attack with this ranged weapon, in the Roll Attack Dice step of that shooting attack, for each critical hit you retain, you can re-roll one of your attack dice.

Power Enhancer

Rare Equipment
Add 1 to both Damage characteristics of this melee weapon.

Inertia Displacer

Rare Equipment
This melee weapon gains the Brutal special rule.

Perfectly Weighted

Rare Equipment
This melee weapon gains the Balanced special rule.

Rending Blade

Rare Equipment
This melee weapon gains the Rending special rule.

Monomolecular Edge

Rare Equipment
This melee weapon gains the Lethal 5+ special rule.

Arc Unit

Rare Equipment
This melee weapon gains the Stun critical hit rule.

Infiltration

Stalk Target

You can reveal this Tac Op in the Target Reveal step of any Turning Point.
Once you do so, at the end of each Target Reveal step, select one enemy operative to be stalked for that Turning Point.

At the end of any Turning Point, if a friendly operative with a Conceal order is within ◼ but not within Engagement Range of the enemy operative you selected to be stalked for that Turning Point, you score 1 VP.
If you achieve the first condition at the end of any subsequent Turning Points, you score 1 VP.

Gather Surveillance

You can reveal this Tac Op in the Target Reveal step of any Turning Point.
Once you do so, at the end of each Target Reveal step, select one friendly operative to gather surveillance for that Turning Point.

At the end of any Turning Point, if the friendly operative you selected to gather surveillance for that Turning Point has a Conceal order, is wholly within your opponent's territory and is more than ◼ from enemy operatives, you score 1VP.
If you achieve the first condition at the end of any subsequent Turning Points, you score 1VP.

Implant

You can reveal this Tac Op when you would strike an enemy operative in combat.

Instead of inflicting damage on an enemy operative from that strike, you can implant that operative instead. That operative does not lose any wounds and you score 1 VP
If two other enemy operatives are implanted, you score 1 VP

Seize Defences

You can reveal this Tac Op in the Target Reveal step of any Turning Point.

At the end of any Turning Point, if you control an opponent's barricade, you score 1VP.
If you achieve the first condition at the end of any subsequent Turning Points, you score 1VP.

Friendly operatives control a barricade if the total APL of friendly operatives within ▲ of it is greater than that of enemy operatives.

Install Device

Reveal this Tac Op when a friendly operative performs the Install Device mission action.

At the end of any Turning Point, if your Device token has been in the killzone for the whole of that Turning Point, you score 1VP.
If you achieve the first condition at the end of any subsequent Turning Points, you score 1VP.

Friendly operatives can perform the following mission action:
Install Device (1 AP):
An operative can perform this action while it controls an objective marker in your opponent's territory or on the centre line. Place your Device token on that objective marker. Remove it if an enemy operative controls that objective marker. An operative connot perform this action if your Device token is in the killzone.

Subversive Control

You can reveal this Tac Op in ther Target Reveal step of the third or fourth Turning Point.

At the end of the third Turning Point, if friendly operatives control an objective marker in your opponent's territory and not on the centre line, you score 1VP.
At the end of the fourth Turning Point, if friendly operatives control an objective marker in your opponent's territory and not on the centre line, you score 1VP.

Recon

Outflank

You can reveal this Tac Op in the Target Reveal step of any Turning Point.

At the end of any Turning Point, if friendly operatives control both neutral killzone edges, you score 1VP.
If you achieve the first condition at the end of any subsequent Turning Points, you score 1VP.

Friendly operatives control a neutral killzone edge if the total APL of friendly operatives within ◼ of it is greater than that of enemy operatives. Operatives within ⬟ of their own drop zone cannot contribute their APL when determining this total.

Courier

You can reveal this Tac Op in the Target Reveal step of any Turning Point.
When you do so, select one friendly operative.

At the end of any Turning Point, if that operative is within ⬟ of your opponent's drop zone, you score 1VP.
If you achieve the first condition at the end of any subsequent Turning Points, you score 1VP.

Plant Transponder

You can reveal this Tac Op in the Target Reveal step of any Turning point after the first.

If a friendly operative performs the Plant Transponder mission action, you score 1 VP.
If you achieve the first condition in any subsequent Turning Points, you score 1 VP.

Friendly operatives can perform the following mission action: Plant Transponder (1 AP):
An operative can perform this action while wholly within your opponent's territory and more than ⬤ from terrain features (barricades are terrain features; ignore terrain features that have the Insignificant trait). If it does so, place one of your Transponder tokens underneath the operative as close as possible to the centre of its base. An operative cannot perform this action while within Engagement Range of an enemy operative or ⬟ of your other Transponder tokens.

Secure Vantage

Not usable in Close Quarters
You can reveal this Tac Op in the Target Reveal step of any Turning Point after the first.

At the end of any Turning Point, if you control a Vantage Point that is more than ◼ from your drop zone, you score 1VP.
If you achieve the first condition with a different vantage point at the end of any subsequent Turning Points, you score 1VP.

Friendly operatives control a Vantage Point if the total APL of friendly operatives on it is greater than that of enemy operatives.

Recover Item

You must reveal this Tac Op in the Target Reveal step of the first Turning Point.
Place one of your Item tokens within your opponent's territory. The Pick Up action can be performed by friendly operatives (but not enemy operatives) upon your Item token.

At the end of any Turning Point, if a friendly operative controls your Item token, you score 1VP.
If you achieve the first condition at the end of any subsequent Turning Points, you score 1VP.

Surge Forward

You can reveal this Tac Op in the Target Reveal step of any Turning Point.

At the end of any Turning Point, if the total APL of friendly operatives within ⬟ of your opponent's drop zone is 4 or more, you score 1VP.
If you achieve the first condition at the end of any subsequent Turning Point, you score 1 VP

Secure Unexplored Rooms

Close Quarters only
You can reveal this Tac Op in the Target Reveal step of any Turning Point after the first.

At the end of any Turning Point, if the total APL of friendly operatives within an Unexplored Room (see below) is greater than that of enemy operatives, you score 1VP.
If you achieve the first condition with a different Unexplored Room (i.e. separated by access points) at the end of any subsequent Turning Points, you score 1VP.

An Unexplored Room is an area of the killzone that friendly operatives must move through an access point to enter. You cannot use Unexplored Rooms that contain your drop zone or have an access point along the line of your drop zone for this Tac Op.

Seek And Destroy

Headhunter

Reveal this Tac Op when an enemy LEADER operative is incapacitated.

You score 1 VP
If it is the first or second Turning Point, you score 1 VP

Assassinate Target

You must reveal this Tac Op in the Target Reveal step of the first Turning Point.
Your opponent selects one of their operatives.

If that operative is incapacitated, you score 2VPs.
At the end of the battle, if that operative has not been incapacitated but has fewer than half of its wounds remaining, you score 1VP.

Rout

You can reveal this Tac Op in the Target Reveal step of any Turning Point

If an enemy operative is incapacitated by a friendly operative, and that friendly operative is within ⬟ of your opponent's drop zone when it does so, you score 1 VP
If you achieve the first condition in any subsequent Turning Point, you score 1 VP

Executioner

You can reveal this Tac Op in the Target Reveal step of any Turning Point.
When you do so, select one friendly operative to be your executioner. At the end of each Target Reveal step, select one enemy operative to be executed for the Turning Point.

If the enemy operative you selected to be executed for the Turning Point is incapacitated by your executioner during the same Turning Point, score 1VP.
If you achieve the first condition in any subsequent Turning Points, you score 1VP.

Eliminate Guards

You can reveal this Tac Op in the Target Reveal step of any Turning Point.
Once you do so, at the end of each Target Reveal step, select an objective marker on the centre line or within your opponent's territory, then select one enemy operative within ⬤ of it to be the guard for the Turning Point.

If the enemy operative you selected to be the guard for the Turning Point is incapacitated during the same Turning Point, you score 1VP.
If you achieve the first condition in any subsequent Turning Points, you score 1VP.

Rob And Ransack

You can reveal this Tac Op when an enemy operative is incapacitated by a friendly operative within its Engagement Range, and that friendly operative is more than ◼ from other enemy operatives

You score 1 VP
At the end of the battle, if you achieved the first condition and that friendly operative has not been incapacitated, you score 1 VP

Cadre Mercenaries kt21

Kroot Carnivore Leader

Kroot Carnivore Warrior

Kroot Hound

Krootox

Strategic Ploys

Fieldcraft

Hunting Call

Perfect Ambush

Patient Stalkers

Firefight Ploys

A Gory Feast

Brute Strength

Equipment

Bolas*

Kroot Hunting Rifle

Skinning Blade

Sure-Foot Charm*

Trophy Pistol

Rare Equipment

Auto-Loader

Flux Capacitor

Rending Rounds

Propulsion Amplifier

Thermal Sight

Seeker Spirit

Power Enhancer

Inertia Displacer

Perfectly Weighted

Rending Blade

Monomolecular Edge

Arc Unit

Infiltration

Stalk Target

Gather Surveillance

Implant

Seize Defences

Install Device

Subversive Control

Recon

Outflank

Courier

Plant Transponder

Secure Vantage

Recover Item

Surge Forward

Secure Unexplored Rooms

Seek And Destroy

Headhunter

Assassinate Target

Rout

Executioner

Eliminate Guards

Rob And Ransack

Cadre Mercenaries ^kt21