Phase 4 Primary Mission
Back to Search and DestroyVanguard Recon
Advance elements sweep the battlefield for key signals, positions, and pressure points. Forces that can map the engagement faster than their enemy will seize the initiative before the wider line can react.
Primary Mission
Scan Target
Objective Action
Starts: Your Shooting phase.
Units: One unit.
Use Limit: Twice per turn.
Completes: End of your turn.
Effect: Select either one enemy unit that meets both of the following conditions, or one objective that meets both of the following conditions:
- It is within 12" of and visible to the unit that completed this action.
- It does not have one of your operation markers on it.
That enemy unit or objective is scanned; place one of your operation markers on it.
Scoring
Any Battle Round — End of your turn.
- One or more enemy units were scanned this turn: 5VP.
Second Battle Round Onwards — End of your Command phase (or the end of your turn in the fifth battle round).
- You control one or more objectives: 5VP.
End of Battle
- For each objective (excluding your home objective) that has been scanned: 4VP.
Control Bonus
This rapidly escalating conflict offers many possibilities, but only for those who have properly gauged the lie of the land. You have been charged with that vital task.
At the end of the battle, you gain 1 additional Control Point if one or more of the following conditions are met:
- You gained 35+ VP from this Primary Mission during the battle.
- Three or more enemy units and three or more objectives were scanned during the battle.