Standard Bearer: Winning the Long Game

THE SHORT VERSION

Jervis Johnson explains why the new rules reduce the reliability of march blocking and charge redirection. He advocates combining elite damage-dealers with ranked core troops or missile fire to remove Steadfast, then planning for combats that last several turns. Estimating when one unit will finish its fight helps a general arrange the next flank attack, replacing reliance on a single spectacular charge with sustained pressure from cooperating units.

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Find this article in White Dwarf 370, pp. 70–71.

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