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Colonial Legionnaires

Introduced in Dropzone Commander

The Colonial Legions make up the majority of the UCMA’s vast manpower and almost all of its fighting soldiers. The average Colonial Legionnaire is reasonably well trained and equipped with basic but well proven kit.

These brave men and women form the beating heart of the UCMA and must face untold horrors in the name of humanity, armed only with a rifle, pistol and bayonet. What they lack in advanced equipment they make up for in determination, courage, and above all, numbers.

Each legion is a gargantuan formation at over a million fighting men strong; however, deployment un-mass does not normally occur. The UCM sells the lives of its soldiers dearly and as such they are usually mechanised and deployed at platoon level. This provides them with the protection, speed, and tactical flexibility necessary to prevail in fast-paced warfare.

Current Stats & Rules (v2.4 2020-10-02)

Name	Mv	CM	A	Dp	Type	Category	Squad	T	Pts	Special
Legionnaires	2“	-	7	5	Infantry 4+	Troops	2-3	c1¹⁾	22	-

Weapons	M&F	Arc	R(F)	R(C)	Sh	Ac	E	Special
Assault Rifles	1”	F/S/R	36“	9”	4	3+	3	RW-1
Missile Launcher	0“	F/S/R	∞	9”	1	3+	9	Penetrative²⁾
Close Assault Rifles	-	F/S/R	CQ	CQ	5	-	3	RW-1

Version History

Dropzone Commander (2012)

Name	Mv	CM	A	Dp	CQB	F	Type	Category	S+C	Pts	Special
Legionnaires	2“	-	2	5	1	5+	Infantry	Troops	2/3	26	-

Weapons	M&F	Arc	R(F)	R(C)	Sh	Ac	E	Special
UM-3 Assault Rifles	1”	F/S/R	36“	9”	4	3+	3	RW-1³⁾, SA-6⁴⁾
Phoenix Missile Launcher	0”	F/S/R	∞	9“	1	3+	9	SC⁵⁾

Transport: 1x Raven A Light Dropship (2 units only) or 1x Bear APC (3 units only). In addition, may share 1x Condor Medium Dropship with another Colonial Legionnaire Squad or Praetorian Squad, provided they are both mounted in Bear APCs.

Beta v2.4.1 (2018-05-02)

Unit cost reduced from 26 to 22pts

Battle for Earth v2.0 (2019-06-17)

Fortitude value increased from 5+ to 4+

Standard BfE Changes Not Detailed

CQB 1 changed to the following weapon profile

Weapons	M&F	Arc	R(F)	R(C)	Sh	Ac	E	Special
Close Assault Rifles	-	F/S/R	CQ	CQ	5	-	3	RW-1

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Size: 1 Infantry

²⁾

Penetrative weapons always do damage to targets on a damage roll of 6.

³⁾

Reduced Weapons - The number of shots this weapon may fire is as follows: Shots = Original Sh value - (Dp lost x RW value).

⁴⁾

Small Arms weapons may replaced all of their nornal shots with a single AA shot at a range of 6“ using the weapon's normal Ac value, when firing at Aircraft only. The Energy value of this shot is equal to the number after SA. This rule has no effect if the infantry base using the weapon is reduced to less than half its original Dp.

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Shaped Charge - A Shaped Charge shot will always cause 1 point of damage on a roll of 6+ if it would not normally be powerful enough to inflict damage (roll to hit first as usual).