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I can see this unit working in multiple ways, or maybe multiple units with similar results


Tech-priest Transmechanic *does not take Force org slot
40pt

WS BS S T W I A Ld Sv
3 3 3 3 1 3 1 8 3+

power armour, laspistol, power staff, servo-arm, frag grenades, krak grenades

may purchase:
0-3 servo-skulls: 5pt each
- as per servo-skull in inquisition codex, reduces scatter of nearby friendly deepstrike and template scatter rolls, prevents scouting within range

0-5 servitors: same pt cost and upgrades as per enginseer

special rules:

Coordinated Requisition: In each of your Shooting phases, instead of firing his weapons, a Transmechanic may choose to requisition material reinforcements from the Imperial Navy. To place his requisition he must make a targetting roll, roll D6 and add 1 for each servo-skull still in active deployment. If the result is 5 or more, you may requisition either 1 tarantula sentry gun, 1 sabre weapons battery, or d3+1 sections of aegis defence line (short or long at players choice), 2 ammunition drop, 1 gun emplacement with icarus lascannon, or 1 gun emplacement with quad-gun. If the targeting was successful place the item requisitioned at a location of the players choosing within 6" of the transmechanic. the transmechanic may only successfully requisition materials which the player has purchased beforehand and places in the transmechanics reserves.

0-2 tarantula sentry guns: 10pt each (upgraded to lascannons for additional 5pt each)
- as per tarantula sentry gun Imperial Armour, fire at bs3, t6, w2 sv3+

0-2 sabre weapons battery: 12pt each
- as per sabre weapons battery, imperial armour

0-12 sections of aegis defence line: 1pt each
- as per aegis defence line

0-2 ammo drop: 10pt
- as per ammo dump, stronghold assault (rerolls of 1's to hit, models within 2")

0-1 gun emplacement with icarus lascannon: 15pt
- stronghold assault

0-1 gun emplacement with quad-gun: 25pt
- stronghold assault

materials purchased with the transmechanic are placed in a special reserve and only called to deployment by the transmechanics rolls