Rule Engine

• Call for ReinforcementsSpearhead onlyCan a destroyed unit come back, and where does it set up?
• Battle tactic cards: score or command?Spearhead onlyEach card is either victory points or a command — never both.
• Who controls this objective?Spearhead onlyContesting, control scores and ties on a Spearhead battlefield.
• Terrain: cover and line of sightSpearhead onlyIs the target hidden, in cover, or neither?
• Who fights next?Strike-first, alternating picks and Strike-last in the combat phase.
• Can this unit shoot?Running, retreating, being in combat and Shoot in Combat.
• Coherency and returning modelsHow close models must stay, and where returned models go.
• Who is the underdog?Spearhead onlyWho it is each battle round, and what it matters for in Spearhead.

Answers are summaries in our own words, checked against the Core Rules and the September 2026 rules updates. The official rules have the exact wording.