Editing Atalan Jackal

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Atalan Jackals is any name given to a [[Genestealer Hybrids]] that is capable of driving and going fast. They specialize in riding rapid-assault bikes and quads to battle, dealing devastating hit-and-run tactics. They act as the eyes and ears of [[Genestealer Cult]] forces, and may be led by a [[Jackal Alphus]].

These outriders are swift and skilled at evading enemy fire as they speed around the battlefield. The Wolfquads also offer the Jackal packs some handy fire support with a heavy weapon mount.

Like many of the Genestealer Cult's activities, Atalan Jackals operate under a shield of legitimacy. [[Pretend|Under the guise of scouts using industrial machinery to search out new seams and quarries,]] Jackals scout for their Cult and track out new territory with little notice. Even so, cultists always cover their tracks and Jackals live a nomadic lifestyle that sees them only return to their brood lairs when they have something of importance to report.

==Why they are named Atalan AKA What is up with Genestealer Cultists and their fixation on the Atalan Brand!?==

They are so named the Atalan because [[Derp|they ride a variety of rugged Atalan-class exploratory machines,]] of which the most common are [[Bike Squad#Genestealer Cults|Dirtcycles]] and four-wheeled [[Wolfquad|Wolfquads.]] As STC templates, just about every Imperial planet short of a Feral World would be expected to have a bunch of them lying around for use.

==Tabletop==

Being the 'biker' units of the Genestealer Cults, the Atalan Jackals have a movement of 14" and can be setup “Underground” during deployment which makes them ridiculously mobile in a already mobile army. They are also surprisingly quite sturdy and tough for a 'fast-attack unit', as they have the toughness of 4 with 2 wounds each (oh and the Wolfquad has 4 wounds). And just to increase that survivability a little bit more they also have Skilled Outriders ability, which subtract 1 from hit rolls for attacks that target this unit in the Shooting Phase.




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