Editing Tactics - Adeptus Arbites (9E) (section)

==Why Play Adeptus Arbites==
While the local law enforcement is primarily concerned with keeping a planet under the Governor's control, the [[Adeptus Arbites]] are concerned with keeping the planet (and governor) under Imperial control. To this end, they maintain an army capable of putting down riots that threaten the planetary tithe, slowing (or outright stopping) planetary rebellions from the Imperium, and other needs as the Imperium sees fit. While the Planetary Defense Forces are often cited as the first line of defense from outside invasions, their armies are often assisted by the elite forces of the Adeptus Arbites.

The Adeptus Arbites are a short-range, melee shock army. They specialize in getting close to the enemy and locking them down with penalties to hit rolls, Leadership, and Morale. They can cover a lot of ground with Army-wide vanguard move and are mostly equipped with Assault weapons. Despite being S/T 3, they can punch higher than their [[Imperial Guard]]/[[Militarum Tempestus]] counterparts with S4 shotguns/S+1 shock mauls as a standard weapon and easy access to shields which improve their armor saves. They move fast and hit hard!