40 CARROTChoose both Force Dispositions
Set your army’s role and the opposing role before choosing a Primary Mission or layout.
How do Force Dispositions work in Warhammer 40K 11th Edition?
The mission is not independent of the armies. Each player declares a role, and that pairing sets the Primary Mission and the layouts you are recommended to play.
TL;DR
A Force Disposition is your army-level mission role in 11th Edition. You choose one of five, your opponent chooses one, and the pairing decides the Primary Mission and recommended A/B/C battlefield layouts. Practice the pairing rather than a mission in isolation so your deployment and first turns match both armies’ declared roles.
What are the five Force Dispositions?
Think of the five dispositions as the job your army is taking in this game rather than its faction. Take and Hold is the ground-holding role; Purge the Foe points the army at the enemy; Disruption rewards fast units slipping into enemy territory to perform actions; Reconnaissance favors mobility and reach; and Priority Assets is action-heavy, performing special actions at key locations while still holding objectives.
The structural point matters most. Both players declare a role, and that pairing determines the Primary Mission and recommended layouts.
How does one disposition become a 15-board practice matrix?
Choose your own Force Disposition in the 40K Deployment Planner, then use Load all disposition matchups. 40 Carrot builds all 15 disposition-layout tables in one action: five possible opposing dispositions multiplied by layouts A, B, and C. Each opponent pairing appears as one three-table row.
The mission still comes from both declarations. Your own disposition narrows the practice set; the opposing disposition determines the Primary Mission pairing; and A, B, or C determines the official terrain arrangement you need to rehearse. The matrix makes that complete event set visible without turning this rules guide into a deployment prescription.
Turn the matrix into a deployment plan
Read the deployment strategy →Use the dedicated strategy guide to add the roster, threats, measured routes, fallbacks, and switching triggers.
Practice one disposition pairing in four passes
Resolve the Primary Mission
Use the disposition pairing to identify the Primary Mission and its recommended battlefield layouts.
Load an A/B/C layout
Choose one of the three official event layouts for that pairing and inspect its terrain, objectives, and deployment zones.
Rehearse both turn orders
Walk through deployment and the first two turns when acting first and second, then repeat on the other layouts.
Load the pairing on a true-scale Virtual Tabletop
40 Carrot ships tournament-style 11th Edition practice layouts so you can set the table for a pairing, inspect both deployment zones, and walk through the opening turns before game day. Event-specific terrain can differ, so use the pack you are preparing for.
Record the pairing before the rep
Keep the mission and layout stable long enough to learn what each role changes.
Disposition rep card
- My role
- Take and Hold.
- Opponent
- Reconnaissance.
- Layout
- Use the pairing’s Layout A.
- First check
- Name the first safe staging lane and the objective that demands a full commit.
How much mission geometry is available?
The current event-layout library covers every disposition pairing with three official A/B/C layouts per pairing.
5Force Dispositions
15disposition pairings
3layouts per pairing
45official event layouts
Rehearse the pairing before game night
Open a Virtual Tabletop →The core Virtual Tabletop, mission layouts, terrain, objectives, and measurement are free.
Frequently asked questions
What is a Force Disposition in Warhammer 40K 11th Edition?
A Force Disposition is your army-level mission role in 11th Edition. There are five: Take and Hold, Purge the Foe, Disruption, Reconnaissance, and Priority Assets. Your pick and your opponent's pick together decide the Primary Mission and the recommended battlefield layouts.
How is the Primary Mission decided in 11th Edition?
By the combination of both players' Force Dispositions: your role and your opponent's role together determine the Primary Mission and recommended battlefield layouts, rather than drawing a mission independently of the armies.
Can I practice 11th Edition mission layouts online?
Yes. 40 Carrot ships tournament-style 11th Edition practice layouts on a true-scale Virtual Tabletop, so you can set up disposition-driven tables, place objectives and terrain, and rehearse deployments in the browser.
What is the 15-board Force Disposition practice matrix?
Choose your own Force Disposition, then load all matchups. 40 Carrot creates 15 disposition-layout tables at once: five possible opposing dispositions multiplied by the A, B, and C layouts for each pairing, arranged as three tables per matchup row.