A Battle Standard will not automatically drop the banner if it is broken in combat. However, if he is broken and subsequently run down, then it is captured.
Source: Warhammer Fantasy: 6th Edition
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A Battle Standard can only be captured if the Battle Standard Bearer is killed in close combat, but will he still lose the standard if broken in combat?URL Copied!
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Source: Anthony Reynolds - Warhammer Design Team (Online Q&A on the Games Workshop Warhammer Forum)
Can a Battle Standard Bearer take any standard, even those that can only be taken by specific units? For example, can an Orc Battle Standard take a "goblin only" banner (though the effects will only work if he joins a unit of goblins)? Or can an Icon Bearer take the Icon of Rakaph (which is Tomb Guard or skeleton warriors only)?URL Copied!
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The restrictions apply to the bearer. So, an Orc Battle Standard cannot carry a Goblin only banner. However, an Icon Bearer can carry the Icon of Rakaph as he is effectively a Tomb Guard character.
Source: Anthony Reynolds - Warhammer Design Team (Online Q&A on the Games Workshop Warhammer Forum)
Can units use the Battle Standard's re-roll if the Battle Standard itself is fleeing, but within 12"?URL Copied!
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No.
Source: Warhammer Chronicles 2004 page 113