Close Combat Weapons
(Rule)Description: Close Combat Weapons are used in close combat and can confer various benefits and drawbacks to the bearer while using the weapon. Mundane Close Combat Weapons are listed below.
Two-Handed. Attacks made with a Great Weapon gain +2 Strength, +2 Armour Penetration, and strike at Initiative Step 0 (regardless of the wielder's Agility).
Two-Handed. Attacks made with a Halberd gain +1 Strength and +1 Armour Penetration.
All models come equipped with a Hand Weapon as their default equipment. If a model has any Close Combat Weapon other than a Hand Weapon, it cannot choose to use the Hand Weapon, unless specifically stated otherwise. Models on foot wielding a Hand Weapon alongside a Shield gain Parry.
Attacks made with a Lance and allocated towards models in the wielder's Front Facing gain Devastating Charge (+2 Strength, +2 Armour Penetration). Infantry cannot use Lances.
Attacks made with a Light Lance and allocated towards models in the wielder's Front Facing gain Devastating Charge (+1 Strength, +1 Armour Penetration). Infantry cannot use Light Lances.
Two-Handed. The wielder gains +1 Attack Value and +1 Offensive Skill when using Paired Weapons. Attacks made with Paired Weapons ignore Parry (while Paired Weapons are often modelled as two Hand Weapons, they are considered a separate weapon category for rules purposes).
Attacks made with a Spear gain Fight in Extra Rank and +1 Armour Penetration. In addition, unless the attacking model’s unit is Charging or is Engaged in any Flank or Rear Facing, attacks made with a Spear gain +2 Agility and an additional +1 Armour Penetration in the First Round of Combat. Only Infantry can use Spears.
Great Weapon
Two-Handed. Attacks made with a Great Weapon gain +2 Strength, +2 Armour Penetration, and strike at Initiative Step 0 (regardless of the wielder's Agility).
Halberd
Two-Handed. Attacks made with a Halberd gain +1 Strength and +1 Armour Penetration.
Hand Weapon
All models come equipped with a Hand Weapon as their default equipment. If a model has any Close Combat Weapon other than a Hand Weapon, it cannot choose to use the Hand Weapon, unless specifically stated otherwise. Models on foot wielding a Hand Weapon alongside a Shield gain Parry.
Lance
Attacks made with a Lance and allocated towards models in the wielder's Front Facing gain Devastating Charge (+2 Strength, +2 Armour Penetration). Infantry cannot use Lances.
Light Lance
Attacks made with a Light Lance and allocated towards models in the wielder's Front Facing gain Devastating Charge (+1 Strength, +1 Armour Penetration). Infantry cannot use Light Lances.
Paired Weapons
Two-Handed. The wielder gains +1 Attack Value and +1 Offensive Skill when using Paired Weapons. Attacks made with Paired Weapons ignore Parry (while Paired Weapons are often modelled as two Hand Weapons, they are considered a separate weapon category for rules purposes).
Spear
Attacks made with a Spear gain Fight in Extra Rank and +1 Armour Penetration. In addition, unless the attacking model’s unit is Charging or is Engaged in any Flank or Rear Facing, attacks made with a Spear gain +2 Agility and an additional +1 Armour Penetration in the First Round of Combat. Only Infantry can use Spears.
Choosing a Close Combat Weapon
If a model has more than one Close Combat Weapon, it must choose which one to use in the First Round of Combat , at step 2 of the Round of Combat Sequence . It must then continue to use the same weapon for the duration of that combat . All R&F models in a unit must always choose the same Close Combat Weapon, unless they are forced to use enchanted weapons .