I like the Halberd option because Chaos Warriors have I5. I give them a shiel as well for flexiblitita and against shooting.

What do you take? Please explain why!

I like hw+ sheilds cos they have 3+ save in CC.
The best save for any foot troops. and they still strke at S4.

I swear I have already replied to this but I can't see it here so I'll write it up again.

I voted for shields because I'm boring when it comes to equipping chaos. I just can't risk a 15pt model using an, at least 5+ save in combat and shooting. Sure they don't get as many as attacks but they normally hold with one or two kills under their belt.

I recomend barded chaos steeds, preferably with the chosen upgrade.

We were talking about chaos warriors rather than knights, besides, chaos knights automatically come with barded steeds. Nevermind, mistakes happen. :)

As for the topic as I have said, I don't use anything else but shields because otherwise my warriors never reach the other side of the field. To my annoyance though; other chaos players seem to be able to sneak them up there somehow; but let's not get the matter into tactics as they seem to field them in the centre anyway, and most definitely not hiding.

Additional h/w s can work though, I have once been on the receiving end of a chosen khorne unit with additional h/ws and boy did it hurt.

mostly i take mine with hand weapons and sheilds as they in my opinion look the best, and also are the best combo as altough halberds are stregth 5 shields give you better shooting protection so you could kill one more model in combat if you have halberds but if you use shields then you may still have an extra rank giving you the same ^_^

additional hand weapons are ok i guess but still no shooting protection ;)

but giving chosen Khornate warriors halberds makes them evil, 3 strength 5 attacks each- ouch :chaos:

I would go with the hand weapon/shield combo also for one simple reason, to give them the best protection one can get. remember that they still are 4+ save against shooting and shooting will hurt a bit. ok, they get this same save with halbeards and shields aswell, but then again it´s only 5+ save in combat, that too will hurt.

tho chosen can get away with additional hand weapon due to the protection from chaos armour. tho shields & halbeards would be my choice, thats 3+ against shooting..

I was being sarcastic!

Hand weapon & shields, gives them a +3 save in CC and +4 save againsts missiles. Want to make these guys last as long as possible until they have a chance to charge the enemy and rip 'em to pieces. If ur using chosen then I guess I would still stick w the HW & S combo so that they can make it to the enemy in one piece.

I tend to go with the HW+S combo for my normal warriors. I do find that halberd and shield works well on chosen, since they get +1S, and they get the added bonus to armour against shooting, and, if they so chose at the beginning of combat, they can use the hand weapon and shield combo.

thats a good idea but the only problem i find when peoplw equipt chaos warriors with two weapons is that the extra points are wasted because they generally only get in a single combat all game, but thats just me ^_^

I like the alure of the double hand weapon.I'ts great for combat and strikes fear into the hearts of enemies.

okay then :huh:

but what happens when you get shot at ^_^ still they are powerful on chosen khorne- more attacks than plague monks and also higher strength

I'm surprised that additional hand weapons are not popular. Chosen Chaos Warriors with the Mark of Khorne and two hand weapons would have 4 attacks each... The entire front rank would have 13 attacks (including the champion) at S4, which must be absolutely devastating. And they still have an okay armor save of 4+.

Its tough...on chosen, I like halberds, and since warriors with chosen are my favorite, I voted halberd. With halberd and shield, they have a 3+ save against shooting, and a 4+ in cc with S5 and 2 attacks :D . Regular chaos warriors, however, should be equipped with hw+shield, though I tend not to use regular chaos warriors (preferring mauraders).

thats true of course, im just curious how did you get 13 attacks on the front rank if they have 4 attacks each and a champion? surely that would mean 3 in the front rank (one being a champion), just a mention i thought.

i think HW+S are favoured on chosen for example because they have a 2+ save in close combat, combined with 2 (or 3 attacks with khorne) makes them deadly.

the only thing is of course that chosen as i used in the above example are not very good on foot as they cost a fair bit in points and are too slow, this is just IMO but chosen on foot cost too mucyh for what they do, surely it's better to pay a bit more and have knights. still if you do take them many favour hand weapons and shields for portection in combat and shooting/ magic, and also i believe modeling wise for halberds as none are in the box, i know you can make them but some prefer not too ^_^

Dan

You have confused me, farsight, if you are implying what I think you are, then chosen khorne with additional h/ws with a ranks by four, they will have 13 attacks on charge.

think HW+S are favoured on chosen for example because they have a 2+ save in close combat, combined with 2 (or 3 attacks with khorne) makes them deadly.

That's the precise reason why I only ever take chosen knights. For the points, they are much more effective, I know a guy who fields a unit of 20 chosen warriors on foot, but I ask myself, what's the point? In combat only the front rank benefit from the extra attack so the other 15 behind them have wasted 6pts each, I use chosen for the attacks, the added armour is just another benefit, so I really can't think why you would bother, to me it's just a point sink.

what i was saying was how do you get 13 attacks on the front rank, seeing he said i believe that they have 4 attacks each plus a champion that makes 3 models (one being a champion) so is that clearer?

Dan

A unit of 12 chosen khorne warriors, 6 wide, with add. HW has 25 S4 attacks with WS5. IMO 19 S5 attacks (with halberds) are better though.

Against say elven spearmen they would kill 10-11 per round! :o

yep nasty as can be, to be honest you would only be likely to have 12 chosen on foot anyway as they are too much of a points sink, but with a wide frontage they are deadly ^_^