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Ok, I am given to understand that units can opt not to use their special melee weapons in an assault. For instance, SM terminators can forego use of their power fists to just beat people with their storm bolters at initiative.

However, can units without a defined second weapon do this? I am specifically thinking of Sisters Repentia, but say an Inquisitor armed only with a power fist, or Malleus Calgar with his twin fists, wanted to just punch a tau in the face at initiative, is that possible? Are models assumed to have a CCW beyond their normal weapons load out? Not an EXTRA CCW mind you, just the option of kicking someone in the junk instead of hitting them with a giant metal fist.

Yes, per the BGB in the section with the special weapon profiles. You can choose wether to use the abilities or not.

You don't need a close combat weapon to attack in close combat. Everything is able to fight with rocks, sticks, rifle butts, power armored fists, or whatever else is handy at the time. In fact, having just 1 close combat weapon isn't any better than said rocks and sticks. It's just that when you have 2 weapons (or a weapon and a pistol) that things get useful. In either case, you can always forgo using any sort of weapon in hand to hand in favor of rocks and sticks.

Think about it fluff-wise. Powerfist require activating the power field around the fist. If you didn't want to use the powered-up fist, you could just pimp smack the poor Tau with a gauntlet the size of his torso.

Asmodeus:

Think about it fluff-wise.

How about we think of it rules-wise instead? This is YMDC, you know. snooggums has already nailed it.

Ok cool, I just wanted to double check that it did indeed say something to that effect. It isn't often it comes up, but after having three Repentia take plasma rifle butts to the face before getting to swing, I might consider doing it more frequently. Thanks!

snoogums is correct, and it's something that's very useful to remember when attacking with Mega Armoured Nobz and Terminators.

So can you then issue your captain with a Power fist AND a Lightning claw!

choose weather you hit a Tank with Powerfist or troops with Lightning claw! you only lose the 1 attack for extra CCW!!

Yeah, of course you can.