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as in the title I'm a little confused the codex says they get a base of two attacks and are eqipped with pistol and CCW,so is that second attack because of the pistol CCW or do they get three attacks because of the pistol,CCW added to the two described in the profile in the 'dex

Your right, it does seem confusing, but in the white dwarf when the codex first came out it says that a squad of 30 orks with choppas and sluggas get 90 attacks on the charge, so 1 will get 3 attacks on the charge.

So does that mean that an ork with a shoota gets only one attack which seems kinda pathetic for an ork ,but the only reason I thought of this question was because a CSM get a bonus attack when not on the charge because of their pistol and CCW

White Dwarf should never be taken as a serious rules document. The Ork profile gives the basic boy 2 attacks. The combination of a pistol and CCW (slugga) gives him another 1. If the boy charges something, he gets another 1. Each Slugga boy has 3 base attacks, and 4 on the charge. Shoota boyz have 1 less attack.

Now I understand the slugga boys really have three attacks and shoota boys two attacks,and then add one attack if you are charging.Thank you

hughpower wrote:Your right, it does seem confusing, but in the white dwarf when the codex first came out it says that a squad of 30 orks with choppas and sluggas get 90 attacks on the charge, so 1 will get 3 attacks on the charge.

Shows you how ambiguous GW rules is, even they get it wrong and bothered to print it into White Dwarf lol.

White Dwarf battle reports can sometimes be played and written well in advance of a new codex being finalized. It's when they do things like fire a heavy weapon after disembarking from a transport in a battle report that's irksome.

warsmith pyrus wrote:Now I understand the slugga boys really have three attacks and shoota boys two attacks,and then add one attack if you are charging.Thank you

No, you still get it wrong.

Ork Boyz REALLY have two attacks, period.

If a model carries two CC weapons they get an extra attack when in cc. So an Ork carrying a slugga and a choppa will make three attacks in cc, while a Boy armed with a shoota will make two.

If a model charges, it can make an additional attack.

So a charging Boy armed with slugga/choppa will make;

2 + 1 (two cc weapons) + 1 (charging) = 4 attacks.

Saying slugga boyz really have three attacks (to remember it easier, I suppose), will only lead to confusion if your opponent askes you how the hell your 30-strong Ork mob gets so many attacks.
If you start by saying; "slugga boyz get three attacks", you have started wrong. Get the facts straight the first time.