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Hi, I'm new to the game and I'm just trying to get my head around the rules. So basically when an ork boy is in CC with a slugga and choppa, he gets 2 attacks with the chopper. But the slugga is a pistol meaning it can be used as melee. So does this mean he gets 3 attacks in total. And is this regardless of if he shoots then charges?
I played my brother in law the other day and I think I stitched myself up a bit by not checking all the rules.
Any help/advice would be great
Thanks

exactly: and please post rules question in you make da call subforum

If the boy would charge, he'd even get a fourth attack.

Orks have a pretty high number of attacks compared to most other armies, so it might feel wrong. Keep in mind that orks have a low initiative and usually bad save, so the number of attacks balances a bunch of orks dying before they strike.

+ any ork player worth there teeth and choppa brings tons of basic boyz so that any low skill or saves are mitigated by sheer mass of green muscle.

A huge mob can bring bucket loads of dice to a turn.

Ideal thanks for the confirmation. Think I'm finally getting the idea of it all.


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jhe90 wrote:
+ any ork player worth there teeth and choppa brings tons of basic boyz so that any low skill or saves are mitigated by sheer mass of green muscle.

A huge mob can bring bucket loads of dice to a turn.

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!!!!!!!!!!!!
All those buckets of dice with Orks are really fun

Orks do have an unusual attack count, even most MCs or HQs compete for numbers of dice thrown per model. The few that attacks more than a nob or warboss either has a special rule (daemon weapon for CSM for instance), expensive as holy hell to get those attacks, or both lol.
As Jidma stated, this is countered by low armor/init. Except for my MANz against something that cant pen their armor, odds are i lost just as many boyz that you lost marines even though i charged you - difference being....your marine is about 2x the cost of a boy lol
I have had times where ive been punched out of combat range, since if you dont have any models in base contact you cannot swing at all (which is LAME). That reaaaally pisses me off.

Its even better with a Weirdboy in a blob of 30 boyz. Thats funny to do, on the charge each boy has 5 attacks
Warpath is nothing to scoff at. Nasty ass spell.

2 base

1 for 2 melee weapons ( pistol and choppa is pretty standard, see Assault Marines)

1 for the first turn on the charge

And in the first turn don't forget your +1 strength for being such a furious charger!

An ork boy on the charge is easily worth 2 space marines..,and he costs a third of what they do!

I'm a relatively new ork player (3 months now), and one of the biggest things I had to learn was that orks on the charge a deceptively nasty, primarily because of those 2 base attacks.

Even shoota boys get 3 attacks a piece on the charge. My mobs of 20 Shootas will run up, empty 40 Str 4 shots into you, then charge you with 60+ Str 5 WS 4 attacks. With that many attacks, it doesn't even matter what armor your enemy has.

Also of note: The 2 wounds on nobz and flash gitz also make them deceptively tough as well.

how are they strength 5 in combat?

you got it. 2 base with a choppa, 1 for the pistol and 1 more if you are on the charge. A mob of 30 boyz on a charge have 120 attacks haha! Its amazing!

 Sal4m4nd3r wrote:
how are they strength 5 in combat?

On the charge as they have the furious charge special rule.

AllSeeingSkink wrote:

 Sal4m4nd3r wrote:
how are they strength 5 in combat?

On the charge as they have the furious charge special rule.

Correct, and normal boys are str 3 base. Only nobs are str 4.

swcorwyn wrote:

AllSeeingSkink wrote:

 Sal4m4nd3r wrote:
how are they strength 5 in combat?

On the charge as they have the furious charge special rule.

Correct, and normal boys are str 3 base. Only nobs are str 4.

Oh yeah, my bad, wasn't paying attention, lol.