So....Coolness

[Krazysigmarite]

In 5th edition Warhammer, heroes were the central point of most warhammer battles and were easily able to take on entire regiments alone.

We are now in 7th edition, which is focused on combined forces - Sure, a dragon is powerful, but is it worth the potential 4-5 core units you could take instead of it? Heroes are also much easier to kill, and sending one against a regiment alone is suicide, unless it's one of those super-expensive faux-pas-to-take-in-a-normal-battle "Unique Heroes" that the army books feature - Archaon, Zacharias the Everliving, etc...

[DaCrAzYmOfO]

Ahhh so only the uber ones like tyrion can bone entire armies then...I see...

Well I always thought that warhammer had its own different style with each army.

I see Brettonia uses the norm in medieval tactics which was a heavy cavalry charge followed by a peasant rush (WOOO). Then the cavalry wheels around and hits the flank again...unless its dead that is.

I dont know much about the empire... How do they stack up in tactics? I know they are very mechanical when it comes compared to brettonia

[Decker]

I don't know much but I'd say the Empire is probably one of the more strait forward armies to use considering the amount of flexibility with them.
If I had the money and time I'd have either a Tomb Kings army or a Lizardman army. The Skaven are a fun bunch(kinda like a different version of orks I suppose) with their warp cannons blowing themselves and their crews up and misfiring into their own ranks(doh!). And I tend to think the High Elves as an elitist force considering(from what I remember anyways) that their armies on the TT were usually smaller than most but could definitely hold their own.

[Krazysigmarite]

Bretonnia relies on its cheap, but moderately effective infantry to hold down enemy units so its very powerful and numerous heavy cavalry can deliver killing blows. They use very old-school medieval tactics - think Medieval France or England (before the introduction of the welsh longbow.)

The Empire is much more based around infantry, and the selection available to the Empire is far more flexible. Swordsmen are well trained and can easily hold their own against elven units, where halberdiers are able to crush enemy armor and kill orcs more effectively. The Empire also has handgunners, which are devestating ranged units, great for killing heavily armored expensive shock troops. They have a vast selection of very effective artillery, and their Knights are heavily armored and some of the better heavy cavalry available to any faction. The Empire also has its oddball units, Greatswords which are heavily armored shock troops that almost never run, and Flagellants, Crazy Sigmarites which never never run. They've even got mounted skirmishes - Pistoliers and Outriders! Yes, mounted and armoured nobles armed to the teeth in all manner of experimental and sometimes reliable blackpowder weaponry.

The Empire can really use any tactic based on the unit choices, they have such a balanced and flexible army, which is partly the cause of their popularity. The only problem with the Empire's flexibility is the lack of super-soldiers and monsters that many other factions feature. (trolls, ogres, daemons, swordmasters, bone-giants, etc...)

This is assuming we omit the Steam Tank

[DaCrAzYmOfO]

Yes yes, I understand the part of them using ancient tactics...BUT WHAT THE HECK ARE THESE TACTICS? im sorry I just use hammer and anvil ;P

[Abokasee]

In 5th edition Warhammer, heroes were the central point of most warhammer battles and were easily able to take on entire regiments alone.

We are now in 7th edition, which is focused on combined forces - Sure, a dragon is powerful, but is it worth the potential 4-5 core units you could take instead of it? Heroes are also much easier to kill, and sending one against a regiment alone is suicide, unless it's one of those super-expensive faux-pas-to-take-in-a-normal-battle "Unique Heroes" that the army books feature - Archaon, Zacharias the Everliving, etc...

A black orc warboss with some good wargear to the max can take down a 20 man Empire swordsmen regiment, as long as it attacks first... otherwise, he is screwed, its better just stick him some other black orcs and wade a path of destruction, or stop moving INFRONT of a regiment of 20 dwarven thunderers, and BAM 15 black orcs gone, they run away, and get shot again, and all die...