Warhammer Armies: The Empire (4th Edition)
Warhammer Armies: The Empire (4th Edition) - > Warhammer Armies: The Empire (6th Edition) |
Cover Artist | David Gallagher |
Illustrator(s) | John Blanche & Wayne England |
Released | January 1993 |
Pages | 96 |
Followed by | Warhammer Armies: The Empire (6th Edition) |
Background
The Warhammer Armies The Empire book is copyright 1993 and describes The Empire's army for the 4th and 5th Editions of Warhammer Fantasy Battles by Games Workshop. The book also contains units from the neighbouring allied nation of Kislev.
Army Composition
For army selection, up to half of the army's value could be used to purchase characters, at least a quarter of the army had to be regiments, up to one quarter could be war machines and/or monster and/or allies.
The army was required to contain a General of the Empire to lead the army.
Unit Types
Unit types present in the army book:
- Battle Standard Bearers
- Wizards
- Knights of the White Wolf
- Knights Panther
- Knights of the Blazing Sun
- Reiksguard Knights
- Pistoliers
- Outriders
- Halberdiers
- Reiksguard
- Spearmen
- Greatswords
- Swordsmen
- Handgunners
- Archers
- Crossbowmen
- Kislev Winged Lancers
- Ungol Horse Archers
- Flagellants
- Dwarfs
- Halflings
- Ogres
- Mortars
- Great Cannons
- Steam Tanks
- War Wagons
- Helblaster Volley Guns
- Halfling Hot Pots
Named Characters
The named characters were
- Emperor Karl Franz
- Emperor Magnus the Pious
- Ludwig Schwarzhelm, The Emperor's Champion
- Grand Theogonist Volkmar
- Thyrus Gormann, Supreme Patriarch of the Colleges of Magic
- Reiksmarshall Kurt Helborg
- Boris Todbringer Elector Count of Middenland
- Aldebrand Ludenhof Elector Count of Hochland
- Valmir von Raukov Elector Count of Ostland
- Marius Leitdorf Elector Count of Averland
- Tzarina Katarin the Ice Queen of Kislev