Empire Halberdier
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Empire Halberdiers are one of the most common basic line-infantry or State Troops fielded by the Empire.
Equipped with the fearsome halberd, a long-shafted weapon with a heavy blade, this weapon is capable of smashing through heavy armor and the tough hides of deadly creatures in equal measure. Halberdier regiments are amongst the most numerous infantry type due to the Emperor's requirement that each Elector Count maintain a standing force of Halberdiers because of their strength and versatility on the battlefield.
Wearing only a chest-plate, these men go to combat without a shield, but bravely engages their enemies in a tight formation, using the powerful swipes of their blade to compensate for their lack of armor with bone-crushing force. Such troops are suited for both defense and offense, capable of holding ground in a narrow passage against numerically or physically superior opponents, as well as being the spearhead of a massive Imperial assault. As such, these men are a very common sight on any Imperial battlefield.
Notable
- Death's Heads: The most famous Halberdier regiment in the Empire founded during the First Vampire Wars. [5a]
- Sons of the Reik: Also known as the Altdorf Company of Honour. [4a]
- Todbringer's Own: Armed and equiped by the Elector Count of the Middenheim. [4b]
Weapons and Equipment
They wear whatever they can get - often padded or studded leather with some breastplates or chainmail. [6a]
- 3rd Edition: Helblitzen: Halberd, Hand Weapon, Light Armour. May have Musician, Standard Bearer. [2a]
- 3rd Edition: Halberd, Light Armour. Captain. May have Musician, Standard Bearer. [6a]
- 4th Edition: Halberd, Hand Weapon, May have Light Armour, Shield, [1a]
- 6th Edition: Halberd, Hand Weapon, Light Armour. May have Shield. May have Musician, Sergeant and Standard Bearer. [3a]
- W:TOW: State Trooper: Hand Weapon, Light Armour. May have Halberd, Shield. May have Sergeant, Musician, Standard Bearer. Veteran Sergeants may have Magic Items.[7]
Gallery
Helblitzen (3rd edition)
Halberdier (4th edition)
Halberdier (4th edition)
Halberdier (5th edition)
Halberdier of Altdorf
Halberdiers (7th edition)
Halberdiers
Halberdiers during Storm of Chaos
Halberdier of Ostland
Halberdiers of Nuln
Halberdier of Ostermark
Halberdiers of Stirland
Halberdier of Drakenhof, Sylvania before the coming of Vlad von Carstein
Miniatures
Quotes
| The greatest manoeuvre you can ever do with a Halberd, I learned from an old Tilean veteran. Watch carefully. Take the dough, add the sauce, some sliced sausage, a bit of cheese, then place the blade of your weapon in the fire, like so, for a few minutes until the crust is golden brown.
~ Holger Kass, 1st Bögenhafen Halberdiers.[5a] |
Notes
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- In the 3rd Edition they are known as Helblitzen. [2a]
Sources
- 1: Warhammer Armies: The Empire (4th Edition)
- 1a: Regiments, pg. 61
- 2: Warhammer Armies (3rd Edition)
- 2a: The Empire, pg. 57
- 3: Warhammer Armies (3rd Edition)
- 3a: Armies of the Empire, pg. 28
- 4: Uniforms & Heraldry of The Empire
- 5: Up in Arms
- 5a: Halberdier, pg. 15
- 6: White Dwarf 147 (UK)
- 6a: Empire Army List, pg. 29
- 7: Forces of Fantasy (TOW): Empire State Troops, pg. 57
1: Warhammer Armies: The Empire (8th Edition)
