This has been something that I have been thinking about a bit over the last few days; if you take a big Knight unit, is it better to have Greatweapons or Lances?
The example in my current list would be 12 Inner Circle Knights (with Arch Lector and BSB). By default I went for the Lances and Shields, as I thought that "1+ with a parry after the first round that's pretty ok", but I've recently been thinking, "Would a 2+ save, with a S6 attack be much worse?".
To be perfectly clear - this block is not actually a combat block, unless my opponent is S3.
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I'm vacillating on this issue, and I was wondering if any of you had any insights into which was better. At the moment, I find myself leaning towards Greatweapons, especially when combined with the Arch Lector buffs. At only I3, I'm not convinced that I'll be missing out on much, and to be honest, the troops that usually go for Greatweapons, tend to have even lower initiative anyway, so I'll still be going before them.
Any thoughts/math-hammer/anecdotes would be appreciated. I could just play a couple of practice games I suppose, but it's always good to ask as well I find!