Choppa
(Rule)Description: Choppa: The average Orcish cleaver or dub is a big, crude affair much like the Ore on the blunt end of it. This is the standard armament for Orc foot troops and characters, and is carried instead of a normal hand weapon. Orcs refer to such weapons as 'choppas. Such a chunk of metal would he difficult for a human to wield in one hand but Ors are muscle-bound beasts with fists as big as a man's head (and only marginally more dexterous).
An Orc warrior on foot armed with a single choppa adds +1 to his Strength in the first round of a combat when he charges. This bonus don not apply if a weapon is carried in each hand, or for Boar, Chariot or monster riders - in such eases the weapon's natural brutishness is cancelled out by the difficulty of wielding it.
The Choppa bonus applies to character models on foot that are armed with a single ordinary non-magical choppa. It does not apply to individuals armed with magic weapons as they receive the appropriate magical bonuses instead.
Note that the bonus armour save for using a hand weapon and shield does not apply to an Orc wielding a choppa. Foot models with a choppa in each hand (additional hand weapon) do get the normal +1 Attack for having two 'hand weapons', though they lose the +1 Strength on the charge.