7th Ed. Saurus with spears or hand weapons?

[charlie50no]

Just wanted to know whats people's opinions are on whether it is better to equip saurus with spears or hand weapons.

Only a short questions I know, but any advice would be greatly appreceiated

Thanks

 

[Dalkarius]

Well, that depends. Spear saurus are better in the fact that the back rank gets to attack as well, putting adding usually 10 more attacks. Hand weapons however give you an additional armor save, putting you from a 4+ save in combat to a 3+ save. In my opinion, spear saurus are better, just remember that for either HW or spears your enemy MUST be in the front, so bring flank protectors!

 

[Barotok]

There is a great thread going with discussion on this very subject:
http://www.lustria-online.com/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=1656

Hope this helps.

 

[Nosreme]

Always buy the spears. You are not required to use them if you need the extra save from parry, but it is a nice option to have!