About Thunder Hammers and Power Fists

[Agramar_The_Luna_Wolf]

I've been thinking about Thunder Hammers and Power Fists. I have plenty of both right now, and some units to use them.

Their point costs are identical for both Officers and Sergeants/troops with access to Sergeant weapons (15 pts). And their profiles are very similar. The main difference is that the Fist has a -3 Initiative modifier and a +4 Strength modifier, while the Hammer has a -2 Initiative modifier and a +3 Strength modifier. Both have 2 Damage and their AP is also 2.

I think the former is better for troops and Sergeants, especially for hunting armored or very resistant targets (especially if there are multiple Fists in the unit). The latter is more appropriate for Officers and Characters, as the Initiative penalty is lower and they can, in theory and depending on the objective, get more out of their high base Initiative. I think is a fine addition in Terminator characters.

 

Although, there are other factors that might need to be taken into account.

 

What do you think about this?