Handgunners vs Nuln Ironsides
For the same gold, the shooting goes to Handgunners: 33.2 s to shoot down the other side's gold worth, against 46.9 s the other way (every projectile hitting). Missile damage per 10 s on each other: Handgunners 1,367, Nuln Ironsides 1,821; cost 600 and 825 gold. In melee at equal gold, Nuln Ironsides come out ahead. Base stats, patch 9.0.4.
| Handgunners | Nuln Ironsides | |
|---|---|---|
 Multiplayer cost | 600 | 825 |
 Health (whole unit) | 6,210 | 6,240 |
 Models | 90 | 60 |
 Armour | 20 | 60 |
 Melee attack / defence | 16 / 17 | 32 / 26 |
 Weapon strength (armour-piercing) | 24 (3) | 28 (7) |
 Attack interval | 4.3 s | 4.3 s |
| Melee damage per second against the other | 76.1 | 173.4 |
 Time to beat the other, one unit each | 82 s | 35.8 s |
| Time to beat the other's gold worth, same gold | 59.6 s | 49.3 s |
 Missile damage per 10 s against the other | 1,367 | 1,821 |
 Volleys to destroy the other (all hitting) | 4 | 5 |
| Time to shoot down the other's gold worth, same gold | 33.2 s | 46.9 s |
COMPUTEDMelee damage per second = models × expected damage per attack (the combat calculator's hit chance 35 + melee attack − defence, damage after armour and resistances, bonus vs large or infantry) ÷ the weapon's attack interval (melee_weapons.melee_attack_interval). One unit each: the other's hit points ÷ that. Same gold: the other's hit points per gold ÷ damage per second per gold — the side that needs less time wins (within 1%: even). Both are missile units, so the verdict is their shooting: expected damage of a whole volley at the other (after its armour and resistances) ÷ reload time, at equal gold. Multiplayer costs, patch 9.0.4.
ASSUMPTIONS
- Every model fights at once at its weapon's attack interval; in battle only the front ranks reach and animations set the pace.
- No charge, mass, splash attacks, flanking, fatigue, leadership (no one routs), abilities, spells, skills, technologies or items.
- Missiles: every projectile hits, the target's shield faces away; accuracy and range are not in this.
- A Tzeentch unit's magic barrier (main_units.barrier_health: Pink Horrors 1,400, a Lord of Change 800) counts as hit points taken before its health: it recovers only while the unit takes no damage, so a fight gets it once. Barrier that skills, items or effects add on top is not counted.
Side by side with every number: compare Handgunners and Nuln Ironsides. Blow by blow, with charge and shields: combat calculator. Empire units ranked.