Ladders are used by all the Warhammer races. They are handy for stealing apples, little paint jobs and scaling fortress walls. Scaling ladders are equipped with hooks on the top and spikes at the bottom to wedge them firmly in place.

Ladders are used for assaulting the walls. See the rules on page 250.

Carrying Ladders

A regiment can carry any number of ladders. Troops carrying them may move at full speed unless there are less than four models carrying the ladder, in which case they move at half speed. At least two models are required to carry a ladder, so, if the unit suffers casualties, it must abandon any ladders it is incapable of carrying. Place the ladders on the ground at the spot where they were abandoned.

The unit may also drop ladders voluntarily, usually doing this to abandon ladders that are slowing the regiment down.

Units subject to stupidity may not carry ladders, and no large creatures, such as Ogres, may use them to assault the walls. Skirmishing units may not carry ladders.

If a unit carrying a ladder flees for any reason (failed Break tests, panic, etc they have to abandon the ladder at the point where they fled. Any unit may pick up the ladder simply by moving any model into contact with it.

Points cost: 5 points per ladder.