GK: New Initiative for Halberds?

[Exterminatus]

OK, old rules.. a Grey Knight wielding a Nemesis Force Halberd would be at INT phase 6 right? Base INT of +4 and then the +2 bonus from the halberd = +6. OK, now new rules, In the 6 ED book it states on page 60 that Halberds now count as Force Axes, a force axe gets a plus 1 to strength and is now AP 2 plus it is unwieldy, but a Nemesis Force Weapon counts as an unusual force weapon and is only AP 3. Now on page 43 of the 6 ED it states that Unwieldy is when " A model attacking with this weapon does so at Initiative step 1, unless it is a Monstrous Creature or a Walker." so now the Nemesis halberd is reduced to INT 1 (unwieldy) but the special nemesis bonus is that it has a +2 Int. So now the question is, If I have a halberd equiped do I go on INT step 1 or 3? INT step 1 ignoring the +2 bonus cause it is unwieldy and im not a MC or Walker, or INT step 3 cause of the +2 bonus ignoring that im not a MC or a Walker?

"To the righteous we bring hope, to the tainted we bring fire." Castellan Garran Crowe

[Nabterayl]

A Nemesis force halberd remains at Initiative 6. Note that force weapons modeled as halberds only have the rules of a force axe "If a model's wargear says it has a Force weapon that has no further special rules" (page 60). As Nemesis force weapons do have "further special rules," they are not actually force axes. So a Nemesis force halberd is a Strength User AP3 Melee weapon that grants +2 Initiative and has the properties common to all Nemesis force weapons.

[DarkLink]

Why does no one read the Unusual Weapon rules?

[Nabterayl]

Well, to be fair, the relevant section here isn't in the Unusual Weapon rules. It's in the basic force/power weapon rules.

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

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