Weapon Skill

Source: Core Rulebook 3E, p. 38

Defines how skilled a warrior is in hand-to-hand combat; the higher the score, the more likely they land blows.

Defines how skilled a warrior is with his weapons in hand-to-hand combat, or how determined and vicious a creature is. The higher the score the more likely the fighter will land blows on a hand-to-hand combat opponent. An ordinary human has a Weapon Skill of 3. A battle-hardened Space Marine will have a Weapon Skill of 4 or 5.