Posts says it all ^_^ also it would help my gamming group regarding flee responses and all.

thx in advance

If it doesn't say they're light cavalry, then they're heavy cavalry.

I would like to know, just out of curiosity... Do they get the +1 armor save bonus for cavalry? They're not mounted, but they're on cavalry bases...

They are not fast Cavalry, and they do not gain the +1 armour save- says so in the Beasts of Chaos rulebook. Hope that helps.

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On the plus side, they are base S4, so their thrown axes are S5, which is pretty damn nice. Overall, I still think I prefer marauder horsemen with throwing axes though. 360 LOS, march & shoot, rally from voluntary flee and still march & shoot... oh yeah. heh.

Do you take Centigors or Marauders just to throw axes?

Centigors get two S5 attacks when charging and they have T4. That is sweet.

Plus, the mini's are the second-coolest of the Beastmen range, right after the awesome-looking Dragon Ogres (not the Shaggoths, just the basic ones).

Well, my army is mostly mortal, so I don't go for the Centigors, actually.

I DO, however, have 3 units of marauder horsemen in my army. All 3 units are identical: 5 horsemen, musician, Spears, Throwing Axes, Musician.

They're S4 on the charge, have a 5+ save, fast cav, and the thrown axes are S4 too. I know many will debate the axes, but I find I get a LOT of use out of them. It lets them actually do something useful without having to charge anything. I've lost count of the number of times they've removed a rank bonus off a tough infantry unit without ever even getting close to getting in combat themselves, they just made it easier for the knights on a subsequent turn.

Plus, no one really expects 3 sets of missile troops in a CHAOS army, so it gets my opponent reacting and adjusting their planning on the fly, which to me is a good thing.

Also a good thing about centigors is that they may move through difficult terrain with ease. Somewhat compesates the fact that they arent fast cavalry.