This one is quite interesting for me. I have never faced the Hordes of Chaos army in combat, although I know all about their reputation (and have the army book of course). I was fully expecting Bretonnians to come in at 1st or 2nd, down in 6th place seems too low to me. I'm also suprised at Vampire Counts in 8th position ! I know that a lot of undead are dispatched back to their grave during the course of a game but they are still a formidable force in combat due to their continual ability to raise more troops and the fact they never rout.
Warhammer Battle Army poll results :-
"which is the most effective army in close combat ? (select 5)"
% / Warhammer Army / votes
57% Hordes of Chaos (73)
49% Dwarfs (63)
44% Ogre Kingdoms (56)
33% High Elves (42)
32% Lizardmen (41)
28% Bretonnia (36)
28% Orcs and Goblins (36)
26% Vampire Counts (34)
16% Beasts of Chaos (21)
6% Tomb Kings (8)
5% Dark Elves (7)
5% The Empire (7)
3% Dogs of War (5)
3% Skaven (5)
3% Wood Elves (5)
439 votes cast (the poll was open for about a month)