Mercenary Frankish Armoured Swordsmen
Sword and armour: a formidable combination to overcome if you want to live, let alone win.The difficulty of obtaining iron in the early Middle Ages, combined with a lack of understanding of how to mass-produce welded weaponry meant that iron-forged blades were the weapons of noblemen who could afford the otherwise-prohibitive cost. Blades in the early Middle Ages were created through a process known as 'pattern welding', where iron rods, twisted together and ground down, formed a soft, carbonised centre for the blade that helped it better absorb the shock of a blow. Around this core, thin iron plates were then 'carburized' (hardened, essentially) onto the blade to give it increased strength. This style of layering metal pieces over each other gave blades a distinctive banding pattern, similar in appearance to the age-rings of a tree trunk.
Unit Name Mercenary Frankish Armoured Swordsmen |
Main Unit Key cha_merc_fra_armoured_sword |
Land Unit Key cha_merc_fra_armoured_sword |
Naval Unit Key cha_transport |
Soldiers 160 |
Category Melee Infantry |
Class Melee Infantry |
Custom Battle Cost 520 |
Recruitment Cost 520 |
Upkeep Cost 310 |
Melee Attack 34 |
40 |
├ Melee Weapon att_spatha |
├ Melee Base Damage 36 |
├ Armour-piercing Damage 4 |
├ Armour Piercing No |
├ Attack Against Cavalry 0 |
├ Attack Against Elephants 0 |
└ Attack Against Infantry 0 |
Charge Bonus 17 |
62 |
├ Base Defence 37 |
├ Shield cha_round |
└ Shield Defence 25 |
46 |
├ Armour cha_mail |
├ Armour Defence 46 |
└ Shield Armour 0 |
100 |
├ Man Entity cha_infantry_heavy |
├ Man Health 100 |
└ Bonus Hit Points 0 |
Morale 45 |
Abilities
Mercenary Frankish Armoured Swordsmen- Shield Wall
The unit moves into a close formation and raises shields.
Attributes
- Disciplined
This unit does not suffer a morale penalty when the general dies. It can also rally after routing more often. - Hide (forest)
This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
Strengths & Weaknesses
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No. | Pool | Province | Region | Initial Unit Count | Chance To Replenish | Max Replenish Per Turn | Max Count |
1 | cha_merc_fra_land | Austrasia |
Aachen Metz Trier |
1 | 0.025 | 1 | 1 |
2 | cha_merc_fra_land | East Aquitaine |
Arvernis Autun Rodez |
1 | 0.025 | 1 | 1 |
3 | cha_merc_fra_land | East Neustria |
Amiens Reims Troyes |
1 | 0.025 | 1 | 1 |
4 | cha_merc_fra_land | France |
Chartres Paris Tours |
1 | 0.025 | 1 | 1 |
5 | cha_merc_fra_land | Franconia |
Frankfurt Hallstadt Wurzburg |
1 | 0.025 | 1 | 1 |
6 | cha_merc_fra_land | Septimania |
Narbonne Toulouse Urgell |
1 | 0.025 | 1 | 1 |
7 | cha_merc_fra_land | Swabia |
Bescanon Speyer Strasbourg |
1 | 0.025 | 1 | 1 |
8 | cha_merc_fra_land | West Neustria |
Bayeux Nantes Rennes |
1 | 0.025 | 1 | 1 |
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