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Mercenary Frankish Armoured Swordsmen Mercenaries Melee Infantry

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.

Mercenary Frankish Armoured Swordsmen

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

Melee Damage

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

Melee Defence

62

├ Base Defence

37

├ Shield

cha_round

└ Shield Defence

25

Armour

46

├ Armour

cha_mail

├ Armour Defence

46

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

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

No Strengths and Weaknesses

Age of Charlemagne Mercenaries Pool

Mercenaries Pool
Age of Charlemagne
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
Almeria
Emirate of Cordoba (Age of Charlemagne)
Cordoba
Emirate of Cordoba (Age of Charlemagne)
Jaen
Emirate of Cordoba (Age of Charlemagne)
Basel
Kingdom of Carloman (Age of Charlemagne)
Chur
Kingdom of Carloman (Age of Charlemagne)
Konstanz
Kingdom of Carloman (Age of Charlemagne)
Buraburg
Angria (Age of Charlemagne)
Erfurt
Angria (Age of Charlemagne)
Paderborn
Westphalia (Age of Charlemagne)
Aachen
Kingdom of Charlemagne (Age of Charlemagne)
Metz
Kingdom of Carloman (Age of Charlemagne)
Trier
Kingdom of Charlemagne (Age of Charlemagne)
Augsburg
Duchy of Bavaria (Age of Charlemagne)
Passau
Duchy of Bavaria (Age of Charlemagne)
Regensburg
Duchy of Bavaria (Age of Charlemagne)
Bari
Duchy of Benevento (Age of Charlemagne)
Benevento
Duchy of Benevento (Age of Charlemagne)
Salerno
Duchy of Benevento (Age of Charlemagne)
Dresden
Bohemia (Age of Charlemagne)
Iglau
Bohemia (Age of Charlemagne)
Praha
Bohemia (Age of Charlemagne)
Quimper
Kingdom of Brittany (Age of Charlemagne)
St-Malo
Kingdom of Brittany (Age of Charlemagne)
Vannes
Kingdom of Brittany (Age of Charlemagne)
Geneve
Kingdom of Carloman (Age of Charlemagne)
Grenoble
Kingdom of Carloman (Age of Charlemagne)
Lyon
Kingdom of Carloman (Age of Charlemagne)
Kroton
Theme of Sicily (Age of Charlemagne)
Region
Theme of Sicily (Age of Charlemagne)
Taranto
Duchy of Benevento (Age of Charlemagne)
Lorch
Duchy of Bavaria (Age of Charlemagne)
Salzburg
Duchy of Bavaria (Age of Charlemagne)
Wien
Duchy of Bavaria (Age of Charlemagne)
Jadra
Duchy of Croatia (Age of Charlemagne)
Ptuj
Duchy of Croatia (Age of Charlemagne)
Sisak
Duchy of Croatia (Age of Charlemagne)
Arvernis
Kingdom of Carloman (Age of Charlemagne)
Autun
Kingdom of Carloman (Age of Charlemagne)
Rodez
Kingdom of Carloman (Age of Charlemagne)
Amiens
Kingdom of Charlemagne (Age of Charlemagne)
Reims
Kingdom of Carloman (Age of Charlemagne)
Troyes
Kingdom of Carloman (Age of Charlemagne)
Halberstadt
Eastphalia (Age of Charlemagne)
Hildesheim
Eastphalia (Age of Charlemagne)
Magdeburg
Eastphalia (Age of Charlemagne)
Ancona
Duchy of Spoleto (Age of Charlemagne)
Bologna
Kingdom of the Lombards (Age of Charlemagne)
Ravenna
Kingdom of the Lombards (Age of Charlemagne)
Chartres
Kingdom of Charlemagne (Age of Charlemagne)
Paris
Kingdom of Carloman (Age of Charlemagne)
Tours
Kingdom of Charlemagne (Age of Charlemagne)
Frankfurt
Kingdom of Charlemagne (Age of Charlemagne)
Hallstadt
Kingdom of Charlemagne (Age of Charlemagne)
Wurzburg
Kingdom of Charlemagne (Age of Charlemagne)
Boulogne
Kingdom of Charlemagne (Age of Charlemagne)
Ghent
Kingdom of Charlemagne (Age of Charlemagne)
Utrecht
Kingdom of Charlemagne (Age of Charlemagne)
Aquileia
Kingdom of the Lombards (Age of Charlemagne)
Venezia
Republic of Venice (Age of Charlemagne)
Verona
Kingdom of the Lombards (Age of Charlemagne)
Lugo
Kingdom of Asturias (Age of Charlemagne)
Oviedo
Kingdom of Asturias (Age of Charlemagne)
Santiago
Kingdom of Asturias (Age of Charlemagne)
Agen
Duchy of Aquitane (Age of Charlemagne)
Bayonne
Duchy of Gascony (Age of Charlemagne)
Bordeaux
Duchy of Aquitane (Age of Charlemagne)
Beja
Emirate of Cordoba (Age of Charlemagne)
Cadiz
Emirate of Cordoba (Age of Charlemagne)
Seville
Emirate of Cordoba (Age of Charlemagne)
Aarhus
Kingdom of the Danes (Age of Charlemagne)
Hedeby
Kingdom of the Danes (Age of Charlemagne)
Ribe
Kingdom of the Danes (Age of Charlemagne)
Leon
Santander
Kingdom of Asturias (Age of Charlemagne)
Valladoid
Genova
Kingdom of the Lombards (Age of Charlemagne)
Pavia
Kingdom of the Lombards (Age of Charlemagne)
Pisa
Kingdom of the Lombards (Age of Charlemagne)
Barcelona
Taifa of Barcelona (Age of Charlemagne)
Girona
Taifa of Barcelona (Age of Charlemagne)
Tarragona
Taifa of Barcelona (Age of Charlemagne)
Braga
Kingdom of Asturias (Age of Charlemagne)
Coimbra
Emirate of Cordoba (Age of Charlemagne)
Lisbon
Emirate of Cordoba (Age of Charlemagne)
Caceres
Emirate of Cordoba (Age of Charlemagne)
Merida
Emirate of Cordoba (Age of Charlemagne)
Salamanca
Chester
Kingdom of Mercia (Age of Charlemagne)
Lichfield
Kingdom of Mercia (Age of Charlemagne)
Lincoln
Kingdom of Mercia (Age of Charlemagne)
Mosaburg
Avars (Age of Charlemagne)
Nitra
Avars (Age of Charlemagne)
Savaria
Avars (Age of Charlemagne)
Cashel
Kingdom of Munster (Age of Charlemagne)
Cork
Kingdom of Munster (Age of Charlemagne)
Dublin
Kingdom of Leinster (Age of Charlemagne)
Pamplona
Duchy of Pamplona (Age of Charlemagne)
Zaragoza
Taifa of Zaragoza (Age of Charlemagne)
Tudela
Taifa of Zaragoza (Age of Charlemagne)
Bamburgh
Kingdom of Northumbria (Age of Charlemagne)
Streonshalh
Kingdom of Northumbria (Age of Charlemagne)
York
Kingdom of Northumbria (Age of Charlemagne)
Havelberg
Obodrite (Age of Charlemagne)
Rerik
Obodrite (Age of Charlemagne)
Stargard
Obodrite (Age of Charlemagne)
Cibakhaza
Avars (Age of Charlemagne)
Kaposvar
Avars (Age of Charlemagne)
Szeged
Avars (Age of Charlemagne)
Dumbarton
Kingdom of Alt Clut (Age of Charlemagne)
Rhynie
Kingdom of the Picts (Age of Charlemagne)
Scone
Kingdom of the Picts (Age of Charlemagne)
Arles
Duchy of Provence (Age of Charlemagne)
Marseille
Duchy of Provence (Age of Charlemagne)
Nice
Duchy of Provence (Age of Charlemagne)
Roma
Papal States (Age of Charlemagne)
Siena
Kingdom of the Lombards (Age of Charlemagne)
Spoleto
Duchy of Spoleto (Age of Charlemagne)
Ajaccio
Theme of Sicily (Age of Charlemagne)
Cagliari
Theme of Sicily (Age of Charlemagne)
Olbia
Theme of Sicily (Age of Charlemagne)
Bremen
Nordalbingia (Age of Charlemagne)
Hamburg
Nordalbingia (Age of Charlemagne)
Osnabruck
Westphalia (Age of Charlemagne)
Narbonne
Kingdom of Carloman (Age of Charlemagne)
Toulouse
Kingdom of Carloman (Age of Charlemagne)
Urgell
Taifa of Barcelona (Age of Charlemagne)
Akragas
Theme of Sicily (Age of Charlemagne)
Panormos
Theme of Sicily (Age of Charlemagne)
Syracuse
Theme of Sicily (Age of Charlemagne)
Bescanon
Kingdom of Carloman (Age of Charlemagne)
Speyer
Kingdom of Carloman (Age of Charlemagne)
Strasbourg
Kingdom of Carloman (Age of Charlemagne)
Terra Incognita
Calatrava
Emirate of Cordoba (Age of Charlemagne)
Guadalajara
Taifa of Toledo (Age of Charlemagne)
Toledo
Taifa of Toledo (Age of Charlemagne)
Cruachan
Kingdom of Connachta (Age of Charlemagne)
Downpatrick
Kingdom of Ulaid (Age of Charlemagne)
Grinan of Ailech
Kingdom of Ailech (Age of Charlemagne)
Cartagena
Emirate of Cordoba (Age of Charlemagne)
Palma
Theme of Sicily (Age of Charlemagne)
Valencia
Taifa of Valencia (Age of Charlemagne)
Caerwent
Kingdom of Glywysing (Age of Charlemagne)
Degannwy
Kingdom of Gwynedd (Age of Charlemagne)
Mathrafal
Kingdom of Powys (Age of Charlemagne)
Canterbury
Kingdom of Kent (Age of Charlemagne)
London
Kingdom of Mercia (Age of Charlemagne)
Winchester
Kingdom of Wessex (Age of Charlemagne)
Angouleme
Duchy of Aquitane (Age of Charlemagne)
Bourges
Kingdom of Charlemagne (Age of Charlemagne)
Poitiers
Kingdom of Charlemagne (Age of Charlemagne)
Bayeux
Kingdom of Charlemagne (Age of Charlemagne)
Nantes
Kingdom of Charlemagne (Age of Charlemagne)
Rennes
Kingdom of Charlemagne (Age of Charlemagne)
Brandenburg
Wilzi (Age of Charlemagne)
Cottbus
Wilzi (Age of Charlemagne)
Lipsk
Wilzi (Age of Charlemagne)