Western Roman Empire Spear Infantry

Cornuti Seniores

'Cornuti' means 'horned' and, in the context of this unit within the Roman army, is possibly a reference to the helmets these Frankish infantrymen were said to have worn. Cornuti are famous for their 'barritus', an un-nerving combination of war dance and war cry, with which their presence on the battlefield was announced to the enemy. Recruited exclusively from the Roman territory of Gaul, cornuti were noted at several important battles of the late Roman period, such as Verona and Milvian Bridge, during Constantine and Maxentius' civil war of AD350 - 353. At Argentorum, in AD357, units of cornuti faced fellow Germans of the extremely warlike Alaman confederation and defeated them, despite being heavily outnumbered on the day. 'Cornuti seniores' were seasoned veteran soldiers, mentioned in the Notitia Dignitarum as part of the make-up of Western Roman armies at the beginning of the 5th century.

Unit Name Cornuti Seniores

Main Unit Key att_rom_cornuti_seniores

Land Unit Key att_rom_cornuti_seniores

Naval Unit Key att_cor_heavy_rom

Soldiers 160

Category Melee Infantry

Class Spear Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 625

Recruitment Cost 625

Upkeep Cost 350

Missile Damage 90

├ Missile Weapon att_javelin_precursor

├ Projectile att_javelin_precursor_normal

├ Missile Damage 70

├ Missile Ap Damage 20

└ Base Reload Time 14

Accuracy 0

Range 80

Reload 25

Rate of Fire 6

Ammunition 2

Melee Attack 32

Melee Damage 32

├ Melee Weapon att_spear_heavy

├ Melee Base Damage 24

├ Armour-piercing Damage 8

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Attack Against Cavalry 30

├ Attack Against Elephants 30

└ Attack Against Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 32

Melee Defence 39

├ Base Defence 32

├ Shield att_oval_large

└ Shield Defence 7

Armour 58

├ Armour att_mail

├ Armour Defence 23

└ Shield Armour 35

Health 109

├ Man Entity att_infantry_heavy

├ Man Health 90

└ Bonus Hit Points 19

Morale 45

Abilities

• Stationary Testudo
  The troops of this unit raise their shields above their heads in a static defensive formation.
• Steady
  Improves the unit's ability to defend at the cost of their mobility.

Attributes

• Expert Charge Defence
  This unit’s melee attack and damage are increased against charging enemies.
• 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

Recuitment Requirement
Required Technology Cost 156 Upgrade From
Required Technology Cost 156 Upgrade From
Required Technology Cost 156 Upgrade From

Garrison Buildings
x 2	Civitas (att_bld_roman_west_city_major_1) Level 1 Municipium (att_bld_roman_west_city_major_2) Level 2 Urbs (att_bld_roman_west_city_major_3) Level 3 Metropolis (att_bld_roman_west_city_major_4) Level 4 Vicus (att_bld_roman_west_city_minor_generic_1) Level 1 Colonia (att_bld_roman_west_city_minor_generic_2) Level 2 Town (att_bld_roman_west_city_minor_generic_3) Level 3 Fortified Town (att_bld_roman_west_city_minor_generic_4) Level 4
x 4	Guardhouse (att_bld_roman_west_civic_garrison_1) Level 0 Garrison Encampment (att_bld_roman_west_civic_garrison_2) Level 1 Garrison Quarters (att_bld_roman_west_civic_garrison_3) Level 2 Veteran Garrison Quarters (att_bld_roman_west_civic_garrison_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Western Roman Empire Western Roman Empire Western Roman Separatists Roman Separatists Western Roman Empire Western Roman Empire