Western Roman Empire Missile Infantry

Ravenna Elite Ballistarii

The Notitia Dignitatum lists many Legions under the title of 'ballistarii'. Whilst this translates simply as 'artillery', the existence of crossbow (then known as manuballistae) units in such large numbers, as recorded in the Notitia, indicates that balistarii referred to crossbow-armed foot soldiers, rather than full-size ballistae and their crews. Whilst many types were developed in ancient times, Roman crossbows bore similarities to later Medieval weapons, rather than being modelled on the Greek gastraphete. Operated by inserting the bolt and pulling it into place using a lever or crank, more torsion was created than a human could achieve without aid. The bolt, when released, fired with much more power than an arrow, and was therefore able to penetrate much thicker armour.

Unit Name Ravenna Elite Ballistarii

Main Unit Key att_rom_ravenna_elite_ballistarii

Land Unit Key att_rom_ravenna_elite_ballistarii

Naval Unit Key att_cor_heavy_rom

Soldiers 160

Category Missile Infantry

Class Missile Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 800

Recruitment Cost 800

Upkeep Cost 490

Missile Damage 75

├ Missile Weapon att_crossbow_elite

├ Projectile att_arrow_crossbow_elite_normal

├ Missile Damage 20

├ Missile Ap Damage 55

└ Base Reload Time 43

Accuracy 0

Range 125

Reload 60

Rate of Fire 3

Ammunition 19

Melee Attack 15

Melee Damage 40

├ Melee Weapon att_sword

├ 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 10

Melee Defence 10

├ Base Defence 10

├ Shield att_none

└ Shield Defence 0

Armour 25

├ Armour att_leather_very_heavy

├ Armour Defence 25

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 100

├ Man Entity att_infantry_medium

├ Man Health 90

└ Bonus Hit Points 10

Morale 54

Abilities

• Precision Shot
  Improved missile weapon damage for an extended period. These values are further modified by the unit itself.
• Barrage
  Loose projectiles more frequently for an extended period of time.

Attributes

• Disciplined
  This unit does not suffer a morale penalty when the general dies. It can also rally after routing more often.
• Encourage
  This unit provides a morale bonus to nearby allies.
• Hide (forest)
  This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.

Strengths & Weaknesses

No Strengths and Weaknesses

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Skirmisher Compound (att_bld_roman_west_military_skirmisher_4) Level 3 Skirmisher Compound (att_bld_roman_west_military_skirmisher_4) Level 3

Garrison Buildings
x 2	Skirmisher Compound (att_bld_roman_west_military_skirmisher_4) Level 3

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