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Bucellarii Guard Axemen

Private soldiers can afford more resilient armour, better rations, sharper axes…

After the 'Imperial Crisis' of the 3rd century AD, the Roman Empire found itself with no public policing, and so the administration of peace and justice in the cities became a military matter - for palatinae and the myriad Imperial guards. On the outskirts and in the more affluent rural countryside, wealthy landowners maintained peace through specially-hired private soldiers, known as bucellarii. 'Bucellarii' translates as 'dry biscuit eater', because of the rations they were provided. Private funding meant that they were generally better equipped and skilled than regular troops, and the added incentive of private payment also kept them performing at their best. Bucellarii were required to take an oath not only to their private employer, but also to the Emperor, to ensure no conflicts of loyalty. Belisarius employed up to 7,000 bucellarii during his conquests, though by this time the term had come to mean, more broadly, well-equipped cavalrymen.

Bucellarii Guard Axemen

Unit Name

Bucellarii Guard Axemen

Main Unit Key

bel_rom_bucellarii_guard_axemen

Land Unit Key

bel_rom_bucellarii_guard_axemen

Naval Unit Key

att_cor_heavy_rom

Soldiers

160

Category

Melee Infantry

Class

Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost

750

Recruitment Cost

750

Upkeep Cost

410

Missile Damage

70

├ Missile Weapon

att_pilum_precursor

├ Projectile

att_pilum_precursor_normal

├ Missile Damage

50

├ Missile Ap Damage

20

└ Base Reload Time

15

Accuracy

0

Range

80

Reload

35

Rate of Fire

6

Ammunition

2

Melee Attack

65

Melee Damage

32

├ Melee Weapon

att_axe

├ Melee Base Damage

16

├ Armour-piercing Damage

16

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Attack Against Cavalry

0

├ Attack Against Elephants

0

└ Attack Against Infantry

10

Charge Bonus

40

Melee Defence

35

├ Base Defence

25

├ Shield

att_oval

└ Shield Defence

10

Armour

63

├ Armour

att_scale_mail_heavy

├ Armour Defence

33

└ Shield Armour

30

Health

115

├ Man Entity

att_infantry_very_heavy

├ Man Health

105

└ Bonus Hit Points

10

Morale

54

Abilities

Bucellarii Guard Axemen
  • Stationary Testudo
    The troops of this unit raise their shields above their heads in a static defensive formation.

Attributes

  • Hide (forest)
    This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.

Strengths & Weaknesses

No Strengths and Weaknesses