Kingdom of Charlemagne (Age of Charlemagne) Melee Infantry

Armoured Swordsmen

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 Armoured Swordsmen

Main Unit Key cha_fra_armoured_sword

Land Unit Key cha_fra_armoured_sword

Naval Unit Key cha_transport

Soldiers 160

Category Melee Infantry

Class Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 700

Recruitment Cost 700

Upkeep Cost 210

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

• 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

Upgrade
Required Technology Cost 120 Upgrade To
Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Barracks (cha_bld_barracks_2) Level 1 Royal Barracks (cha_bld_barracks_3) Level 2

Faction Availability
Age of Charlemagne	Kingdom of Carloman (Age of Charlemagne) Kingdom of Charlemagne (Age of Charlemagne) Frankish Rebels (Age of Charlemagne) Frankish Separatists (Age of Charlemagne) Austrasian Separatists (Age of Charlemagne)