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Dacian Bowmen

Garrisoned archers recruited from the localities who will muster if the fate of their homes is at stake. Despite their lack of training and experience it is no secret that a single arrow can slay even the mightiest of men.

The exact origins of the Dacians are something of a mystery. Dacian lands were centred around the Carpathian Mountains but, unlike their Thracian neighbours, they seldom got involved in the conflicts of others. The Dacians fought almost entirely on foot, and usually looked to their Sarmatian allies when serious cavalry were needed. Many Dacian infantry fought as peltasts, equipped with javelins, short swords and oval shields, but they also fielded archers. However, the Dacians were most feared because of a weapon called the 'falx', which they used with deadly, limb-lopping skill. A two-handed sword with a forward-curving blade, a falx could cut a man in two from the top of his head to his breastbone. This weapon was so effective that the Romans improved their legionary armour to cope with it. The brow-ridge on later legionary helmets was there to stop a blow from a falx. Rome’s eventual victory in the Dacian Wars (AD101-106), celebrated by Trajan’s Column, finally dealt with the warlike Dacian tribes once and for all.

Dacian Bowmen

Unit Name

Dacian Bowmen

Main Unit Key

GAR_Dac_Local_Bowmen

Land Unit Key

GAR_Dac_Local_Bowmen

Naval Unit Key

barbarian_transport

Soldiers

175

Category

Missile Infantry

Class

Missile Infantry

Custom Battle Cost

288

Recruitment Cost

360

Upkeep Cost

100

Missile Damage

8

├ Missile Weapon

bow1

├ Projectile

bow1

├ Missile Damage

8

├ Missile Ap Damage

0

└ Base Reload Time

16

Accuracy

5

Range

155

Reload

13

Shots Per Minute

4

Ammunition

18

Melee Attack

6

Weapon Damage

7

├ Melee Weapon

dagger1

├ Weapon Damage

7

├ Weapon Deadliness

0

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Bonus vs. Cavalry

0

├ Bonus vs. Elephants

0

└ Bonus vs Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

6

Melee Defence

36

├ Base Defence

10

├ Shield

shield1

└ Shield Defence

26

Armour

1

├ Armour

arm0

├ Armour Defence

1

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

20

├ Man Entity

rome_infantry_very_light

├ Man Health

20

└ Bonus Hit Points

0

Base Morale

35

Abilities

Dacian Bowmen
  • Stamina (excellent)
    Governs how fast the unit tires and restores fatigue, and is dependent on type of unit, weight and approach to combat.
  • Concentrate Fire
    The unit fires its missiles towards a spot causing damage to everyone in the area of effect

Attributes

  • Improved Stamina
    This unit type has an improvement on the base stamina stat.
  • Hide (scrub & forest)
    This unit can hide in scrub and forest until enemy units get too close.
  • Hide (scrub & forest)
    This unit can hide in scrub and forest until enemy units get too close.

Strengths & Weaknesses

Transport
  • Very poor hull strength
  • Very slow speed
  • Weak ramming
Dacian Bowmen
  • Long range
  • Average rate of fire
  • Good damage but low armour penetration
  • Very weak in melee
  • Very poor morale
Garrison Buildings
Dacian Bowmen x 1 Woodworker
Woodworker
(rom_BARBARIAN_artisans_major_wood_2)
Level 1
Commons
Commons
(rom_BARBARIAN_commons_1)
Level 0
Chieftain's Hold
Chieftain's Hold
(rom_BARBARIAN_commons_administration_2)
Level 1
Warhorse Pens
Warhorse Pens
(rom_BARBARIAN_commons_horse_2)
Level 1
Storage Pit
Storage Pit
(rom_BARBARIAN_commons_major_storage_2)
Level 1
Meeting Hall
Meeting Hall
(rom_BARBARIAN_commons_public_2)
Level 1
Slave Trader
Slave Trader
(rom_BARBARIAN_commons_slave_2)
Level 1
Farmer's Market
Farmer's Market
(rom_BARBARIAN_commons_trade_2)
Level 1
Loremaster's Hut
Loremaster's Hut
(rom_BARBARIAN_enclosure_research_2)
Level 1
Watch Tower
Watch Tower
(rom_BARBARIAN_public_guard_3)
Level 2
Hall of the Ancestors
Hall of the Ancestors
(rom_BARBARIAN_public_guard_4)
Level 3
Dacian Bowmen x 2 Carpenter
Carpenter
(rom_BARBARIAN_artisans_major_wood_3)
Level 2
Builder's Hall
Builder's Hall
(rom_BARBARIAN_artisans_major_wood_4)
Level 3
Barbarian Economic Oppidium
Barbarian Economic Oppidium
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_major_trade_4)
Level 3
Warlord's Hold
Warlord's Hold
(rom_BARBARIAN_commons_administration_3)
Level 2
Great Hall
Great Hall
(rom_BARBARIAN_commons_administration_4)
Level 3
Warhorse Breeder
Warhorse Breeder
(rom_BARBARIAN_commons_horse_3)
Level 2
Warhorse Ranch
Warhorse Ranch
(rom_BARBARIAN_commons_horse_4)
Level 3
Souterrain
Souterrain
(rom_BARBARIAN_commons_major_storage_3)
Level 2
Smokehouse
Smokehouse
(rom_BARBARIAN_commons_major_storage_4)
Level 3
Tavern
Tavern
(rom_BARBARIAN_commons_public_3)
Level 2
Mead Hall
Mead Hall
(rom_BARBARIAN_commons_public_4)
Level 3
Slave Market
Slave Market
(rom_BARBARIAN_commons_slave_3)
Level 2
Central Slave Pens
Central Slave Pens
(rom_BARBARIAN_commons_slave_4)
Level 3
Public Market
Public Market
(rom_BARBARIAN_commons_trade_3)
Level 2
Great Fair
Great Fair
(rom_BARBARIAN_commons_trade_4)
Level 3
Bards' Grove
Bards' Grove
(rom_BARBARIAN_enclosure_research_3)
Level 2
Bardic Circle
Bardic Circle
(rom_BARBARIAN_enclosure_research_4)
Level 3
Dacian Bowmen x 4 Barbarian City
Barbarian City
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_major_1)
Level 0
Barbarian Oppidium
Barbarian Oppidium
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_major_4)
Level 3
Barbarian Fortified Oppidium
Barbarian Fortified Oppidium
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_major_fort_4)
Level 3
Fortified Barbarian Pagus (Copper)
Fortified Barbarian Pagus (Copper)
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_copper_fort_4)
Level 3
Barbarian Town (Fish)
Barbarian Town (Fish)
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_fish_3)
Level 2
Barbarian Pagus (Fish)
Barbarian Pagus (Fish)
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_fish_4)
Level 3
Barbarian Town (Glassware)
Barbarian Town (Glassware)
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_glass_3)
Level 2
Barbarian Pagus (Glassware)
Barbarian Pagus (Glassware)
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_glass_4)
Level 3
Barbarian Town (Gold)
Barbarian Town (Gold)
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_gold_3)
Level 2
Barbarian Pagus (Gold)
Barbarian Pagus (Gold)
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_gold_4)
Level 3
Barbarian Town (Grain)
Barbarian Town (Grain)
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_grain_3)
Level 2
Barbarian Pagus (Grain)
Barbarian Pagus (Grain)
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_grain_4)
Level 3
Barbarian Town (Leather)
Barbarian Town (Leather)
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_hides_3)
Level 2
Barbarian Pagus (Leather)
Barbarian Pagus (Leather)
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_hides_4)
Level 3
Barbarian Town (Warhorse)
Barbarian Town (Warhorse)
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_horse_3)
Level 2
Barbarian Pagus (Warhorse)
Barbarian Pagus (Warhorse)
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_horse_4)
Level 3
Barbarian Pagus (Iron)
Barbarian Pagus (Iron)
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_iron_4)
Level 3
Barbarian Town (Limestone)
Barbarian Town (Limestone)
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_limestone_3)
Level 2
Barbarian Pagus (Limestone)
Barbarian Pagus (Limestone)
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_limestone_4)
Level 3
Barbarian Town (Marble)
Barbarian Town (Marble)
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_marble_3)
Level 2
Barbarian Pagus (Marble)
Barbarian Pagus (Marble)
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_marble_4)
Level 3
Barbarian Town (Olive Oil)
Barbarian Town (Olive Oil)
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_olives_3)
Level 2
Barbarian Pagus (Olive Oil)
Barbarian Pagus (Olive Oil)
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_olives_4)
Level 3
Barbarian Town (Purple Dye)
Barbarian Town (Purple Dye)
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_purple_dye_3)
Level 2
Barbarian Pagus (Purple Dye)
Barbarian Pagus (Purple Dye)
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_purple_dye_4)
Level 3
Barbarian Town (Salt)
Barbarian Town (Salt)
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_salt_3)
Level 2
Barbarian Pagus (Salt)
Barbarian Pagus (Salt)
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_salt_4)
Level 3
Barbarian Town (Silk)
Barbarian Town (Silk)
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_silk_3)
Level 2
Barbarian Pagus (Silk)
Barbarian Pagus (Silk)
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_silk_4)
Level 3
Barbarian Town (Lead)
Barbarian Town (Lead)
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_silver_3)
Level 2
Barbarian Pagus (Lead)
Barbarian Pagus (Lead)
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_silver_4)
Level 3
Barbarian Town (Trained Slaves)
Barbarian Town (Trained Slaves)
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_slave_3)
Level 2
Barbarian Pagus (Trained Slaves)
Barbarian Pagus (Trained Slaves)
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_slave_4)
Level 3
Barbarian Town (Timber)
Barbarian Town (Timber)
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_timber_3)
Level 2
Barbarian Pagus (Timber)
Barbarian Pagus (Timber)
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_timber_4)
Level 3
Fortified Timber Camp
Fortified Timber Camp
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_timber_fort_4)
Level 3
Barbarian Pagus
Barbarian Pagus
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_township_4)
Level 3
Barbarian Town (Wine)
Barbarian Town (Wine)
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_wine_3)
Level 2
Barbarian Pagus (Wine)
Barbarian Pagus (Wine)
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_wine_4)
Level 3
Dacian Bowmen x 5 Barbarian Fortified City
Barbarian Fortified City
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_major_2)
Level 1
Barbarian Hundred
Barbarian Hundred
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_major_3)
Level 2
Barbarian Garrison Hundred
Barbarian Garrison Hundred
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_major_fort_3)
Level 2
Dacian Bowmen x 3 Barbarian Trade Hundred
Barbarian Trade Hundred
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_major_trade_3)
Level 2
Barbarian Hamlet (Copper)
Barbarian Hamlet (Copper)
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_copper_1)
Level 0
Barbarian Village (Copper)
Barbarian Village (Copper)
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_copper_2)
Level 1
Barbarian Trade Hub (Copper)
Barbarian Trade Hub (Copper)
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_copper_3)
Level 2
Barbarian Hamlet (Fish)
Barbarian Hamlet (Fish)
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_fish_1)
Level 0
Barbarian Village (Fish)
Barbarian Village (Fish)
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_fish_2)
Level 1
Barbarian Hamlet (Glassware)
Barbarian Hamlet (Glassware)
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_glass_1)
Level 0
Barbarian Village (Glassware)
Barbarian Village (Glassware)
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_glass_2)
Level 1
Barbarian Hamlet (Gold)
Barbarian Hamlet (Gold)
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_gold_1)
Level 0
Barbarian Village (Gold)
Barbarian Village (Gold)
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_gold_2)
Level 1
Barbarian Hamlet (Grain)
Barbarian Hamlet (Grain)
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_grain_1)
Level 0
Barbarian Village (Grain)
Barbarian Village (Grain)
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_grain_2)
Level 1
Barbarian Hamlet (Leather)
Barbarian Hamlet (Leather)
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_hides_1)
Level 0
Barbarian Village (Leather)
Barbarian Village (Leather)
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_hides_2)
Level 1
Barbarian Hamlet (Warhorse)
Barbarian Hamlet (Warhorse)
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_horse_1)
Level 0
Barbarian Village (Warhorse)
Barbarian Village (Warhorse)
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_horse_2)
Level 1
Barbarian Hamlet (Iron)
Barbarian Hamlet (Iron)
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_iron_1)
Level 0
Barbarian Village (Iron)
Barbarian Village (Iron)
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_iron_2)
Level 1
Barbarian Trade Hub (Iron)
Barbarian Trade Hub (Iron)
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_iron_3)
Level 2
Barbarian Hamlet (Limestone)
Barbarian Hamlet (Limestone)
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_limestone_1)
Level 0
Barbarian Village (Limestone)
Barbarian Village (Limestone)
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_limestone_2)
Level 1
Barbarian Hamlet (Marble)
Barbarian Hamlet (Marble)
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_marble_1)
Level 0
Barbarian Village (Marble)
Barbarian Village (Marble)
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_marble_2)
Level 1
Barbarian Hamlet (Olive Oil)
Barbarian Hamlet (Olive Oil)
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_olives_1)
Level 0
Barbarian Village (Olive Oil)
Barbarian Village (Olive Oil)
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_olives_2)
Level 1
Barbarian Hamlet (Purple Dye)
Barbarian Hamlet (Purple Dye)
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_purple_dye_1)
Level 0
Barbarian Village (Purple Dye)
Barbarian Village (Purple Dye)
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_purple_dye_2)
Level 1
Barbarian Hamlet (Salt)
Barbarian Hamlet (Salt)
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_salt_1)
Level 0
Barbarian Village (Salt)
Barbarian Village (Salt)
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_salt_2)
Level 1
Barbarian Hamlet (Silk)
Barbarian Hamlet (Silk)
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_silk_1)
Level 0
Barbarian Village (Silk)
Barbarian Village (Silk)
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_silk_2)
Level 1
Barbarian Hamlet (Lead)
Barbarian Hamlet (Lead)
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_silver_1)
Level 0
Barbarian Village (Lead)
Barbarian Village (Lead)
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_silver_2)
Level 1
Barbarian Hamlet (Trained Slaves)
Barbarian Hamlet (Trained Slaves)
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_slave_1)
Level 0
Barbarian Village (Trained Slaves)
Barbarian Village (Trained Slaves)
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_slave_2)
Level 1
Barbarian Hamlet (Timber)
Barbarian Hamlet (Timber)
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_timber_1)
Level 0
Barbarian Village (Timber)
Barbarian Village (Timber)
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_timber_2)
Level 1
Timber Trade Camp
Timber Trade Camp
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_timber_trade_4)
Level 3
Barbarian Hamlet
Barbarian Hamlet
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_township_1)
Level 0
Barbarian Hamlet (Wine)
Barbarian Hamlet (Wine)
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_wine_1)
Level 0
Barbarian Village (Wine)
Barbarian Village (Wine)
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_wine_2)
Level 1