Iberia (Imperator Augustus) Spear Infantry

Ibaranta

The longsword was a weapon of high worth and status within the Celtic community. A warrior had to prove himself in battle many times before he was permitted to wield one. The two-handed longsword was first developed during the 8th century BC, but fell from favour before re-emerging around 450BC. It is possible that Celtic ironwork was significantly behind that of the Romans, as apparently their longswords bent very easily and had to be straightened against the ground. On the other hand, since Celtic ironworking was several centuries old, some believe that Roman accounts of this practice mistook this practise, and it was actually a ritual to 'decommission' defeated, dishonoured or damaged weapons.

Unit Name Ibaranta

Main Unit Key Ibe_Lusitani_Ambushers

Land Unit Key Ibe_Lusitani_Ambushers

Naval Unit Key barbarian_transport

Soldiers 300

Category Melee Infantry

Class Spear Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 505

Recruitment Cost 505

Upkeep Cost 101

Missile Damage 14

├ Missile Weapon prec4

├ Projectile prec4

├ Missile Damage 12

├ Missile Ap Damage 2

└ Base Reload Time 6

Accuracy 5

Range 80

Reload 28

Shots Per Minute 14

Ammunition 2

Melee Attack 33

Weapon Damage 9

├ Melee Weapon spear4

├ Weapon Damage 9

├ Weapon Deadliness 0

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Cavalry 4

├ Bonus vs. Elephants 10

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 15

Melee Defence 63

├ Base Defence 26

├ Shield shield3

└ Shield Defence 37

Armour 1

├ Armour arm0

├ Armour Defence 1

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 20

├ Man Entity medium_light

├ Man Health 20

└ Bonus Hit Points 0

Base Morale 55

Abilities

• Stamina (good)
  Governs how fast the unit tires and restores fatigue, and is dependent on type of unit, weight and approach to combat.
• Throw Javelin (heavy)
  The unit throws its javelins towards a spot causing damage to everyone in the area of effect
  NOTE: you cannot throw javelins when you are inside a formation

Attributes

• Campaign Stealth
  This unit can move around the campaign map without being seen.
• Guerrilla Deployment
  This unit can deploy outside of the deployment zone.
• Hide (grass)
  This unit can hide in long grass until enemy units get too close.
• Hide (scrub & forest)
  This unit can hide in scrub and forest until enemy units get too close.
• Stalk
  This unit can move hidden in any terrain.

Strengths & Weaknesses

• Very poor hull strength
• Very slow speed
• Weak ramming

• Good attack
• Average defence
• Average damage but low armour penetration
• Normal morale

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Meeting Ground (rom_BARBARIAN_artisans_major_bronze_2) Level 1 Proving Grounds (rom_BARBARIAN_artisans_major_bronze_3) Level 2
Lv. 1	Hall of Champions (rom_BARBARIAN_artisans_major_bronze_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Imperator Augustus	Iberia (Imperator Augustus)