Iberia (Imperator Augustus) Melee Infantry

Ambakaro

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 Ambakaro

Main Unit Key Ibe_Lusitani_Shock_Inf

Land Unit Key Ibe_Lusitani_Shock_Inf

Naval Unit Key barbarian_transport

Soldiers 200

Category Melee Infantry

Class Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 1351

Recruitment Cost 1351

Upkeep Cost 270

Missile Damage 14

├ Missile Weapon prec4

├ Projectile prec4

├ Missile Damage 12

├ Missile Ap Damage 2

└ Base Reload Time 6

Accuracy 5

Range 80

Reload 0

Shots Per Minute 10

Ammunition 2

Melee Attack 45

Weapon Damage 11

├ Melee Weapon bsword4

├ Weapon Damage 11

├ Weapon Deadliness 0

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Cavalry 0

├ Bonus vs. Elephants 0

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 15

Melee Defence 78

├ Base Defence 41

├ Shield shield3

└ Shield Defence 37

Armour 16

├ Armour arm9

├ Armour Defence 16

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 20

├ Man Entity heavy_light

├ Man Health 20

└ Bonus Hit Points 0

Base Morale 65

Abilities

• Stamina (poor)
  Governs how fast the unit tires and restores fatigue, and is dependent on type of unit, weight and approach to combat.

Attributes

• Disciplined
  This unit does not suffer a morale penalty when the general dies. It can also rally after routing more often.
• Guerrilla Deployment
  This unit can deploy outside of the deployment zone.
• Hide (forest)
  This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.

Strengths & Weaknesses

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

• Very good attack
• Average defence
• Average damage but low armour penetration
• Good 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)