Germanic Tribesmen
Unarmoured and mostly untrained tribesmen that are useful for little more than garrison duty.Hardened by years of both inter-tribal combat and contact with enemies further afield, the most talented German warriors thus earned high status within their tribes. Whilst iron supplies were scarce, these men were privileged enough to equip themselves with lengthy spears, or 'framea', tipped with narrow, sharp points of iron. Whereas the framea was used for fighting at close quarters, lighter javelins were also carried to be hurled from a distance prior to melee. The taller and stronger the man, the bigger the spear he could carry; this established status, not only within the tribe, but also when facing the enemy.
Unit Name Germanic Tribesmen |
Main Unit Key GAR_Ger_Tribesmen |
Land Unit Key GAR_Ger_Tribesmen |
Naval Unit Key barbarian_transport |
Soldiers 200 |
Category Melee Infantry |
Class Spear Infantry |
Custom Battle Cost 476 |
Recruitment Cost 455 |
Upkeep Cost 100 |
11 |
├ Missile Weapon prec1 |
├ Projectile prec1 |
├ Missile Damage 11 |
├ Missile Ap Damage 0 |
└ Base Reload Time 10 |
Accuracy 5 |
Range 80 |
Reload 0 |
Shots Per Minute 6 |
Ammunition 1 |
Melee Attack 14 |
9 |
├ Melee Weapon spear1 |
├ Weapon Damage 9 |
├ Weapon Deadliness 0 |
├ Armour Piercing No |
├ Bonus vs. Cavalry 3 |
├ Bonus vs. Elephants 10 |
└ Bonus vs Infantry 0 |
Charge Bonus 10 |
48 |
├ Base Defence 17 |
├ Shield shield2 |
└ Shield Defence 31 |
4 |
├ Armour arm2 |
├ Armour Defence 4 |
└ Shield Armour 0 |
20 |
├ Man Entity rome_infantry_heavy_agile |
├ Man Health 20 |
└ Bonus Hit Points 0 |
Base Morale 45 |
Abilities
Germanic Tribesmen- Stamina (average)
Governs how fast the unit tires and restores fatigue, and is dependent on type of unit, weight and approach to combat.
Attributes
- Expert Charge Defence
This unit’s melee attack and damage are increased against charging enemies. - Hide (forest)
This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close. - Resistant to Cold
This unit tires less quickly in snow.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Transport- Very poor hull strength
- Very slow speed
- Weak ramming
- Good defensive unit
- Low damage but average armour penetration
- Average attack
- Normal morale
Faction Availability | |
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Grand Campaign | |
Caesar in Gaul | |
Imperator Augustus |