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Daki Epistratoi Doryphoroi

(Dacian Levies)

Even the lowliest of Dacians can carry a spear into battle for his people.

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.

Daki Epistratoi Doryphoroi

Unit Name

Daki Epistratoi Doryphoroi

Main Unit Key

AOR_39_Dacian_Levies

Land Unit Key

AOR_39_Dacian_Levies

Naval Unit Key

barbarian_transport

Soldiers

300

Category

Melee Infantry

Class

Spear Infantry

Custom Battle Cost

347

Recruitment Cost

347

Upkeep Cost

69

Melee Attack

21

Weapon Damage

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

Melee Defence

66

├ Base Defence

14

├ Shield

shield5

└ Shield Defence

52

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

30

Abilities

Daki Epistratoi Doryphoroi
  • 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.

Strengths & Weaknesses

Transport
  • Very poor hull strength
  • Very slow speed
  • Weak ramming
Daki Epistratoi Doryphoroi
  • Average defensive unit
  • Low damage but average armour penetration
  • Weak attack
  • Poor morale
Recuitment Requirement
Maximum Number 8
Unit Resouces DEI_Dacia
Requires Buildings
Daki Epistratoi Doryphoroi Lv. 0 Roman City
Roman City
(rom_ROMAN_city_major_1)
Level 0
Roman Colonia
Roman Colonia
(rom_ROMAN_city_major_2)
Level 1
Roman Municipium
Roman Municipium
(rom_ROMAN_city_major_3)
Level 2
Roman Urbs
Roman Urbs
(rom_ROMAN_city_major_4)
Level 3
Roman Garrison Municipium
Roman Garrison Municipium
(rom_ROMAN_city_major_fort_3)
Level 2
Roman Fortified Capital
Roman Fortified Capital
(rom_ROMAN_city_major_fort_4)
Level 3
Roman Trade Municipium
Roman Trade Municipium
(rom_ROMAN_city_major_trade_3)
Level 2
Roman Economic Center
Roman Economic Center
(rom_ROMAN_city_major_trade_4)
Level 3
Roman Hamlet
Roman Hamlet
(rom_ROMAN_city_minor_grain_1)
Level 0
Roman Village
Roman Village
(rom_ROMAN_city_minor_grain_2)
Level 1
Roman Small Town
Roman Small Town
(rom_ROMAN_city_minor_grain_3)
Level 2
Roman Town
Roman Town
(rom_ROMAN_city_minor_grain_4)
Level 3
Roman Hamlet
Roman Hamlet
(rom_ROMAN_city_minor_township_1)
Level 0
Civil Settlement
Civil Settlement
(rome_town_civil_2)
Level 1
Civil Town
Civil Town
(rome_town_civil_3)
Level 2
Civil Colonia
Civil Colonia
(rome_town_civil_4)
Level 3
Farming Settlement
Farming Settlement
(rome_town_farm_2)
Level 1
Farming Town
Farming Town
(rome_town_farm_3)
Level 2
Farming Colonia
Farming Colonia
(rome_town_farm_4)
Level 3
Market Settlement
Market Settlement
(rome_town_trade_2)
Level 1
Market Town
Market Town
(rome_town_trade_3)
Level 2
Market Colonia
Market Colonia
(rome_town_trade_4)
Level 3
Faction Availability
Grand Campaign



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