Edetani Spear Infantry

Loricati Scutarii

Scutarii, or shield bearers, take their name from the Latin word scutum, or shield, although it is highly unlikely the Iberians used this title for themselves. Regardless, the scutarii carried the thureos, a large, oval, wooden shield that was perfectly suited for use in man-to-man combat. They wore little armour, and this gave them greater mobility than many of their opponents, particularly the armoured Roman legionaries. This mobility was used to charge forward and then feign retreat in the hope of getting the enemy to pursue and break their lines. Once an enemy unit took the bait, the retreat would end, and a genuine attack on now-out-of-position and unsupported foes would be staged: a simple tactic, perhaps, but still a deadly one when used well.

Unit Name Loricati Scutarii

Main Unit Key Ibe_Edetani_Loricati_Scutarii

Land Unit Key Ibe_Edetani_Loricati_Scutarii

Naval Unit Key barbarian_transport

Soldiers 200

Category Melee Infantry

Class Spear Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 1002

Recruitment Cost 1002

Upkeep Cost 200

Missile Damage 14

├ Missile Weapon javelin4_iberian

├ Projectile javelin4_iberian

├ Missile Damage 12

├ Missile Ap Damage 2

└ Base Reload Time 9

Accuracy 5

Range 80

Reload 0

Shots Per Minute 7

Ammunition 2

Melee Attack 36

Weapon Damage 9

├ Melee Weapon spear3

├ Weapon Damage 9

├ Weapon Deadliness 0

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Cavalry 4

├ Bonus vs. Elephants 10

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 16

Melee Defence 76

├ Base Defence 24

├ Shield shield5

└ Shield Defence 52

Armour 10

├ Armour arm6

├ Armour Defence 10

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 20

├ Man Entity medium_heavy

├ Man Health 20

└ Bonus Hit Points 0

Base Morale 60

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 defensive unit
• Low damage but average armour penetration
• Average attack
• Good morale

Recuitment Requirement
Required Technology Cost 435 Upgrade From
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
Grand Campaign	Edetani