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Karotovas ScordisciScordisci Melee Infantry

Karotovas

(Fighting Men)

The Karotovas are wealthy tribal warriors heralding from the regions around the southern Baltic Sea. The possession of armour or iron weapons is unusual among the tribes who inhabit this area, and in this regard the Karotovas are unique. They carry well-made unique slashing swords, and can hit with a powerful - albeit disorderly - charge. As they are somewhat undisciplined, they often disregard notions of prudence and can charge at their own will.

While Celts often lacked the formal organisations and tactics of their more 'civilised' opponents, they did have extremely able metalworkers, and long experience as mercenaries. In battle, they were not outmatched on an individual level by Romans or Greeks. Celts often favoured the spear in battle. It is a simple weapon, and a typical Celtic warrior might carry several into a fight: lighter javelins to hurl at the enemy on the approach or charge, and sometimes an iron-tipped spear for close combat. Some spears were crafted with barbed tips to cause further damage as they were pulled from wounds. Spears were also convenient for displaying trophies, in the shape of rotting enemy heads. This bloody appearance by the Celts, and a ferocious appetite for battle, was often enough to un-man opponents. Celtic warriors would send a chorus of chants, taunts and insults aimed towards foes, and blow their unearthly-sounding 'carnyx' battle horns. The whole display was intended to frighten foes, and put the warriors into the right frame of mind for battle.

Karotovas

Unit Name

Karotovas

Main Unit Key

Cel_Karotovas

Land Unit Key

Cel_Karotovas

Naval Unit Key

barbarian_transport

Soldiers

300

Category

Melee Infantry

Class

Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost

580

Recruitment Cost

580

Upkeep Cost

116

Missile Damage

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

39

Weapon Damage

11

├ Melee Weapon

axe3

├ Weapon Damage

11

├ Weapon Deadliness

0

├ Armour Piercing

Yes

├ Bonus vs. Cavalry

0

├ Bonus vs. Elephants

0

└ Bonus vs Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

15

Melee Defence

65

├ Base Defence

13

├ 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

55

Abilities

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

Attributes

  • 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
Karotovas
  • Good attack
  • Average defence
  • Average damage but low armour penetration
  • Normal morale
Requires Buildings
Karotovas Lv. 0 Alexandria (Occupied)
Alexandria (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_ALEXANDRIA_3)
Level 2
Alexandria (Occupied)
Alexandria (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_ALEXANDRIA_3)
Level 2
Fortified Alexandria (Occupied)
Fortified Alexandria (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_ALEXANDRIA_3_fort)
Level 2
Fortified Alexandria (Occupied)
Fortified Alexandria (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_ALEXANDRIA_3_fort)
Level 2
Commercial Alexandria (Occupied)
Commercial Alexandria (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_ALEXANDRIA_3_trade)
Level 2
Commercial Alexandria (Occupied)
Commercial Alexandria (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_ALEXANDRIA_3_trade)
Level 2
Alexandria (Occupied)
Alexandria (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_ALEXANDRIA_4)
Level 3
Fortified Alexandria (Occupied)
Fortified Alexandria (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_ALEXANDRIA_4_fort)
Level 3
Commercial Alexandria (Occupied)
Commercial Alexandria (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_ALEXANDRIA_4_trade)
Level 3
Antioch (Occupied)
Antioch (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_ANTIOCH_3)
Level 2
Antioch (Occupied)
Antioch (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_ANTIOCH_3)
Level 2
Fortified Antioch (Occupied)
Fortified Antioch (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_ANTIOCH_3_fort)
Level 2
Fortified Antioch (Occupied)
Fortified Antioch (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_ANTIOCH_3_fort)
Level 2
Commercial Antioch (Occupied)
Commercial Antioch (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_ANTIOCH_3_trade)
Level 2
Commercial Antioch (Occupied)
Commercial Antioch (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_ANTIOCH_3_trade)
Level 2
Antioch (Occupied)
Antioch (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_ANTIOCH_4)
Level 3
Fortified Antioch (Occupied)
Fortified Antioch (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_ANTIOCH_4_fort)
Level 3
Commercial Antioch (Occupied)
Commercial Antioch (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_ANTIOCH_4_trade)
Level 3
Athens (Occupied)
Athens (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_ATHENS_3)
Level 2
Athens (Occupied)
Athens (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_ATHENS_3)
Level 2
Fortified Athens (Occupied)
Fortified Athens (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_ATHENS_3_fort)
Level 2
Fortified Athens (Occupied)
Fortified Athens (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_ATHENS_3_fort)
Level 2
Commercial Athens (Occupied)
Commercial Athens (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_ATHENS_3_trade)
Level 2
Commercial Athens (Occupied)
Commercial Athens (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_ATHENS_3_trade)
Level 2
Athens (Occupied)
Athens (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_ATHENS_4)
Level 3
Fortified Athens (Occupied)
Fortified Athens (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_ATHENS_4_fort)
Level 3
Commercial Athens (Occupied)
Commercial Athens (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_ATHENS_4_trade)
Level 3
Qart-Hadasht (Occupied)
Qart-Hadasht (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_CARTHAGE_3)
Level 2
Qart-Hadasht (Occupied)
Qart-Hadasht (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_CARTHAGE_3)
Level 2
Fortified Qart-Hadasht (Occupied)
Fortified Qart-Hadasht (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_CARTHAGE_3_fort)
Level 2
Fortified Qart-Hadasht (Occupied)
Fortified Qart-Hadasht (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_CARTHAGE_3_fort)
Level 2
Commercial Qart-Hadasht (Occupied)
Commercial Qart-Hadasht (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_CARTHAGE_3_trade)
Level 2
Commercial Qart-Hadasht (Occupied)
Commercial Qart-Hadasht (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_CARTHAGE_3_trade)
Level 2
Qart-Hadasht (Occupied)
Qart-Hadasht (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_CARTHAGE_4)
Level 3
Fortified Qart-Hadasht (Occupied)
Fortified Qart-Hadasht (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_CARTHAGE_4_fort)
Level 3
Commercial Qart-Hadasht (Occupied)
Commercial Qart-Hadasht (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_CARTHAGE_4_trade)
Level 3
Hierapytna (Occupied)
Hierapytna (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_KNOSSOS_3)
Level 2
Hierapytna (Occupied)
Hierapytna (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_KNOSSOS_3)
Level 2
Fortified Hierapytna (Occupied)
Fortified Hierapytna (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_KNOSSOS_3_fort)
Level 2
Fortified Hierapytna (Occupied)
Fortified Hierapytna (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_KNOSSOS_3_fort)
Level 2
Commercial Hierapytna (Occupied)
Commercial Hierapytna (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_KNOSSOS_3_trade)
Level 2
Commercial Hierapytna (Occupied)
Commercial Hierapytna (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_KNOSSOS_3_trade)
Level 2
Hierapytna (Occupied)
Hierapytna (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_KNOSSOS_4)
Level 3
Fortified Hierapytna (Occupied)
Fortified Hierapytna (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_KNOSSOS_4_fort)
Level 3
Commercial Hierapytna (Occupied)
Commercial Hierapytna (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_KNOSSOS_4_trade)
Level 3
Massalia (Occupied)
Massalia (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_MASSILIA_3)
Level 2
Massalia (Occupied)
Massalia (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_MASSILIA_3)
Level 2
Fortified Massalia (Occupied)
Fortified Massalia (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_MASSILIA_3_fort)
Level 2
Fortified Massalia (Occupied)
Fortified Massalia (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_MASSILIA_3_fort)
Level 2
Commercial Massalia (Occupied)
Commercial Massalia (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_MASSILIA_3_trade)
Level 2
Commercial Massalia (Occupied)
Commercial Massalia (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_MASSILIA_3_trade)
Level 2
Massalia (Occupied)
Massalia (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_MASSILIA_4)
Level 3
Fortified Massalia (Occupied)
Fortified Massalia (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_MASSILIA_4_fort)
Level 3
Commercial Massalia (Occupied)
Commercial Massalia (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_MASSILIA_4_trade)
Level 3
Pella (Occupied)
Pella (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_PELLA_3)
Level 2
Pella (Occupied)
Pella (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_PELLA_3)
Level 2
Fortified Pella (Occupied)
Fortified Pella (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_PELLA_3_fort)
Level 2
Fortified Pella (Occupied)
Fortified Pella (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_PELLA_3_fort)
Level 2
Commercial Pella (Occupied)
Commercial Pella (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_PELLA_3_trade)
Level 2
Commercial Pella (Occupied)
Commercial Pella (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_PELLA_3_trade)
Level 2
Pella (Occupied)
Pella (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_PELLA_4)
Level 3
Fortified Pella (Occupied)
Fortified Pella (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_PELLA_4_fort)
Level 3
Commercial Pella (Occupied)
Commercial Pella (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_PELLA_4_trade)
Level 3
Pergamon (Occupied)
Pergamon (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_PERGAMON_3)
Level 2
Pergamon (Occupied)
Pergamon (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_PERGAMON_3)
Level 2
Fortified Pergamon (Occupied)
Fortified Pergamon (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_PERGAMON_3_fort)
Level 2
Fortified Pergamon (Occupied)
Fortified Pergamon (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_PERGAMON_3_fort)
Level 2
Commercial Pergamon (Occupied)
Commercial Pergamon (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_PERGAMON_3_trade)
Level 2
Commercial Pergamon (Occupied)
Commercial Pergamon (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_PERGAMON_3_trade)
Level 2
Pergamon (Occupied)
Pergamon (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_PERGAMON_4)
Level 3
Fortified Pergamon (Occupied)
Fortified Pergamon (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_PERGAMON_4_fort)
Level 3
Commercial Pergamon (Occupied)
Commercial Pergamon (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_PERGAMON_4_trade)
Level 3
Roma (Occupied)
Roma (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_ROME_3)
Level 2
Roma (Occupied)
Roma (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_ROME_3)
Level 2
Fortified Roma (Occupied)
Fortified Roma (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_ROME_3_fort)
Level 2
Fortified Roma (Occupied)
Fortified Roma (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_ROME_3_fort)
Level 2
Commercial Roma (Occupied)
Commercial Roma (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_ROME_3_trade)
Level 2
Commercial Roma (Occupied)
Commercial Roma (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_ROME_3_trade)
Level 2
Roma (Occupied)
Roma (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_ROME_4)
Level 3
Fortified Roma (Occupied)
Fortified Roma (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_ROME_4_fort)
Level 3
Commercial Roma (Occupied)
Commercial Roma (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_ROME_4_trade)
Level 3
Syracuse (Occupied)
Syracuse (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_SYRACUSE_3)
Level 2
Syracuse (Occupied)
Syracuse (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_SYRACUSE_3)
Level 2
Fortified Syracuse (Occupied)
Fortified Syracuse (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_SYRACUSE_3_fort)
Level 2
Fortified Syracuse (Occupied)
Fortified Syracuse (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_SYRACUSE_3_fort)
Level 2
Commercial Syracuse (Occupied)
Commercial Syracuse (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_SYRACUSE_3_trade)
Level 2
Commercial Syracuse (Occupied)
Commercial Syracuse (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_SYRACUSE_3_trade)
Level 2
Syracuse (Occupied)
Syracuse (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_SYRACUSE_4)
Level 3
Fortified Syracuse (Occupied)
Fortified Syracuse (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_SYRACUSE_4_fort)
Level 3
Commercial Syracuse (Occupied)
Commercial Syracuse (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_SYRACUSE_4_trade)
Level 3
Rhodos (Occupied)
Rhodos (Occupied)
(dei_minor_city_RHODES_3)
Level 2
Rhodos (Occupied)
Rhodos (Occupied)
(dei_minor_city_RHODES_3)
Level 2
Fortified Rhodos (Occupied)
Fortified Rhodos (Occupied)
(dei_minor_city_RHODES_3_fort)
Level 2
Fortified Rhodos (Occupied)
Fortified Rhodos (Occupied)
(dei_minor_city_RHODES_3_fort)
Level 2
Commercial Rhodos (Occupied)
Commercial Rhodos (Occupied)
(dei_minor_city_RHODES_3_trade)
Level 2
Commercial Rhodos (Occupied)
Commercial Rhodos (Occupied)
(dei_minor_city_RHODES_3_trade)
Level 2
Rhodos (Occupied)
Rhodos (Occupied)
(dei_minor_city_RHODES_4)
Level 3
Fortified Rhodos (Occupied)
Fortified Rhodos (Occupied)
(dei_minor_city_RHODES_4_fort)
Level 3
Commercial Rhodos (Occupied)
Commercial Rhodos (Occupied)
(dei_minor_city_RHODES_4_trade)
Level 3
Sparta (Occupied)
Sparta (Occupied)
(dei_minor_city_SPARTA_3)
Level 2
Sparta (Occupied)
Sparta (Occupied)
(dei_minor_city_SPARTA_3)
Level 2
Fortified Sparta (Occupied)
Fortified Sparta (Occupied)
(dei_minor_city_SPARTA_3_fort)
Level 2
Fortified Sparta (Occupied)
Fortified Sparta (Occupied)
(dei_minor_city_SPARTA_3_fort)
Level 2
Commercial Sparta (Occupied)
Commercial Sparta (Occupied)
(dei_minor_city_SPARTA_3_trade)
Level 2
Commercial Sparta (Occupied)
Commercial Sparta (Occupied)
(dei_minor_city_SPARTA_3_trade)
Level 2
Sparta (Occupied)
Sparta (Occupied)
(dei_minor_city_SPARTA_4)
Level 3
Fortified Sparta (Occupied)
Fortified Sparta (Occupied)
(dei_minor_city_SPARTA_4_fort)
Level 3
Commercial Sparta (Occupied)
Commercial Sparta (Occupied)
(dei_minor_city_SPARTA_4_trade)
Level 3
Warrior Lodge
Warrior Lodge
(rom_BARBARIAN_artisans_major_1)
Level 0
Meeting Ground
Meeting Ground
(rom_BARBARIAN_artisans_major_bronze_2)
Level 1
Proving Grounds
Proving Grounds
(rom_BARBARIAN_artisans_major_bronze_3)
Level 2
Barbarian Hundred
Barbarian Hundred
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_major_3)
Level 2
Barbarian Hundred
Barbarian Hundred
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_major_3)
Level 2
Barbarian Oppidium
Barbarian Oppidium
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_major_4)
Level 3
Barbarian Garrison Hundred
Barbarian Garrison Hundred
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_major_fort_3)
Level 2
Barbarian Garrison Hundred
Barbarian Garrison Hundred
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_major_fort_3)
Level 2
Barbarian Fortified Oppidium
Barbarian Fortified Oppidium
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_major_fort_4)
Level 3
Barbarian Trade Hundred
Barbarian Trade Hundred
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_major_trade_3)
Level 2
Barbarian Trade Hundred
Barbarian Trade Hundred
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_major_trade_3)
Level 2
Barbarian Economic Oppidium
Barbarian Economic Oppidium
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_major_trade_4)
Level 3
Karotovas Lv. 1 Hall of Champions
Hall of Champions
(rom_BARBARIAN_artisans_major_bronze_4)
Level 3