Armenia (Imperator Augustus) Melee Infantry

Vahagn Disciples

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 Vahagn Disciples

Main Unit Key Eas_Vahagn_Disciples

Land Unit Key Eas_Vahagn_Disciples

Naval Unit Key persian_transport

Soldiers 160

Category Melee Infantry

Class Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 1100

Recruitment Cost 1100

Upkeep Cost 100

Melee Attack 42

Weapon Damage 38

├ Melee Weapon rome_eastern_sword_elite

├ Melee Damage Base 33

├ Melee Damage Ap 5

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 0

├ Bonus vs Elephants 0

└ Bonus vs Infantry 7

Charge Bonus 38

Melee Defence 80

├ Base Defence 45

├ Shield celtic

└ Shield Defence 35

Armour 92

├ Armour mail_improved

├ Armour Defence 62

└ Shield Armour 30

Health 80

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_very_heavy

├ Man Health 60

└ Bonus Hit Points 20

Base Morale 65

Abilities

• Loyalty of the 10th
  Target friendly units to greatly improve their defensive capabilities and make their morale unbreakable for an extended period. Can only be used once per battle.
  Defence, unbreakable
• War Cry
  
• Killing Spree
  Increases weapon damage for an extended period.
  Weapon damage
  Exertion: fatigue
• Use the Whip
  Improved attack and fatigue resistance for a short time.
  Melee attack, weapon damage, fatigue resistance
  Exertion: fatigue

Attributes

• Encourage
  This unit provides a morale bonus to nearby allies.
• Hide (forest)
  This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
• Resistant to Heat
  This unit tires less quickly in the desert.

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. 1	Royal Barracks (east_military_infantry_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Armenia Armenian Nobles
Imperator Augustus	Armenia (Imperator Augustus) Armenian Nobles (Imperator Augustus)