Dacia (Imperator Augustus) Missile Infantry

Dacian Heavy Skirmishers

These elite skirmishers both harass and melee with equal skill.

The Getae were a confederation of 'barbarian' tribes who settled near the Danube River in what are now parts of present-day Romania and Bulgaria. Whether they were ethnically Dacian or Thracian remains uncertain, as both the Greeks and the Romans drew opposite conclusions on the matter. The Greeks were the first to encounter them, as early as the 7th century BC, stating that the Getae were 'the noblest as well as the most just of all the Thracian tribes'. However, the Romans later concluded they were a people of Dacian origin. Whatever their etymology, the Getae were a formidable battlefield opponent for any civilised or tribal force. They were also first class raiders, famed for their hit-and-run guerrilla tactics and oft employed for that purpose by the regional powers of the time. Eventually, despite their military skills and undoubted bravery, the Getae fell foul of the greatest warrior of the age; at the end of the 4th century BC, Alexander the Great suppressed them at the beginning his legendary Persian expedition. However, after the collapse of Macedon's empire and a period of consolidation, Getae influence and control was again widespread throughout the Balkans and as far as the Black Sea coast, reaching its fullest extent during the 3rd century BC. The Getae remained influential until their defeat by the Roman general Crassus the Younger almost 200 years later, at which point their territory was absorbed into Rome's growing empire.

Abilities

Dacian Heavy Skirmishers

• Quick Reload
  Improved reloading for an extended time.
  Shots per minute
  Exertion: fatigue

Attributes

• Resistant to Fatigue
  Fatigue has less of an effect on this unit.
• Hide (scrub & forest)
  This unit can hide in scrub and forest until enemy units get too close.

Strengths & Weaknesses

Transport

• Very poor hull strength
• Very slow speed
• Weak ramming

Dacian Heavy Skirmishers

• Short range
• Fast rate of fire
• Very good damage and armour penetration
• Very weak in melee
• Very poor morale

Dacia (Imperator Augustus) Units
General (3)
1.Noble Horsemen
2.Noble Spears
3.Noble Swords
Melee Infantry (10)
4.Falxmen
5.Noble Swords
6.Thracian Chosen Infantry
7.Thracian Infantry
8.Triballoi Swordsmen
9.Costobocii Axemen
10.Dacian Elite Falxmen
11.Daoi Elite Infantry
12.Dii Swordsmen
13.Dacian Axe Nobles
Missile Infantry (7)
14.Dacian Bowmen
15.Dacian Heavy Bowmen
16.Dacian Heavy Skirmishers
17.Dacian Skirmishers
18.Dacian Elite Archers
19.Dacian Elite Skirmishers
20.Dacian Noble Archers
Spear Infantry (9)
21.Armoured Spears
22.Heavy Spears
23.Noble Spears
24.Spear Warriors
25.Spears
26.Dacian Tribesmen
27.Getohellenic Hoplites
28.Bessi Spearmen
29.Kapidaua Spears
Melee Cavalry (2)
30.Spear Horsemen
31.Tarabostes
Missile Cavalry (4)
32.Bow Horsemen
33.Thracian Chosen Cavalry
34.Noble Horse Archers
35.Skirmisher Cavalry
Shock Cavalry (2)
36.Noble Horsemen
37.Dacian Horsemen
Fixed Artillery (3)
38.Dacian Giant Ballista
39.Dacian Bastion Scorpion
40.Dacian Scorpion (Fixed)
Field Artillery (6)
41.Dacian Bastion Ballista
42.Dacian Ballista
43.Dacian Scorpion
44.Dacian Heavy Onager
45.Dacian Bastion Onager
46.Dacian Onager
Admiral (1)
47.Heavy Raider - Falxmen
Melee Ship (4)
48.Heavy Raider - Falxmen
49.Persian Assault Teteres - Heavy Spears
50.Medium Assault Raider - Heavy Spears
51.Assault Raider - Spears
Missile Ship (2)
52.Greek Missile Penteres - Dacian Bowmen
53.Missile Raider - Dacian Skirmishers
Artillery Ship (2)
54.Roman Light Artillery Quinquereme - Dacian Ballista (Ship)
55.Roman Artillery Quinquereme - Dacian Onager (Ship)