Marcomanni (Imperator Augustus) Spear Infantry

Spear Masters

Whereas German tribes often fought in a more ordered, organised manner than the Celts, they sometimes adopted their neighbours’ weapons and equipment, either through battle or trade. Celtic armour found its way onto the backs of privileged German warriors, while double-edged longswords were another example of creeping Celtic influence. An iron sword was a prestigious possession, so those who carried them were either of noble blood or were veteran followers. By following a noble, warriors were duty-bound to show dedication and valour. If he fell in combat, the noble’s men were expected to fight to the death. Anyone who survived such a battle was disgraced. Some hanged themselves, unable to live with the shame and dishonour of outliving their battle-lord.

Unit Name Spear Masters

Main Unit Key Ger_Spear_Masterss

Land Unit Key Ger_Spear_Masterss

Naval Unit Key barbarian_transport

Soldiers 160

Category Melee Infantry

Class Spear Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 900

Recruitment Cost 990

Upkeep Cost 110

Melee Attack 30

Weapon Damage 32

├ Melee Weapon rome_celtic_spear_elite

├ Melee Damage Base 21

├ Melee Damage Ap 11

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 17

├ Bonus vs Elephants 19

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 29

Melee Defence 91

├ Base Defence 56

├ Shield celtic

└ Shield Defence 35

Armour 87

├ Armour mail

├ Armour Defence 57

└ Shield Armour 30

Health 80

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_very_heavy_fast

├ Man Health 60

└ Bonus Hit Points 20

Base Morale 65

Abilities

• Shield Screen
  The unit raises their shields in a static defensive formation.
  Bracing, melee defence, shield strength
  Can't move
• Rapid Advance
  Improved unit movement speed over an extended period.
  Speed, acceleration, charge speed
  Exertion: fatigue
• Cavalry Counter-tactics
  Improves unit's ability to endure enemy cavalry charges for an extended time.
  Bonus vs mounted units

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 Cold
  This unit tires less quickly in snow.

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. 0	Bronze Forge (barb_artisan_bronze_3) Level 2
Lv. 1	Bronze Furnace (barb_artisan_bronze_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Cherusci Cimbri Frisii Gutones Lugii Marcomanni German Rebels Rugii Suebi Suebi tribal council
Caesar in Gaul	Nemetes (Caesar in Gaul) German Rebels (Caesar in Gaul) Suebi (Caesar in Gaul) Suebi tribal council (Caesar in Gaul) Vangiones (Caesar in Gaul)
Imperator Augustus	Arii (Imperator Augustus) Buri (Imperator Augustus) Cherusci (Imperator Augustus) Cimbri (Imperator Augustus) Frisii (Imperator Augustus) Gutones (Imperator Augustus) Helisii (Imperator Augustus) Helveconae (Imperator Augustus) Marcomanni (Imperator Augustus) Marcomanni Elders (Imperator Augustus) Nahanarvali (Imperator Augustus) Quadi (Imperator Augustus) German Rebels (Imperator Augustus) Rugii (Imperator Augustus) Semnones (Imperator Augustus)