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Velites

These javelin-armed skirmishers are fast moving and lightly armoured.

Recruited from amongst Rome's poor and those too young to fight as hastati, the velites were the Roman army’s light infantry. They wore wolf skin head-dresses which are thought to have some totemic significance, although were also worn to induce fear in their enemies. At the Battle of Zama in 202BC, when Scipio Africanus confronted the Carthaginian general, Hannibal, it was the velites who helped fend off his initial elephant charge, utilising their light armour and weapons to move quickly around them. They harassed the elephants to a frenzy while the cavalry blew horns to disorientate the beasts. Hannibal had hoped to break the Roman lines with his elephants; instead, many of the frightened beasts turned on the Carthaginians. Those elephants who didn’t crash through their own lines were caught in a cleverly orchestrated manoeuvre, whereby the Romans carefully channelled them through gaps made between the cohorts' formation.

Velites

Unit Name

Velites

Main Unit Key

Rom_Velites

Land Unit Key

Rom_Velites

Naval Unit Key

roman_transport

Soldiers

120

Category

Missile Infantry

Class

Missile Infantry

Custom Battle Cost

470

Recruitment Cost

470

Upkeep Cost

85

Missile Damage

28

├ Missile Weapon

rome_javelin

├ Projectile

javelin_normal

├ Missile Damage

15

├ Missile Ap Damage

13

└ Base Reload Time

9

Accuracy

5

Range

70

Reload

13

Shots Per Minute

8

Ammunition

18

Melee Attack

7

Weapon Damage

23

├ Melee Weapon

rome_shortsword

├ Melee Damage Base

20

├ Melee Damage Ap

3

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Bonus vs. Large

0

├ Bonus vs Elephants

0

└ Bonus vs Infantry

5

Charge Bonus

3

Melee Defence

31

├ Base Defence

5

├ Shield

pelta

└ Shield Defence

26

Armour

52

├ Armour

cloth

├ Armour Defence

27

└ Shield Armour

25

Health

50

├ Man Entity

rome_infantry_very_light

├ Man Health

45

└ Bonus Hit Points

5

Base Morale

20

Abilities

Velites
  • 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
Velites
  • Short range
  • Fast rate of fire
  • Very good damage and armour penetration
  • Very weak in melee
  • Very poor morale
Requires Buildings
Velites Lv. 0 Field of Mars
Field of Mars
(rome_military_1)
Level 0
Auxiliary Camp
Auxiliary Camp
(rome_military_aux_2)
Level 1
Auxiliary Barracks
Auxiliary Barracks
(rome_military_aux_3)
Level 2
Manipular Barracks
Manipular Barracks
(rome_military_main_2)
Level 1
Cohort Barracks
Cohort Barracks
(rome_military_main_3)
Level 2
Velites Lv. 1 Auxiliary Garrison
Auxiliary Garrison
(rome_military_aux_4)
Level 3
Legionary Barracks
Legionary Barracks
(rome_military_main_4)
Level 3
Garrison Buildings
Velites x 1 Village (Amber Shore)
Village (Amber Shore)
(rome_amber_1)
Level 0
Settlement (Amber Collector)
Settlement (Amber Collector)
(rome_amber_2)
Level 1
Town (Amber Trader)
Town (Amber Trader)
(rome_amber_3)
Level 2
Colonia (Amber Road)
Colonia (Amber Road)
(rome_amber_4)
Level 3
Village (Glassware)
Village (Glassware)
(rome_glass_1)
Level 0
Settlement (Glass Blower)
Settlement (Glass Blower)
(rome_glass_2)
Level 1
Town (Glass Maker)
Town (Glass Maker)
(rome_glass_3)
Level 2
Colonia (Master Glass Maker)
Colonia (Master Glass Maker)
(rome_glass_4)
Level 3
Village (Gold Mine)
Village (Gold Mine)
(rome_gold_1)
Level 0
Settlement (Trench Mine)
Settlement (Trench Mine)
(rome_gold_2)
Level 1
Town (Shaft Mine)
Town (Shaft Mine)
(rome_gold_3)
Level 2
Colonia (Sluiced Mine)
Colonia (Sluiced Mine)
(rome_gold_4)
Level 3
Village (Grain Fields)
Village (Grain Fields)
(rome_grain_1)
Level 0
Settlement (Grain Farms)
Settlement (Grain Farms)
(rome_grain_2)
Level 1
Town (Grain Irrigated Farm)
Town (Grain Irrigated Farm)
(rome_grain_3)
Level 2
Colonia (Grain Estate)
Colonia (Grain Estate)
(rome_grain_4)
Level 3
Village (Horse Trainers)
Village (Horse Trainers)
(rome_horse_1)
Level 0
Town (Horse Breeders)
Town (Horse Breeders)
(rome_horse_2)
Level 1
Colonia (Master Horse Breeders)
Colonia (Master Horse Breeders)
(rome_horse_3)
Level 2
Town (Shieldmaker)
Town (Shieldmaker)
(rome_iron_armour_2)
Level 1
Colonia (Armourer)
Colonia (Armourer)
(rome_iron_armour_3)
Level 2
Town (Blacksmith)
Town (Blacksmith)
(rome_iron_weapon_2)
Level 1
Colonia (Weaponsmith)
Colonia (Weaponsmith)
(rome_iron_weapon_3)
Level 2
Village (Lead Mine)
Village (Lead Mine)
(rome_lead_1)
Level 0
Settlement (Trench Mine)
Settlement (Trench Mine)
(rome_lead_2)
Level 1
Town (Shaft Mine)
Town (Shaft Mine)
(rome_lead_3)
Level 2
Colonia (Sluiced Mine)
Colonia (Sluiced Mine)
(rome_lead_4)
Level 3
Village (Tannery)
Village (Tannery)
(rome_leather_1)
Level 0
Settlement (Open Air Tannery)
Settlement (Open Air Tannery)
(rome_leather_2)
Level 1
Town (Leather Workshop)
Town (Leather Workshop)
(rome_leather_3)
Level 2
Colonia (Master Leather Workshop)
Colonia (Master Leather Workshop)
(rome_leather_4)
Level 3
Village (Loggers)
Village (Loggers)
(rome_lumber_1)
Level 0
Settlement (Logging Camp)
Settlement (Logging Camp)
(rome_lumber_2)
Level 1
Town (Timber Yard)
Town (Timber Yard)
(rome_lumber_3)
Level 2
Colonia (Timber Trader)
Colonia (Timber Trader)
(rome_lumber_4)
Level 3
Village (Marble Pit)
Village (Marble Pit)
(rome_marble_1)
Level 0
Settlement (Marble Quarry)
Settlement (Marble Quarry)
(rome_marble_2)
Level 1
Town (Marble Cutter)
Town (Marble Cutter)
(rome_marble_3)
Level 2
Colonia (Marble Architect)
Colonia (Marble Architect)
(rome_marble_4)
Level 3
Auxiliary Garrison
Auxiliary Garrison
(rome_military_aux_4)
Level 3
Village (Olive Grove)
Village (Olive Grove)
(rome_olive_1)
Level 0
Settlement (Olive Press)
Settlement (Olive Press)
(rome_olive_2)
Level 1
Town (Mola Olearia)
Town (Mola Olearia)
(rome_olive_3)
Level 2
Colonia (Olive Oil Trader)
Colonia (Olive Oil Trader)
(rome_olive_4)
Level 3
Village (Murex Snail Farm)
Village (Murex Snail Farm)
(rome_purple_dye_1)
Level 0
Settlement (Snail Vats)
Settlement (Snail Vats)
(rome_purple_dye_2)
Level 1
Town (Dye Works)
Town (Dye Works)
(rome_purple_dye_3)
Level 2
Colonia (Master Dye Works)
Colonia (Master Dye Works)
(rome_purple_dye_4)
Level 3
Village (Silk Trader)
Village (Silk Trader)
(rome_silk_1)
Level 0
Settlement (Silk Caravan)
Settlement (Silk Caravan)
(rome_silk_2)
Level 1
Town (Silk Market)
Town (Silk Market)
(rome_silk_3)
Level 2
Colonia (Silk Road)
Colonia (Silk Road)
(rome_silk_4)
Level 3
Village
Village
(rome_town_1)
Level 0
Village (Vineyard)
Village (Vineyard)
(rome_wine_1)
Level 0
Settlement (Large Vineyard)
Settlement (Large Vineyard)
(rome_wine_2)
Level 1
Town (Winemaker)
Town (Winemaker)
(rome_wine_3)
Level 2
Colonia (Master Winemaker)
Colonia (Master Winemaker)
(rome_wine_4)
Level 3
Velites x 2 City
City
(rome_city_1)
Level 0
Civil Municipium
Civil Municipium
(rome_city_civil_3)
Level 2
Garrison Colonia
Garrison Colonia
(rome_city_garrison_2)
Level 1
Garrison Municipium
Garrison Municipium
(rome_city_garrison_3)
Level 2
Auxiliary Camp
Auxiliary Camp
(rome_military_aux_2)
Level 1
Auxiliary Barracks
Auxiliary Barracks
(rome_military_aux_3)
Level 2
Civil Settlement
Civil Settlement
(rome_town_civil_2)
Level 1
Civil Town
Civil Town
(rome_town_civil_3)
Level 2
Civil Colonia
Civil Colonia
(rome_town_civil_4)
Level 3
Farming Settlement
Farming Settlement
(rome_town_farm_2)
Level 1
Farming Town
Farming Town
(rome_town_farm_3)
Level 2
Farming Colonia
Farming Colonia
(rome_town_farm_4)
Level 3
Market Settlement
Market Settlement
(rome_town_trade_2)
Level 1
Market Town
Market Town
(rome_town_trade_3)
Level 2
Market Colonia
Market Colonia
(rome_town_trade_4)
Level 3
Velites x 3 Civil Colonia
Civil Colonia
(rome_city_civil_2)
Level 1
Civil Urbs
Civil Urbs
(rome_city_civil_4)
Level 3
Garrison Urbs
Garrison Urbs
(rome_city_garrison_4)
Level 3