Suebi (Caesar in Gaul) Missile Infantry

Germanic Slingers

The German tribesman grew up throwing the stones found on the river beds of northern Europe, giving him a natural advantage when applying the skill to combat. Rocks and stones were in ready supply, so whilst spears may have needed repair after a battle, slingers were always well provisioned. Poor men of low status, both in society and subsequently in battle, slingers would typically take up position behind veteran warriors, protecting them from enemy attacks. In return, the veterans would use their shields to safeguard those behind them as they unleashed their rain of missiles. Slingshot could be an effective weapon against close enemy formations or cavalry.

Unit Name Germanic Slingers

Main Unit Key Ger_Slingers

Land Unit Key Ger_Slingers

Naval Unit Key barbarian_transport

Soldiers 120

Category Missile Infantry

Class Missile Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 480

Recruitment Cost 480

Upkeep Cost 70

Missile Damage 20

├ Missile Weapon rome_sling

├ Projectile sling_stone

├ Missile Damage 16

├ Missile Ap Damage 4

└ Base Reload Time 10

Accuracy 5

Range 155

Reload 10

Shots Per Minute 7

Ammunition 35

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 35

├ Base Defence 5

├ Shield germanic_small_skirm

└ Shield Defence 30

Armour 52

├ Armour cloth

├ Armour Defence 27

└ Shield Armour 25

Health 50

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_very_light_fast

├ Man Health 45

└ Bonus Hit Points 5

Base Morale 20

Abilities

No Ability

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.
• Resistant to Cold
  This unit tires less quickly in snow.

Strengths & Weaknesses

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

• Very long range
• Average rate of fire
• Low damage but average armour penetration
• Very weak in melee
• Very poor morale

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Craftsman's House (barb_craftsmen_1) Level 0 Clay Pit (barb_craftsmen_pot_2) Level 1 Potter (barb_craftsmen_pot_3) Level 2 Brine Distiller (barb_craftsmen_salt_2) Level 1 Salt Kiln (barb_craftsmen_salt_3) Level 2 Woodworker (barb_craftsmen_wood_2) Level 1 Carpenter (barb_craftsmen_wood_3) Level 2
Lv. 1	Potter's Workshop (barb_craftsmen_pot_4) Level 3 Salt Workshop (barb_craftsmen_salt_4) Level 3 Builder's Hall (barb_craftsmen_wood_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)