Illyrian Expert Swords
These fierce soldiers have honed the skill of the blade over many years, and are more than willing to use that skill to cut through any enemy defense.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 Illyrian Expert Swords |
Main Unit Key Ill_Illyrian_Expert_Swords |
Land Unit Key Ill_Illyrian_Expert_Swords |
Naval Unit Key greek_transport |
Soldiers 160 |
Category Melee Infantry |
Class Melee Infantry |
Custom Battle Cost 800 |
Recruitment Cost 800 |
Upkeep Cost 85 |
Melee Attack 35 |
38 |
├ Melee Weapon rome_kopis |
├ Melee Damage Base 32 |
├ Melee Damage Ap 6 |
├ Armour Piercing No |
├ Bonus vs. Large 0 |
├ Bonus vs Elephants 0 |
└ Bonus vs Infantry 6 |
Charge Bonus 31 |
79 |
├ Base Defence 40 |
├ Shield celtic_round |
└ Shield Defence 39 |
83 |
├ Armour mail |
├ Armour Defence 57 |
└ Shield Armour 26 |
70 |
├ Man Entity rome_infantry_heavy_fast |
├ Man Health 55 |
└ Bonus Hit Points 15 |
Base Morale 55 |
Abilities
Illyrian Expert Swords- Rapid Advance
Improved unit movement speed over an extended period.
Speed, acceleration, charge speed
Exertion: fatigue - Headhunt
Gradual increase in effectiveness of the unit's attack.
Melee attack, morale
Melee defence - Frenzy
Improves a unit's charge and weapon damage for an extended period.
Charge damage, Weapon damage
Exertion: fatigue
Attributes
- 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
Transport- Very poor hull strength
- Very slow speed
- Weak ramming
- Good attack
- Average defence
- Average damage but low armour penetration
- Normal morale
Faction Availability | |
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Grand Campaign | |
Imperator Augustus |