Ardiaei Missile Infantry

Slave Javelinmen

The javelin is among the oldest weapons in human hands. Equipped with javelins and little else, skirmishers harried their opposite numbers and peppered hoplite phalanxes before quickly retreating. This was the typical tactic of all unarmoured, javelin-armed troops: to engage at range and then fall back behind more heavily-armoured infantry, or continue attacks while trying to stay just out of reach of the enemy. Such harassment could be highly effective, in 391BC at the Battle of Lechaeum a force of Spartans, lacking the support of skirmishers or cavalry, were severely punished by javelin-armed Athenians who refused to meet them at close quarters. Over time, shields became common, such as those used by Thracian and Greek peltasts, but in turn these were rendered obsolescent by the Hellenic thureophoroi. Nevertheless, javelinmen and other irregulars continued to play a part in many armies throughout antiquity.

Unit Name Slave Javelinmen

Main Unit Key Ill_Slave_Javelinmen

Land Unit Key Ill_Slave_Javelinmen

Naval Unit Key greek_transport

Soldiers 120

Category Missile Infantry

Class Missile Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 360

Recruitment Cost 320

Upkeep Cost 70

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

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.

Strengths & Weaknesses

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

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

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Slave Trader (barb_commons_slave_2) Level 1
Lv. 1	Slave Market (barb_commons_slave_3) Level 2

Garrison Buildings
x 2	Farmstead (Amber Shore) (barb_amber_1) Level 0 Village (Amber Collector) (barb_amber_2) Level 1 Town (Amber Trader) (barb_amber_3) Level 2 Pagus (Amber Road) (barb_amber_4) Level 3 Settlement (barb_city_1) Level 0 Fortified Settlement (barb_city_2) Level 1 Hundred (barb_city_3) Level 2 Industry Oppidum (barb_city_industry_4) Level 3 Trade Oppidum (barb_city_trade_4) Level 3 Tribal Oppidum (barb_city_tribal_4) Level 3 Craftsman's House (barb_craftsmen_1) Level 0 Potter (barb_craftsmen_pot_3) Level 2 Potter's Workshop (barb_craftsmen_pot_4) Level 3 Brine Distiller (barb_craftsmen_salt_2) Level 1 Salt Kiln (barb_craftsmen_salt_3) Level 2 Salt Workshop (barb_craftsmen_salt_4) Level 3 Carpenter (barb_craftsmen_wood_3) Level 2 Builder's Hall (barb_craftsmen_wood_4) Level 3 Farmstead (Glassware) (barb_glass_1) Level 0 Village (Glass Blower) (barb_glass_2) Level 1 Town (Glass Maker) (barb_glass_3) Level 2 Pagus (Master Glass Maker) (barb_glass_4) Level 3 Farmstead (Gold Mine) (barb_gold_1) Level 0 Village (Trench Mine) (barb_gold_2) Level 1 Town (Shaft Mine) (barb_gold_3) Level 2 Pagus (Sluiced Mine) (barb_gold_4) Level 3 Farmstead (Grain Fields) (barb_grain_1) Level 0 Village (Grain Farms) (barb_grain_2) Level 1 Town (Grain Irrigated Farm) (barb_grain_3) Level 2 Pagus (Grain Estate) (barb_grain_4) Level 3 Farmstead (Horse Trainers) (barb_horse_1) Level 0 Village (Horse Breeders) (barb_horse_2) Level 1 Pagus (Master Horse Breeders) (barb_horse_3) Level 2 Farmstead (Iron Workshop) (barb_iron_1) Level 0 Village (Shieldmaker) (barb_iron_armour_2) Level 1 Pagus (Armourer) (barb_iron_armour_3) Level 2 Village (Blacksmith) (barb_iron_weapon_2) Level 1 Pagus (Weaponsmith) (barb_iron_weapon_3) Level 2 Farmstead (Lead Mine) (barb_lead_1) Level 0 Village (Trench Mine) (barb_lead_2) Level 1 Town (Shaft Mine) (barb_lead_3) Level 2 Pagus (Sluiced Mine) (barb_lead_4) Level 3 Farmstead (Tannery) (barb_leather_1) Level 0 Village (Open Air Tannery) (barb_leather_2) Level 1 Town (Leather Workshop) (barb_leather_3) Level 2 Pagus (Master Leather Workshop) (barb_leather_4) Level 3 Farmstead (Loggers) (barb_lumber_1) Level 0 Village (Logging Camp) (barb_lumber_2) Level 1 Town (Timber Yard) (barb_lumber_3) Level 2 Pagus (Timber Trader) (barb_lumber_4) Level 3 Farmstead (Marble Pit) (barb_marble_1) Level 0 Village (Marble Quarry) (barb_marble_2) Level 1 Town (Marble Cutter) (barb_marble_3) Level 2 Pagus (Marble Architect) (barb_marble_4) Level 3 Farmstead (Olive Grove) (barb_olive_1) Level 0 Village (Olive Press) (barb_olive_2) Level 1 Town (Mola Olieria) (barb_olive_3) Level 2 Pagus (Olive Oil Trader) (barb_olive_4) Level 3 Farmstead (Murex Snail Farm) (barb_purple_dye_1) Level 0 Village (Snail Vats) (barb_purple_dye_2) Level 1 Town (Dye Works) (barb_purple_dye_3) Level 2 Pagus (Master Dye Works) (barb_purple_dye_4) Level 3 Farmstead (Silk Trader) (barb_silk_1) Level 0 Village (Silk Caravan) (barb_silk_2) Level 1 Town (Silk Market) (barb_silk_3) Level 2 Pagus (Silk Road) (barb_silk_4) Level 3 Farmstead (barb_town_1) Level 0 Village (barb_town_2) Level 1 Town (barb_town_3) Level 2 Farm Pagus (barb_town_farm_4) Level 3 Tribal Pagus (barb_town_tribal_4) Level 3 Farmstead (Vineyard) (barb_wine_1) Level 0 Village (Large Vineyard) (barb_wine_2) Level 1 Town (Winemaker) (barb_wine_3) Level 2 Pagus (Master Winemaker) (barb_wine_4) Level 3
x 1	Bronze Workshop (barb_artisan_bronze_2) Level 1 Bronze Forge (barb_artisan_bronze_3) Level 2 Bronze Furnace (barb_artisan_bronze_4) Level 3 Coin Maker (barb_artisan_coin_2) Level 1 Coin Mint (barb_artisan_coin_3) Level 2 Coin Hoard (barb_artisan_coin_4) Level 3 Horn Maker (barb_artisan_maker_2) Level 1 Trumpet Maker (barb_artisan_maker_3) Level 2 Carnyx Maker (barb_artisan_maker_4) Level 3
x 3	Clay Pit (barb_craftsmen_pot_2) Level 1 Woodworker (barb_craftsmen_wood_2) Level 1

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Ardiaei Ardiaei tribal council Daorsi Dalmatae Illyrian Rebels
Imperator Augustus	Illyrian Rebels (Imperator Augustus)