Galatian Spear Loyalists
Wielding the two handed spear, the spear loyalists are best avoided by any mounted foe - what they lack in defence they make up for in attack.Encouraged by Ptolemaic Pharaohs to settle in Egypt, Galatian mercenaries were employed in their armies and as royal guards. Celtic tribesmen, the Galatians migrated south into central Anatolia and eastern Phrygia following Brennus’ invasions of Macedon and Greece in 279BC. They had a fierce reputation and found employment as mercenaries throughout the Hellenistic world. Held in high esteem throughout the period, they fought in the Celtic style, making use of swords, javelins and oval shields. Auxiliaries in the Egyptian army were not generally armoured, but the Galatians of the royal guard wore mail shirts by the time of the last Cleopatra; she was given 300 Galatian warriors in 48BC by Julius Caesar. Galatians were a practical solution to a manpower shortage faced by the Ptolemaic dynasty; the loyalty of mercenaries could easily be purchased with Egypt’s wealth, and they were far less likely to turn on their foreign masters than the Egyptians.
Unit Name Galatian Spear Loyalists |
Main Unit Key Cel_Galatian_Spear_Loyalists |
Land Unit Key Cel_Galatian_Spear_Loyalists |
Naval Unit Key barbarian_transport |
Soldiers 160 |
Category Melee Infantry |
Class Spear Infantry |
Custom Battle Cost 700 |
Recruitment Cost 700 |
Upkeep Cost 85 |
Melee Attack 29 |
32 |
├ Melee Weapon rome_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 24 |
91 |
├ Base Defence 46 |
├ Shield celtic_shock |
└ Shield Defence 45 |
72 |
├ Armour mail_improved |
├ Armour Defence 62 |
└ Shield Armour 10 |
75 |
├ Man Entity rome_infantry_heavy |
├ Man Health 55 |
└ Bonus Hit Points 20 |
Base Morale 60 |
Abilities
Galatian Spear Loyalists- Hollow Square
- Cavalry Counter-tactics
Improves unit's ability to endure enemy cavalry charges for an extended time.
Bonus vs mounted units - Headhunt
Gradual increase in effectiveness of the unit's attack.
Melee attack, morale
Melee defence - Rapid Advance
Improved unit movement speed over an extended period.
Speed, acceleration, charge speed
Exertion: fatigue
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.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Transport- Very poor hull strength
- Very slow speed
- Weak ramming
- Very good attack
- Average defence
- Average damage but low armour penetration
- Good morale
Requires Buildings | |
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Lv. 0 |
Bronze Forge
(barb_artisan_bronze_3) Level 2 |
Lv. 1 |
Bronze Furnace
(barb_artisan_bronze_4) Level 3 |
Faction Availability | |
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Grand Campaign | |
Imperator Augustus |