Sarmatian Sword Band
This basic sword band is both cheap to replace & requires little upkeep, while unable to keep up with better armed foes they can still take a beating when needed.Gladiators were usually slaves, condemned criminals or prisoners of war but others did enter the arena. Those with debts or a lust for glory could sell themselves as gladiators, and soldiers who had given ground might be sent to the arena as punishment. A gladiator's life was arduous and brutal, even before fighting in the games. Trainees could, and would, be killed in practice if they fought beneath their abilities, as a way of encouraging the others. The ludus, the training ground and home of gladiators, was run by a lanista, and within its walls his word was law. Outside the arena he was considered to be on the bottom rung of society; some Roman cemeteries did not allow the bodies of lanistas to be buried inside their walls, even. Having said that, there was also a peculiar glamour about their business and some were famed amongst games fans as the men who owned and trained gladiators - the sports stars of the Roman world.
Unit Name Sarmatian Sword Band |
Main Unit Key Ste_Sarmatian_Sword_Band |
Land Unit Key Ste_Sarmatian_Sword_Band |
Naval Unit Key barbarian_transport |
Soldiers 160 |
Category Melee Infantry |
Class Melee Infantry |
Custom Battle Cost 460 |
Recruitment Cost 460 |
Upkeep Cost 70 |
Melee Attack 26 |
36 |
├ Melee Weapon rome_eastern_sword |
├ Melee Damage Base 32 |
├ Melee Damage Ap 4 |
├ Armour Piercing No |
├ Bonus vs. Large 0 |
├ Bonus vs Elephants 0 |
└ Bonus vs Infantry 5 |
Charge Bonus 18 |
63 |
├ Base Defence 34 |
├ Shield small_round |
└ Shield Defence 29 |
47 |
├ Armour leather |
├ Armour Defence 47 |
└ Shield Armour 0 |
65 |
├ Man Entity rome_infantry_heavy_fast |
├ Man Health 55 |
└ Bonus Hit Points 10 |
Base Morale 45 |
Abilities
Sarmatian Sword Band- 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.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Transport- Very poor hull strength
- Very slow speed
- Weak ramming
- Average attack
- Weak defence
- Average damage but low armour penetration
- Poor morale
Faction Availability | |
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Grand Campaign | |
Imperator Augustus |