Suebi Pike Infantry

Speutagardaz

Among the elites, they were famous spearmen, the Speutagardaz. They were skilled enough to form impressive shieldwalls with five meters spears, a rather unusual feature. The Celtic phalanx, as it was in 300 bc, presented a wall of three to two and a helf meter spears, with long spearheads. Speutagardaz used long spears with a "short and narrow head".

Unit Name Speutagardaz

Main Unit Key Ger_Speutagardaz

Land Unit Key Ger_Speutagardaz

Naval Unit Key barbarian_transport

Soldiers 160

Category Melee Infantry

Class Pike Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 750

Recruitment Cost 750

Upkeep Cost 85

Melee Attack 35

Weapon Damage 29

├ Melee Weapon rome_pike

├ Melee Damage Base 20

├ Melee Damage Ap 9

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 5

├ Bonus vs Elephants 7

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 15

Melee Defence 71

├ Base Defence 45

├ Shield hoplite

└ Shield Defence 26

Armour 90

├ Armour leather

├ Armour Defence 47

└ Shield Armour 43

Health 70

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_very_heavy_pike

├ Man Health 55

└ Bonus Hit Points 15

Base Morale 60

Abilities

• Pike Phalanx
  The unit moves into a deep, close defensive formation.
  Bonus vs cavalry, bracing.
  Limited speed
• Steady
  Improves the unit's ability to endure enemy charges.
  Armour, melee defence
  Exertion: fatigue

Attributes

• Disciplined
  This unit does not suffer a morale penalty when the general dies. It can also rally after routing more often.
• Hide (forest)
  This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.

Strengths & Weaknesses

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

• Very good defensive unit
• Low damage but average armour penetration
• Average attack
• Good morale
• Very vulnerable when not in phalanx

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Bronze Forge (barb_artisan_bronze_3) Level 2 Bronze Forge (barb_artisan_bronze_3) Level 2
Lv. 1	Bronze Furnace (barb_artisan_bronze_4) Level 3 Bronze Furnace (barb_artisan_bronze_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Cherusci Cimbri Frisii Gutones Lugii Marcomanni German Rebels Rugii Suebi Suebi tribal council
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