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Spear Nobles

Nobility has a price to be paid in blood, spear in hand and unflinching before the enemy.

While Celts often lacked the formal organisations and tactics of their more 'civilised' opponents, they did have extremely able metalworkers, and long experience as mercenaries. In battle, they were not outmatched on an individual level by Romans or Greeks. Celts often favoured the spear in battle. It is a simple weapon, and a typical Celtic warrior might carry several into a fight: lighter javelins to hurl at the enemy on the approach or charge, and sometimes an iron-tipped spear for close combat. Some spears were crafted with barbed tips to cause further damage as they were pulled from wounds. Spears were also convenient for displaying trophies, in the shape of rotting enemy heads. This bloody appearance by the Celts, and a ferocious appetite for battle, was often enough to un-man opponents. Celtic warriors would send a chorus of chants, taunts and insults aimed towards foes, and blow their unearthly-sounding 'carnyx' battle horns. The whole display was intended to frighten foes, and put the warriors into the right frame of mind for battle.

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Spear Nobles

Unit Name

Spear Nobles

Main Unit Key

Cel_Spear_Nobles

Land Unit Key

Cel_Spear_Nobles

Naval Unit Key

barbarian_transport

Soldiers

160

Category

Melee Infantry

Class

Spear Infantry

Custom Battle Cost

1130

Recruitment Cost

1130

Upkeep Cost

200

Missile Damage

32

├ Missile Weapon

rome_javelin_precursor

├ Projectile

javelin_prec

├ Missile Damage

20

├ Missile Ap Damage

12

└ Base Reload Time

15

Accuracy

5

Range

40

Reload

0

Shots Per Minute

4

Ammunition

2

Melee Attack

34

Weapon Damage

30

├ Melee Weapon

rome_celtic_spear_elite

├ Melee Damage Base

24

├ Melee Damage Ap

6

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Bonus vs. Large

15

├ Bonus vs Elephants

15

└ Bonus vs Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

32

Melee Defence

77

├ Base Defence

47

├ Shield

celtic

└ Shield Defence

30

Armour

75

├ Armour

mail

├ Armour Defence

40

└ Shield Armour

35

Health

65

├ Man Entity

rome_infantry_very_heavy

├ Man Health

45

└ Bonus Hit Points

20

Base Morale

70

Abilities

Spear Nobles
  • Cavalry Counter-tactics
    Improves unit's ability to endure enemy cavalry charges for an extended time.
    Bonus vs mounted units
  • Shield Screen
    The unit raises their shields in a static defensive formation.
    Bracing, melee defence, shield strength
    Can't move

Attributes

  • Expert Charge Defence
    This unit’s melee attack and damage are increased against charging enemies.
  • 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
Spear Nobles
  • Very good defensive unit
  • Low damage but average armour penetration
  • Average attack
  • Good morale
Requires Buildings
Spear Nobles Lv. 0 Bronze Furnace
Bronze Furnace
(barb_artisan_bronze_4)
Level 3