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Molossian Dogs

Vicious dogs do not tire easily, and never lose the scent of an enemy.

Dogs have always been useful for guard, patrol and scout work. With skilled handlers they can also be used effectively on the battlefield. Attack dogs were specifically bred and trained to ignore the noise and chaos of combat. Taught to attack on command, they were starved a little to ensure aggression before being unleashed upon enemy formations as a savage wave. Faced with a pack of foaming, hungry dogs many men naturally broke or faltered, opening gaps in a battle line that could then be exploited by melee troops.

Molossian Dogs

Unit Name

Molossian Dogs

Main Unit Key

Gre_Molossian_Dogs

Land Unit Key

Gre_Molossian_Dogs

Naval Unit Key

pel_transport

Soldiers

40

Category

Melee Infantry

Class

Special

Custom Battle Cost

575

Recruitment Cost

575

Upkeep Cost

110

Melee Attack

35

Weapon Damage

40

├ Melee Weapon

rome_celtic_longsword

├ Melee Damage Base

36

├ Melee Damage Ap

4

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Bonus vs. Large

0

├ Bonus vs Elephants

0

└ Bonus vs Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

20

Melee Defence

68

├ Base Defence

28

├ Shield

caetra

└ Shield Defence

40

Armour

15

├ Armour

cloth

├ Armour Defence

10

└ Shield Armour

5

Health

45

├ Man Entity

rome_infantry_light

├ Man Health

40

└ Bonus Hit Points

5

Base Morale

35

Abilities

No Ability

Attributes

No Attribute

Strengths & Weaknesses

Transport
  • Very poor hull strength
  • Very slow speed
  • Weak ramming
Molossian Dogs
  • Very good attack
  • Strong against lightly armoured units
  • Handlers weak in melee
Requires Buildings
Molossian Dogs Lv. 0 Skirmisher Camp
Skirmisher Camp
(greek_military_light_3)
Level 2
Mercenary Camp
Mercenary Camp
(greek_military_light_4)
Level 3
Faction Availability
Grand Campaign