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Mastery of Terrain

Intricate knowledge of your homeland is worth its weight in gold.

Early in their contact with the Romans the barbarian tribes proved themselves well able to defeat superior Roman armies by using ambush tactics and knowledge of the terrain of their homelands to their advantage. Battles like Teutoburg Forest soon taught the Romans to respect the military prowess of foes they had previously considered little more than savages. However, the invasion of the Huns drove many of the Germanic tribes from their homelands and they were forced to adopt new tactics and techniques to defeat the Romans and carve out new homes for their people.

Mastery of Terrain

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Military Tier 6

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Effects

Campaign movement range: +8% (all forces)
Battle movement speed: +5% (faction_to_force_own_unseen)
Requires
Requires Technologies Standardised EquipmentStandardised Equipment
Enables
Enables Technologies Combat at DistanceCombat at Distance
Enables Units Upgrade Alani Cavalry WarriorsAlani Cavalry Warriors Cost 119 Upgrade To Alani HorsemenAlani Horsemen
Alani Mounted BowsAlani Mounted Bows Cost 119 Upgrade To Alani Horse ArchersAlani Horse Archers
Celtic Cavalry RaidersCeltic Cavalry Raiders Cost 138 Upgrade To Mounted Spear RaidersMounted Spear Raiders
GazehoundsGazehounds Cost 81 Upgrade To Sighthound SpearsSighthound Spears
Germanic BandGermanic Band Cost 81 Upgrade To Gothic WarbandGothic Warband
Germanic BrigandsGermanic Brigands Cost 163 Upgrade To Germanic RaidersGermanic Raiders
Germanic Mounted BrigandsGermanic Mounted Brigands Cost 163 Upgrade To Germanic RaidersGermanic Raiders
Germanic Mounted WarbandGermanic Mounted Warband Cost 125 Upgrade To Germanic HorsemenGermanic Horsemen
Germanic WarbandGermanic Warband Cost 81 Upgrade To Gothic WarbandGothic Warband
Salian Frankish LancersSalian Frankish Lancers Cost 150 Upgrade To Frankish LancersFrankish Lancers
Sarmatian Mounted SkirmishersSarmatian Mounted Skirmishers Cost 119 Upgrade To Mounted Sword RaidersMounted Sword Raiders
Nordic LevyNordic Levy Cost 94 Upgrade To Nordic SpearmenNordic Spearmen
Nordic Mounted RaidersNordic Mounted Raiders Cost 119 Upgrade To Nordic Horse RaidersNordic Horse Raiders
Thrall SpearsThrall Spears Cost 69 Upgrade To Thrall SpearmenThrall Spearmen
CohorsCohors Cost 100 Upgrade To LegioLegio
Artillery Liburnian - Alani Artillery CrewArtillery Liburnian - Alani Artillery Crew Cost 100 Upgrade To Battery Liburnian - Alani Artillery CrewBattery Liburnian - Alani Artillery Crew
Skeid Longship - Alani Marauder BowsSkeid Longship - Alani Marauder Bows Cost 60 Upgrade To Skeid Longship - Alani Marauder ArchersSkeid Longship - Alani Marauder Archers
Skeid Longship - Alani Marauder BowmenSkeid Longship - Alani Marauder Bowmen Cost 60 Upgrade To Skeid Longship - Alani Marauder ArchersSkeid Longship - Alani Marauder Archers
Artillery Liburnian - Germanic Artillery CrewArtillery Liburnian - Germanic Artillery Crew Cost 100 Upgrade To Battery Liburnian - Germanic Artillery CrewBattery Liburnian - Germanic Artillery Crew
Skeid Longship - Germanic Bow MaraudersSkeid Longship - Germanic Bow Marauders Cost 60 Upgrade To Skeid Longship - Germanic Archer MaraudersSkeid Longship - Germanic Archer Marauders
Skeid Longship - Germanic Bowman MaraudersSkeid Longship - Germanic Bowman Marauders Cost 60 Upgrade To Skeid Longship - Germanic Archer MaraudersSkeid Longship - Germanic Archer Marauders
Artillery Kondura - Slavic Artillery CrewArtillery Kondura - Slavic Artillery Crew Cost 100 Upgrade To Battery Kondura - Slavic Artillery CrewBattery Kondura - Slavic Artillery Crew
Sagena - Slavic Marauder BowsSagena - Slavic Marauder Bows Cost 60 Upgrade To Sagena - Slavic Marauder ArchersSagena - Slavic Marauder Archers
Sagena - Slavic Marauder BowmenSagena - Slavic Marauder Bowmen Cost 60 Upgrade To Sagena - Slavic Marauder ArchersSagena - Slavic Marauder Archers
Artillery Liburnian - Vandal Artillery CrewArtillery Liburnian - Vandal Artillery Crew Cost 100 Upgrade To Battery Liburnian - Vandal Artillery CrewBattery Liburnian - Vandal Artillery Crew
Enables Buildings Military WharfMilitary Wharf
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