Thrall Spearmen
The chains of bondage make these men no less fierce in battle.Thralls were the slaves taken by the Nordic peoples as they raided the coastlines of northern Europe. As a result, most were captured from the coast of Britannia or on the Vikings' forays down the Volga River, where they became known as ‘Slavs’. The men who captured the thralls were known to the Mediterranean peoples as the ‘Rus’ – whose land eventually became Russia - or the ‘Varangians’, who of course served as unbiased Imperial bodyguards in the Byzantine Empire that succeeded the Eastern Romans. The lowest of the low in Nordic society, thralls were pressed into fighting and were often poorly-armed and armoured – the idea behind their use being that they would increase a Nordic army’s size until its opponents were overwhelmed by superior numbers, rather than their skill at arms.
Unit Name Thrall Spearmen |
Main Unit Key att_nor_thrall_spearmen |
Land Unit Key att_nor_thrall_spearmen |
Naval Unit Key att_lon_heavy_tra_nor |
Soldiers 160 |
Category Melee Infantry |
Class Spear Infantry |
Custom Battle Cost 375 |
Recruitment Cost 275 |
Upkeep Cost 185 |
90 |
├ Missile Weapon att_javelin_precursor |
├ Projectile att_javelin_precursor_normal |
├ Missile Damage 70 |
├ Missile Ap Damage 20 |
└ Base Reload Time 14 |
Accuracy 0 |
Range 80 |
Reload 20 |
Rate of Fire 5 |
Ammunition 2 |
Melee Attack 30 |
32 |
├ Melee Weapon att_spear |
├ Melee Base Damage 24 |
├ Armour-piercing Damage 8 |
├ Armour Piercing No |
├ Attack Against Cavalry 20 |
├ Attack Against Elephants 20 |
└ Attack Against Infantry 0 |
Charge Bonus 30 |
45 |
├ Base Defence 30 |
├ Shield att_round |
└ Shield Defence 15 |
18 |
├ Armour att_cloth |
├ Armour Defence 3 |
└ Shield Armour 15 |
82 |
├ Man Entity att_infantry_light |
├ Man Health 75 |
└ Bonus Hit Points 7 |
Morale 27 |
Abilities
Thrall Spearmen- Spear Wall
The unit moves into close wall formation.
Attributes
- Expert Charge Defence
This unit’s melee attack and damage are increased against charging enemies. - Resistant to Fatigue
Fatigue has less of an effect on this unit. - Hide (forest)
This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
Strengths & Weaknesses
No Strengths and Weaknesses
Faction Availability | |
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Grand Campaign |