Western Roman Empire Spear Infantry

Foederati Spears

Not quite allies in the traditional sense, but not strictly part of the Empire either, foederati were tribal groups living just outside the borders of Roman territory who were bound by treaty to provide military support. In return, they received subsidies from the Romans, usually food. At varying times the Goths, Vandals, Franks, Alani and even the Huns fought for Rome as foederati. The main problem with the foederati system was that constituent tribes tended to become unreliable over time, especially after a change of leader. Famously, the Goths became foederati of the Eastern Roman Emperor Valens but then rebelled, utterly defeating his army and killing him at Adrianople in AD378. In turn, the loss of a large part of Rome’s standing army resulted in greater reliance on foederati troops, which ultimately hastened the end of the Western Empire. As Imperial authority weakened, and pressure from the marauding steppe nomads increased, many foederati moved inside Roman provinces.

Unit Name Foederati Spears

Main Unit Key att_rom_foederati_spears

Land Unit Key att_rom_foederati_spears

Naval Unit Key att_cor_heavy_rom

Soldiers 160

Category Melee Infantry

Class Spear Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 425

Recruitment Cost 425

Upkeep Cost 215

Missile Damage 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 15

Rate of Fire 5

Ammunition 2

Melee Attack 22

Melee Damage 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 27

Melee Defence 32

├ Base Defence 22

├ Shield att_oval

└ Shield Defence 10

Armour 40

├ Armour att_leather

├ Armour Defence 10

└ Shield Armour 30

Health 95

├ Man Entity att_infantry_medium

├ Man Health 90

└ Bonus Hit Points 5

Morale 36

Abilities

• Square
  The unit moves into a close square formation. Note that it cannot move whilst this ability is active.

Attributes

• Expert Charge Defence
  This unit’s melee attack and damage are increased against charging enemies.
• Hide (forest)
  This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.

Strengths & Weaknesses

No Strengths and Weaknesses

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Infantry Barracks (att_bld_roman_west_military_infantry_3) Level 2 Infantry Compound (att_bld_roman_west_military_infantry_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Western Roman Empire Western Roman Empire Western Roman Separatists Roman Separatists Western Roman Empire Western Roman Empire