Archers
A rain of arrows to slim down enemy numbers before the charge.In battle, the archer needed to be peerless. His aim had to be unfailingly precise or else he was next to useless - a mere distraction for a determined enemy force. Arrows had great power and impact but, before the development of the bodkin-point arrowhead, if they were aimed even slightly off target, they would bounce off armour rather than pierce it. The bodkin-point was thinner than its broadhead-point counterpart, and was therefore better at piercing mail and some plate armours due to its smaller surface area. Bodkin-pointed arrowheads were used mainly by the Viking Danes but caught on across Europe. However, they didn't eclipse the more common broadhead-point, which were generally better at cutting through flesh and causing serious, mortal wounds.
Unit Name Archers |
Main Unit Key cha_vik_archers |
Land Unit Key cha_vik_archers |
Naval Unit Key cha_longship_transport |
Soldiers 160 |
Category Missile Infantry |
Class Missile Infantry |
Custom Battle Cost 200 |
Recruitment Cost 200 |
Upkeep Cost 45 |
32 |
├ Missile Weapon cha_bow_levy |
├ Projectile cha_arrow_bow_levy_normal |
├ Missile Damage 28 |
├ Missile Ap Damage 4 |
└ Base Reload Time 20 |
Accuracy 25 |
Range 150 |
Reload 25 |
Rate of Fire 4 |
Ammunition 14 |
Melee Attack 7 |
14 |
├ Melee Weapon cha_sax |
├ Melee Base Damage 12 |
├ Armour-piercing Damage 2 |
├ Armour Piercing No |
├ Attack Against Cavalry 0 |
├ Attack Against Elephants 0 |
└ Attack Against Infantry 0 |
Charge Bonus 2 |
2 |
├ Base Defence 2 |
├ Shield cha_none |
└ Shield Defence 0 |
6 |
├ Armour cha_cloth |
├ Armour Defence 6 |
└ Shield Armour 0 |
100 |
├ Man Entity cha_infantry_very_light |
├ Man Health 100 |
└ Bonus Hit Points 0 |
Morale 26 |
Abilities
No Ability
Attributes
- 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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Age of Charlemagne |