Mercenary Celtic Warband

The longsword was a weapon of high worth and status within the Celtic community. A warrior had to prove himself in battle many times before he was permitted to wield one. The two-handed longsword was first developed during the 8th century BC, but fell from favour before re-emerging around 450BC. It is possible that Celtic ironwork was significantly behind that of the Romans, as apparently their longswords bent very easily and had to be straightened against the ground. On the other hand, since Celtic ironworking was several centuries old, some believe that Roman accounts of this practice mistook this practise, and it was actually a ritual to 'decommission' defeated, dishonoured or damaged weapons.

Unit Name Mercenary Celtic Warband

Main Unit Key att_merc_cel_celtic_warband

Land Unit Key att_merc_cel_celtic_warband

Naval Unit Key att_lon_heavy_tra_cel

Soldiers 160

Category Melee Infantry

Class Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 200

Recruitment Cost 200

Upkeep Cost 170

Melee Attack 45

Melee Damage 40

├ Melee Weapon att_spatha

├ Melee Base Damage 36

├ Armour-piercing Damage 4

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Attack Against Cavalry 0

├ Attack Against Elephants 0

└ Attack Against Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 30

Melee Defence 12

├ Base Defence 7

├ Shield att_round_large

└ Shield Defence 5

Armour 40

├ Armour att_cloth

├ Armour Defence 3

└ Shield Armour 37

Health 95

├ Man Entity att_infantry_medium

├ Man Health 90

└ Bonus Hit Points 5

Morale 32

Abilities

No Ability

Attributes

• Guerrilla Deployment
  This unit can deploy outside of the deployment zone.
• Hide (forest)
  This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
• Raider
  This unit may set buildings on fire, cause more fire damage with torches and capture faster than other units.

Strengths & Weaknesses

No Strengths and Weaknesses

Grand Campaign Mercenaries Pool

Mercenaries Pool
No.	Pool	Province	Region	Initial Unit Count	Chance To Replenish	Max Replenish Per Turn	Max Count
1	att_merc_cel_province	Caledonia et Hibernia	Eblana Eildon Tuesis	0	0.05	1	1

Faction Mercenaries Pool

Mercenaries Pool
No.	Pool	Faction	Initial Unit Count	Chance To Replenish	Max Replenish Per Turn	Max Count
2	att_merc_cel_picti_faction	Picts	1	0.05	1	1