
Mercenary Armoured Spearmen
A spear, backed by a wall of armour, is a redoubtable defence.From the most inexperienced fighter to the most battle-hardened elite, the spear remained the cheapest, most accessible and therefore common weapon of the Carolingian era. Historically, the weapon of the lower classes, the spear eventually became more prominent amongst all classes of military society; an entire force of armoured spearmen assaulted the palace of Lateran in AD769, for example. Changes in the types of opponent led to development of weapons in order to defeat them. 'Lugs' - or wings - started to appear under the blade in order to hook and grab at armour and 'languets' - protrusions from the shaft itself - were added to protect the user, further evidence that the spear was used for prolonged, matched combat against heavily-armoured cavalry.
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Unit Name Mercenary Armoured Spearmen |
Main Unit Key cha_merc_gen_armoured_spear |
Land Unit Key cha_merc_gen_armoured_spear |
Naval Unit Key cha_transport |
Soldiers 160 |
Category Melee Infantry |
Class Spear Infantry |
Custom Battle Cost 450 |
Recruitment Cost 450 |
Upkeep Cost 270 |
Melee Attack 30 |
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 29 |
Melee Defence 57 |
├ Base Defence 32 |
├ Shield cha_round |
└ Shield Defence 25 |
Armour 46 |
├ Armour cha_mail |
├ Armour Defence 46 |
└ Shield Armour 0 |
Health 100 |
├ Man Entity cha_infantry_heavy |
├ Man Health 100 |
└ Bonus Hit Points 0 |
Morale 45 |
Abilities
Mercenary Armoured 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. - Disciplined
This unit does not suffer a morale penalty when the general dies. It can also rally after routing more often. - Hide (forest)
This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
Strengths & Weaknesses
No Strengths and Weaknesses
Age of Charlemagne Mercenaries Pool
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No. | Pool | Province | Region | Initial Unit Count | Chance To Replenish | Max Replenish Per Turn | Max Count |
1 | cha_merc_gen_land | Alemannia |
Basel Chur Konstanz |
1 | 0.025 | 1 | 1 |
2 | cha_merc_gen_land | Bavaria |
Augsburg Passau Regensburg |
1 | 0.025 | 1 | 1 |
3 | cha_merc_gen_land | Brittany |
Quimper St-Malo Vannes |
1 | 0.025 | 1 | 1 |
4 | cha_merc_gen_land | Burgundy |
Geneve Grenoble Lyon |
1 | 0.025 | 1 | 1 |
5 | cha_merc_gen_land | Carinthia |
Lorch Salzburg Wien |
1 | 0.025 | 1 | 1 |
6 | cha_merc_gen_land | Croatia |
Jadra Ptuj Sisak |
1 | 0.025 | 1 | 1 |
7 | cha_merc_gen_land | Provence |
Arles Marseille Nice |
1 | 0.025 | 1 | 1 |
8 | cha_merc_gen_land | West Aquitaine |
Angouleme Bourges Poitiers |
1 | 0.025 | 1 | 1 |





















































































































































