Aksum Melee Infantry

Spice Guard

Naturally, those kingdoms along the Spice Road became melting-pots of the many and varied cultures that passed through them. As such, all manner of things were adopted and adapted by those who guarded their sections of the routes, including a variety of military equipment and the knowledge needed to use it to best advantage. Two such weapons are the khanda - the famous Sikh sword - and the fenestrated axe, which both came to the Arabian and southern African kingdoms via their trade connections with India. The khanda has a blunt point but an extremely sharp blade, being designed to slash rather than stab like the Roman gladius. The fenestrated axe has apertures on the blade, thought to increase streamlining as it cuts through the air. It is easy to see why both caught on outside India - they could pierce most common types of armour more effectively than a sword or spear. Well-preserved examples have been found in graves right across the western world - further evidence of how technology spread by osmosis along the Silk Road to the Mediterranean.

Unit Name Spice Guard

Main Unit Key att_des_es_spice_guard

Land Unit Key att_des_es_spice_guard

Naval Unit Key att_cor_heavy_rom

Soldiers 160

Category Melee Infantry

Class Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 900

Recruitment Cost 900

Upkeep Cost 415

Missile Damage 49

├ Missile Weapon att_bow_composite_elite

├ Projectile att_arrow_composite_elite_normal

├ Missile Damage 37

├ Missile Ap Damage 12

└ Base Reload Time 17

Accuracy 0

Range 150

Reload 25

Rate of Fire 5

Ammunition 12

Melee Attack 49

Melee Damage 56

├ Melee Weapon att_dane_axe

├ Melee Base Damage 40

├ Armour-piercing Damage 16

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Attack Against Cavalry 0

├ Attack Against Elephants 0

└ Attack Against Infantry 20

Charge Bonus 49

Melee Defence 11

├ Base Defence 11

├ Shield att_none

└ Shield Defence 0

Armour 15

├ Armour att_leather_lamellar

├ Armour Defence 15

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 114

├ Man Entity att_infantry_medium

├ Man Health 90

└ Bonus Hit Points 24

Morale 51

Abilities

• Sea Sickness
  As these men are inexperienced sailors. Caught up in sea combat, they suffer various penalties.
• Frenzy
  Improves a unit's attack capabilities for an extended period of time.
• Precision Shot
  Improved missile weapon damage for an extended period. These values are further modified by the unit itself.

Attributes

• Disciplined
  This unit does not suffer a morale penalty when the general dies. It can also rally after routing more often.
• 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.
• Scare (everyone)
  This unit frightens all enemy units.
• Immune to Fear
  This unit is immune to the fear effects of scary units.

Strengths & Weaknesses

No Strengths and Weaknesses

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Spice Trading Port (att_bld_all_resources_port_spice_4) Level 4

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Aksum Aksumite Separatists