Ostrogoths Spear Infantry

Limitanei Borderguards

In the face of an increasing number of barbarian incursions, the effective defence of Rome’s now-sprawling territory became a serious problem in the 4th century AD. The Emperor Constantine’s controversial solution was to divide the army into two halves. 'Limitanei', literally ‘the men on the limes’ or 'borders', were frontier garrison troops intended to pin down an invading force until the full-time 'comitatenses', the late-Roman equivalent of the traditional Legionaries, could arrive to deal with the situation decisively. Although well-equipped, limitanei were generally considered by all to be second-class warriors. This was possibly because they were often part-time soldiers who had been encouraged to settle and farm the land around their outposts in exchange for policing the Empire's borders.

Unit Name Limitanei Borderguards

Main Unit Key att_rom_limitanei_borderguards

Land Unit Key att_rom_limitanei_borderguards

Naval Unit Key att_cor_heavy_rom

Soldiers 160

Category Melee Infantry

Class Spear Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 375

Recruitment Cost 375

Upkeep Cost 190

Melee Attack 19

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 14

Melee Defence 29

├ Base Defence 19

├ Shield att_oval

└ Shield Defence 10

Armour 53

├ Armour att_mail

├ Armour Defence 23

└ Shield Armour 30

Health 93

├ Man Entity att_infantry_heavy

├ Man Health 90

└ Bonus Hit Points 3

Morale 34

Abilities

• Stationary Testudo
  The troops of this unit raise their shields above their heads in a static defensive formation.

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

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Requires Buildings
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