Saxons Spear Infantry

Elite Duguth Spearmen

Arguably the first time the 'Saxones' - an aggressive Germanic tribe - was mentioned was by the Egyptian writer Claudius Ptolemy in 'Geographia', during the 2nd century AD. At the time they were thought to occupy land to the north of the Lower Elbe river, where modern-day Hamburg stands today. The Emperor Julian mentioned the 'Saxones' again, in AD356, during a speech against his rival, Magnentius, with whom they had allied. In the 3rd century pressure on the Roman Empire's northern frontier due to alarmingly-frequent Saxon raids led to dedicated defence of the 'Saxon Shore' on both sides of the English Channel. Following the collapse of the Western Empire in the 5th century, several branches of Saxons, along with their neighbours the Angles and Jutes, migrated to the former Roman province of Britannia. Over the ensuing years, they settled there in large numbers, eventually becoming known as the 'English' and the place, 'England'.

Unit Name Elite Duguth Spearmen

Main Unit Key att_nor_elite_duguth_spearmen

Land Unit Key att_nor_elite_duguth_spearmen

Naval Unit Key att_lon_heavy_tra_nor

Soldiers 160

Category Melee Infantry

Class Spear Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 575

Recruitment Cost 575

Upkeep Cost 310

Melee Attack 32

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 32

Melee Defence 37

├ Base Defence 32

├ Shield att_round_large

└ Shield Defence 5

Armour 60

├ Armour att_mail

├ Armour Defence 23

└ Shield Armour 37

Health 114

├ Man Entity att_infantry_very_heavy

├ Man Health 105

└ Bonus Hit Points 9

Morale 54

Abilities

• Spear Wall
  The unit moves into close wall formation.
• Steady
  Improves the unit's ability to defend at the cost of their mobility.

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

Recuitment Requirement
Required Technology Cost 144 Upgrade From

Garrison Buildings
x 1	Small City (att_bld_barbarian_city_major_2) Level 2 City (att_bld_barbarian_city_major_3) Level 3 Large City (att_bld_barbarian_city_major_4) Level 4 Village (att_bld_barbarian_city_minor_generic_2) Level 2 Town (att_bld_barbarian_city_minor_generic_3) Level 3 Fortified Town (att_bld_barbarian_city_minor_generic_4) Level 4

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Saxons Saxon Separatists