Western Roman Empire Missile Infantry

Sagittarii

From the very beginnings of its Empire, during the time of the Principate, Rome had fielded 'sagittarii' - archers - drawn from its subject peoples as auxiliaries to the Legions. As the centuries wore on, following several sets of reforms, almost all of them were folded into the Roman army proper. In the Western Empire, archers were used in much smaller numbers than other classes of skirmisher, however, possibly due to the composite bows with which they fought; the glue used tended to dissolve in wet western climes and the wood would warp, rendering the weapon entirely useless. It was a much more common sight for units of sagittarii to be attached to Eastern Roman armies as cavalry, where they followed their region' ancient traditions of skirmishing from horseback.

Unit Name Sagittarii

Main Unit Key att_rom_sagittarii

Land Unit Key att_rom_sagittarii

Naval Unit Key att_cor_heavy_rom

Soldiers 160

Category Missile Infantry

Class Missile Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 160

Recruitment Cost 160

Upkeep Cost 80

Missile Damage 38

├ Missile Weapon att_bow

├ Projectile att_arrow_bow_normal

├ Missile Damage 32

├ Missile Ap Damage 6

└ Base Reload Time 20

Accuracy 0

Range 150

Reload 40

Rate of Fire 5

Ammunition 14

Melee Attack 7

Melee Damage 6

├ Melee Weapon att_dagger

├ Melee Base Damage 5

├ Armour-piercing Damage 1

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Attack Against Cavalry 0

├ Attack Against Elephants 0

└ Attack Against Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 2

Melee Defence 2

├ Base Defence 2

├ Shield att_none

└ Shield Defence 0

Armour 3

├ Armour att_cloth

├ Armour Defence 3

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 80

├ Man Entity att_infantry_very_light

├ Man Health 75

└ Bonus Hit Points 5

Morale 34

Abilities

• Precision Shot
  Improved missile weapon damage for an extended period. These values are further modified by the unit itself.

Attributes

• 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.

Strengths & Weaknesses

No Strengths and Weaknesses

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Skirmisher Range (att_bld_roman_west_military_skirmisher_2) Level 1 Skirmisher Barracks (att_bld_roman_west_military_skirmisher_3) Level 2 Skirmisher Compound (att_bld_roman_west_military_skirmisher_4) Level 3

Garrison Buildings
x 1	Civitas (att_bld_roman_west_city_major_1) Level 1 Vicus (att_bld_roman_west_city_minor_generic_1) Level 1 Colonia (att_bld_roman_west_city_minor_generic_2) Level 2 Garrison Encampment (att_bld_roman_west_civic_garrison_2) Level 1 Garrison Quarters (att_bld_roman_west_civic_garrison_3) Level 2
x 2	Municipium (att_bld_roman_west_city_major_2) Level 2 Urbs (att_bld_roman_west_city_major_3) Level 3
x 3	Metropolis (att_bld_roman_west_city_major_4) Level 4 Town (att_bld_roman_west_city_minor_generic_3) Level 3 Fortified Town (att_bld_roman_west_city_minor_generic_4) Level 4 Veteran Garrison Quarters (att_bld_roman_west_civic_garrison_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
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