Ostrogothic Kingdom (The Last Roman) Missile Infantry

Ballistarii

The Latin word 'ballistarii' translates simply as 'artillery'. The existence of crossbow (then known as manuballistae) units in such large numbers, as recorded in the Notitia, indicates that at this time balistarii referred to any crossbow-armed foot soldiers, rather than full-size ballistae and their crews. Whilst many types were developed in ancient times, earlier crossbows bore similarities to later Medieval weapons, rather than being modelled on the Greek gastraphete. Operated by inserting a bolt and pulling it into place using a lever or crank, more torsion was created than a human could achieve without aid. The bolt, when released, fired with much more power than an arrow, and was therefore able to penetrate much thicker armour.

Unit Name Ballistarii

Main Unit Key bel_ost_ballistarii

Land Unit Key bel_ost_ballistarii

Naval Unit Key att_cor_heavy_rom

Soldiers 160

Category Missile Infantry

Class Missile Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 350

Recruitment Cost 350

Upkeep Cost 170

Missile Damage 65

├ Missile Weapon att_crossbow

├ Projectile att_arrow_crossbow_normal

├ Missile Damage 15

├ Missile Ap Damage 50

└ Base Reload Time 43

Accuracy 0

Range 125

Reload 45

Rate of Fire 3

Ammunition 15

Melee Attack 10

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 5

Melee Defence 5

├ Base Defence 5

├ Shield att_none

└ Shield Defence 0

Armour 3

├ Armour att_cloth

├ Armour Defence 3

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 82

├ Man Entity att_infantry_very_light

├ Man Health 75

└ Bonus Hit Points 7

Morale 36

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

Faction Availability
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