Caledonii (Empire Divided) Melee Infantry

Ambushers

Due to its sound logical reasoning, the ambush is one of the most ancient tactics, and remains so. Essentially, a surprised enemy, and one who is hopefully surrounded at the time, can be defeated more swiftly and easily. Learned on the hunt, the skills needed to successfully ambush were first tested by early man against the beasts he hunted for food. For the wise military commander, any forest or mountain pass presented an opportunity to lay ambush or, if not scouted and traversed with sufficient care, to be ambushed. Some of the most famous ambushes in history demonstrate the form's devastating potential, such as Arminius' resounding victory at Teutoburg Forest, where his men descended from the woodland to cut three Roman Legions to pieces. The Germans sprang the attack when the Romans were on the march and exposed, out of their fortified camp in a pounding rainstorm. Their subsequent victory restricted Roman expansion in western Europe, establishing the Rhine as a boundary between 'civilised' and tribal territory.

Unit Name Ambushers

Main Unit Key 3c_Cal_Ambushers

Land Unit Key 3c_Cal_Ambushers

Naval Unit Key 3c_barbarian_transport

Soldiers 160

Category Missile Infantry

Class Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 670

Recruitment Cost 670

Upkeep Cost 135

Missile Damage 29

├ Missile Weapon rome_javelin_light_nonprecursor

├ Projectile javelin_light

├ Missile Damage 20

├ Missile Ap Damage 9

└ Base Reload Time 10

Accuracy 5

Range 80

Reload 0

Shots Per Minute 6

Ammunition 5

Melee Attack 32

Weapon Damage 25

├ Melee Weapon rome_celtic_longsword_bonus_infantry

├ Melee Damage Base 20

├ Melee Damage Ap 5

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 0

├ Bonus vs Elephants 0

└ Bonus vs Infantry 15

Charge Bonus 32

Melee Defence 65

├ Base Defence 30

├ Shield celtic_shock

└ Shield Defence 35

Armour 10

├ Armour none

├ Armour Defence 0

└ Shield Armour 10

Health 55

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_light_fast_barb

├ Man Health 45

└ Bonus Hit Points 10

Base Morale 40

Abilities

No Ability

Attributes

• Guerrilla Deployment
  This unit can deploy outside of the deployment zone.
• Resistant to Cold
  This unit tires less quickly in snow.
• Stalk
  This unit can move hidden in any terrain.

Strengths & Weaknesses

• Very poor hull strength
• Very slow speed
• Weak ramming

• Good attack
• Average defence
• Average damage but low armour penetration
• Normal morale

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Bronze Forge (3c_barb_artisan_bronze_3) Level 2 Bronze Furnace (3c_barb_artisan_bronze_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Empire Divided	Caledonii (Empire Divided) Caledonii Pretenders (Empire Divided) Caledonii Secessionists (Empire Divided)