Caledonii (Empire Divided) Melee Infantry

Caledonii Oathsworn Bodyguard

When a young Celtic warrior wanted to prove himself and attain glory, it was common practice to join a veteran's retinue and fight alongside him. Such was the hierarchy of the warband - the stronger the warrior, the more men looked to him in battle. With every encounter, the men developed loyalty towards each other as brothers in arms. As a final rite of passage to elite warrior status, the bravest fighters swore an oath to their chieftain - to always be loyal, to fight together and to die before letting harm come to their leader. This relationship was a sacred bond - no 'Oathsworn' would leave the battlefield before his chief had retired, and abandoning the body of a dead chief was irredeemably shameful. In return for this loyalty, the chief treated these men with the highest regard and honoured them with gifts.

Unit Name Caledonii Oathsworn Bodyguard

Main Unit Key 3c_Cal_Caledonian_Oathsworn_commander

Land Unit Key 3c_Cal_Caledonian_Oathsworn_comm

Naval Unit Key 3c_barbarian_transport

Soldiers 160

Category Melee Infantry

Class Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 1280

Recruitment Cost 1280

Upkeep Cost 255

Missile Damage 32

├ Missile Weapon rome_javelin_precursor

├ Projectile javelin_prec

├ Missile Damage 20

├ Missile Ap Damage 12

└ Base Reload Time 15

Accuracy 5

Range 40

Reload 0

Shots Per Minute 4

Ammunition 2

Melee Attack 43

Weapon Damage 45

├ Melee Weapon rome_celtic_longsword_elite

├ Melee Damage Base 40

├ Melee Damage Ap 5

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 0

├ Bonus vs Elephants 0

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 32

Melee Defence 69

├ Base Defence 39

├ Shield celtic

└ Shield Defence 30

Armour 75

├ Armour mail

├ Armour Defence 40

└ Shield Armour 35

Health 65

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_very_heavy

├ Man Health 45

└ Bonus Hit Points 20

Base Morale 70

Abilities

No Ability

Attributes

• Encourage
  This unit provides a morale bonus to nearby allies.
• Hide (forest)
  This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
• Resistant to Cold
  This unit tires less quickly in snow.

Strengths & Weaknesses

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

• Very good attack
• Average defence
• Average damage but low armour penetration
• Good morale

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