

Gallic Imperial Guard
Gallic Rome's toughest warriors, modelled after the Praetorians of old.The Gallic Roman Empire consisted of all the provinces of Transalpine Gaul, Germania, the Hispanic provinces, and Britannia, and its first Emperor was Marcus Cassianus Latinius Postumus. Likely a descendant of auxiliaries in Batavia, Postumus set out to make his own Empire in Rome's image. His Senate was formed of prominent citizens, military leaders, and Romanised chieftains, while Legionaries formed a new Praetorian Guard. Adopting the defence-in-depth method, Gallic Rome was known for its many forts across the Rhineland and having strong cavalry units, ready to respond to Germanic raids and invasions. Alliances with willing tribes along the borders also proved useful as a first line of defence. For instance, the Thuringi's support was valuable to Postumus and Legionaries were recruited from their young men, creating a new type of soldier, with Roman military traditions combined with barbaric aggression and strength.
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Unit Name Gallic Imperial Guard |
Main Unit Key 3c_Gal_Gallic_Imperial_Guard |
Land Unit Key 3c_Gal_Gallic_Imperial_Guard |
Naval Unit Key 3c_pel_transport |
Soldiers 160 |
Category Melee Infantry |
Class Melee Infantry |
Custom Battle Cost 1320 |
Recruitment Cost 1320 |
Upkeep Cost 265 |
Missile Damage 30 |
├ Missile Weapon rome_pilum_heavy |
├ Projectile pilum_heavy |
├ Missile Damage 20 |
├ Missile Ap Damage 10 |
└ Base Reload Time 15 |
Accuracy 5 |
Range 40 |
Reload 0 |
Shots Per Minute 4 |
Ammunition 2 |
Melee Attack 65 |
Weapon Damage 39 |
├ Melee Weapon rome_gladius_elite |
├ Melee Damage Base 34 |
├ Melee Damage Ap 5 |
├ Armour Piercing No |
├ Bonus vs. Large 0 |
├ Bonus vs Elephants 0 |
└ Bonus vs Infantry 0 |
Charge Bonus 19 |
Melee Defence 55 |
├ Base Defence 30 |
├ Shield scutum_marian |
└ Shield Defence 25 |
Armour 90 |
├ Armour segmentata |
├ Armour Defence 50 |
└ Shield Armour 40 |
Health 65 |
├ Man Entity rome_infantry_very_heavy |
├ Man Health 45 |
└ Bonus Hit Points 20 |
Base Morale 70 |
Abilities
Gallic Imperial Guard- Shield Screen
The unit raises their shields in a static defensive formation.
Bracing, melee defence, shield strength
Can't move - Attacking Testudo
The troops of this unit raise their shields above their heads in a defensive formation.
Protection against missiles
Limited speed - Rapid Advance
Improved unit movement speed over an extended period.
Speed, acceleration, charge speed
Exertion: fatigue
Attributes
- Disciplined
This unit does not suffer a morale penalty when the general dies. It can also rally after routing more often. - Encourage
This unit provides a morale bonus to nearby allies. - Formation Attack
The unit will try to stay in formation when in melee. - Hide (forest)
This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Transport- Very poor hull strength
- Very slow speed
- Weak ramming
- Very good attack
- Average defence
- Average damage but low armour penetration
- Good morale
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