Armoured Germanic Axe Warriors
Some warriors fought entirely naked, some fully armoured.As more and more tribes turned to raiding in order to survive, the average barbarian found himself engaging his enemies with nothing more than an axe in his hand. Axes were an everyday tool, easily available before the European tribes learned to make swords well enough so they could be effective and not bend or break. Although seemingly primitive, the axe's weight proved to be very effective against armoured opponents and proved useful against shields, and its shape was useful for prying them out of an opponent's hands by reaching around and hooking them also. As tribes came together and confederations were created, raiding parties increasingly consisted largely of axe warriors - a great threat to the even the most organised and well-trained Roman armies.
Unit Name Armoured Germanic Axe Warriors |
Main Unit Key 3c_Marc_Armoured_Germanic_Axe_Warriors |
Land Unit Key 3c_Marc_Armoured_Germanic_Axe_Warriors |
Naval Unit Key 3c_barbarian_transport |
Soldiers 160 |
Category Melee Infantry |
Class Melee Infantry |
Custom Battle Cost 660 |
Recruitment Cost 660 |
Upkeep Cost 130 |
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 39 |
26 |
├ Melee Weapon rome_celtic_axe |
├ Melee Damage Base 16 |
├ Melee Damage Ap 10 |
├ Armour Piercing Yes |
├ Bonus vs. Large 0 |
├ Bonus vs Elephants 0 |
└ Bonus vs Infantry 0 |
Charge Bonus 26 |
52 |
├ Base Defence 22 |
├ Shield round |
└ Shield Defence 30 |
70 |
├ Armour mail |
├ Armour Defence 40 |
└ Shield Armour 30 |
55 |
├ Man Entity rome_infantry_heavy |
├ Man Health 40 |
└ Bonus Hit Points 15 |
Base Morale 55 |
Abilities
No Ability
Attributes
- 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
Transport- Very poor hull strength
- Very slow speed
- Weak ramming
- Average attack
- Poor defence
- Low damage but good armour penetration
- Poor morale
Requires Buildings | |
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Lv. 0 |
Bronze Forge
(3c_barb_artisan_bronze_3) Level 2
Bronze Furnace
(3c_barb_artisan_bronze_4) Level 3 |
Garrison Buildings | |
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x 2 |
Bronze Forge
(3c_barb_artisan_bronze_3) Level 2
Bronze Furnace
(3c_barb_artisan_bronze_4) Level 3 |
Faction Availability | |
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Empire Divided |