Roman Pretenders (Empire Divided) Melee Infantry

Herculianii

Everything in the Roman Empire was structured, often to extremes. Even the highest echelons of the military had internal hierarchy. The defence of the Emperor, for instance, was broken into tiers, with the Jovian and Herculian units established as the most senior of the Imperial guards. The 'Herculiani' were named after the Roman divine hero Hercules, known for his strength and epic adventures. The Herculiani and Joviani were potentially raised from the sister Legions Legio V Iovia and Legio VI Herculia, stationed in the province of Pannonia Secunda. These two Legions, like their Herculiani successors, were charged with defending the Emperor's personal residence.

Unit Name Herculianii

Main Unit Key 3c_Rom_Herculianii

Land Unit Key 3c_Rom_Herculianii

Naval Unit Key 3c_pel_transport

Soldiers 160

Category Melee Infantry

Class Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 1380

Recruitment Cost 1380

Upkeep Cost 275

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 oval

└ Shield Defence 25

Armour 85

├ Armour segmentata

├ Armour Defence 50

└ Shield Armour 35

Health 65

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_very_heavy

├ Man Health 45

└ Bonus Hit Points 20

Base Morale 70

Abilities

• 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

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

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

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Castrum Stativum (3c_rome_military_infantry_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Empire Divided	Roman Pretenders (Empire Divided) Roman Secessionists (Empire Divided) Rome (Empire Divided)