Saxoni (Empire Divided) Melee Infantry

Duguth Swordsmen

While not as disciplined as Roman Legionaries, Rome's attempts to incorporate Germania into its empire left its mark on Germanic armies, particularly the various tribal factions settled along the borders, who served as a buffer and fought as foederati for the Romans. Surely influenced by Rome's burgeoning Legions, the Saxoni developed remarkable military organisation for a northern Germanic tribe. Warriors were grouped into warbands, each with its own chief, and were further categorised into classes. Of these, the Gedriht were the personal retainers of the chief, who swore an oath to die with their leader. The Geoguth were the youngest warriors, who formed the bulk of a warband and fought on the frontline. The Duguth were older, veteran warriors, who had earned their positions but may not have been as swift as their younger counterparts. Naturally, the best equipment was reserved for the Gedriht, while the other two classes shared what little weapons and armour were left - metal and metalworking skills were uncommon in Germania at this time. The elite warriors were also responsible for starting the baritus, the infamous, terrifying Germanic war-chant.

Unit Name Duguth Swordsmen

Main Unit Key 3c_Sax_Duguth_Swordsmen

Land Unit Key 3c_Sax_Duguth_Swordsmen

Naval Unit Key 3c_barbarian_transport

Soldiers 160

Category Melee Infantry

Class Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 700

Recruitment Cost 700

Upkeep Cost 140

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 34

Weapon Damage 40

├ Melee Weapon rome_celtic_longsword

├ Melee Damage Base 36

├ Melee Damage Ap 4

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 0

├ Bonus vs Elephants 0

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 27

Melee Defence 62

├ Base Defence 32

├ Shield germanic_wood

└ Shield Defence 30

Armour 70

├ Armour mail

├ Armour Defence 40

└ Shield Armour 30

Health 55

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_heavy

├ Man Health 40

└ Bonus Hit Points 15

Base Morale 50

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

• 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	Saxoni (Empire Divided) Saxoni Pretenders (Empire Divided) Saxoni Secessionists (Empire Divided)