Samnites (Hannibal at the Gates) Melee Infantry

Samnite Warriors

Before Rome controlled the whole of Italy it shared the peninsula with others, such as the Etruscans and Samnites. These various petty kingdoms, cities and tribes often fought each other, but also united against common external threats. It was as the Etruscans waned and Greek influence fell away that the Romans began steadily accumulating land and power. After three wars against the Samnites, Rome finally became the dominant power in Italy, and extracted pledges of loyalty and military aid from the 'Socii Latini', its Latin allies. There were further rebellions against Rome’s dominance, the most significant being the Allied War of 90-88BC, when many of the Socii turned on Rome. Clearly, this gave the Romans pause, as the peace settlement after was surprisingly generous: it gave the Socii the right of full Roman citizenship, giving them a stake in Rome's continued survival and effectively uniting the whole of Italy under their rule.

Unit Name Samnite Warriors

Main Unit Key Ita_Samnite_Warriors

Land Unit Key Ita_Samnite_Warriors

Naval Unit Key pel_transport

Soldiers 160

Category Melee Infantry

Class Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 760

Recruitment Cost 760

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 36

Weapon Damage 34

├ Melee Weapon rome_hoplite_sword

├ Melee Damage Base 30

├ Melee Damage Ap 4

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 0

├ Bonus vs Elephants 0

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 25

Melee Defence 55

├ Base Defence 30

├ Shield oval

└ Shield Defence 25

Armour 95

├ Armour bronze

├ Armour Defence 60

└ Shield Armour 35

Health 65

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_very_heavy

├ Man Health 45

└ Bonus Hit Points 20

Base Morale 55

Abilities

No Ability

Attributes

• Disciplined
  This unit does not suffer a morale penalty when the general dies. It can also rally after routing more often.
• 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

Recuitment Requirement
Unit Resouces	Auxilia_Italian
Hannibal at the Gates Regions Provinces Regions Corsica et Sardinia Alalia Karalis Olbia Etruria Arretium Pisae Tarquinii Latium et Campania Capua Roma Tarracina Magna Graecia Buxentum Croton Tarentum Thurii Samnium Barium Beneventum Sipontum Umbria et Picenum Ancona Corfinium Pisaurum Spoletium
Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Manipular Barracks (rome_military_main_2) Level 1 Cohort Barracks (rome_military_main_3) Level 2 Legionary Barracks (rome_military_main_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Hannibal at the Gates	Samnites (Hannibal at the Gates)