Gaisoiuncos
(Boii Medium Skirmishers)These men are equipped almost exclusively with second-rate, rudimentary wood javelins, and a unique iron-tipped gaesos spear. They act mainly as skirmishers, but are skilled in close-combat as well.
As far as the Celts were concerned, the best way to kill a man was in hand-to-hand combat. The Celts thought there was great value in personal bravery and there was no honour in killing from a distance. Even so, slingers, javelinmen and archers still had their place on the battlefield. It was often the only way that some Celts could go to war: Celtic warriors paid for their own equipment, so only the wealthy could afford, or had the right to carry, fine armour and weapons. Skirmishers were usually the poor: freemen who served as clients to the noble class. While they could never hope to achieve the same status as their noble masters, they could still prove their worth in the cut and thrust of battle.
Unit Name Gaisoiuncos |
Main Unit Key cel_boii_spear_skirmishers |
Land Unit Key cel_boii_spear_skirmishers |
Naval Unit Key barbarian_transport |
Soldiers 175 |
Category Missile Infantry |
Class Missile Infantry |
Custom Battle Cost 508 |
Recruitment Cost 508 |
Upkeep Cost 102 |
14 |
├ Missile Weapon javelin2 |
├ Projectile javelin2 |
├ Missile Damage 14 |
├ Missile Ap Damage 0 |
└ Base Reload Time 9 |
Accuracy 10 |
Range 85 |
Reload 13 |
Shots Per Minute 8 |
Ammunition 5 |
Melee Attack 22 |
9 |
├ Melee Weapon spear1 |
├ Weapon Damage 9 |
├ Weapon Deadliness 0 |
├ Armour Piercing No |
├ Bonus vs. Cavalry 3 |
├ Bonus vs. Elephants 10 |
└ Bonus vs Infantry 0 |
Charge Bonus 6 |
65 |
├ Base Defence 13 |
├ Shield shield5 |
└ Shield Defence 52 |
1 |
├ Armour arm0 |
├ Armour Defence 1 |
└ Shield Armour 0 |
20 |
├ Man Entity light_medium |
├ Man Health 20 |
└ Bonus Hit Points 0 |
Base Morale 35 |
Abilities
Gaisoiuncos- Stamina (excellent)
Governs how fast the unit tires and restores fatigue, and is dependent on type of unit, weight and approach to combat. - Concentrate Fire
The unit fires its missiles towards a spot causing damage to everyone in the area of effect
Attributes
- Improved Stamina
This unit type has an improvement on the base stamina stat. - Hide (scrub & forest)
This unit can hide in scrub and forest until enemy units get too close. - Hide (scrub & forest)
This unit can hide in scrub and forest until enemy units get too close.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Transport- Very poor hull strength
- Very slow speed
- Weak ramming
- Short range
- Fast rate of fire
- Very good damage and armour penetration
- Very weak in melee
- Very poor morale
Faction Availability | |
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Grand Campaign | |
Hannibal at the Gates | |
Imperator Augustus |