Slengwonz
(Germanic Slingers)Even the humblest of tribesmen can hurt the enemy with a sling stone.
The German tribesman grew up throwing the stones found on the river beds of northern Europe, giving him a natural advantage when applying the skill to combat. Rocks and stones were in ready supply, so whilst spears may have needed repair after a battle, slingers were always well provisioned. Poor men of low status, both in society and subsequently in battle, slingers would typically take up position behind veteran warriors, protecting them from enemy attacks. In return, the veterans would use their shields to safeguard those behind them as they unleashed their rain of missiles. Slingshot could be an effective weapon against close enemy formations or cavalry.
Unit Name Slengwonz |
Main Unit Key Ger_Slingers |
Land Unit Key Ger_Slingers |
Naval Unit Key barbarian_transport |
Soldiers 175 |
Category Missile Infantry |
Class Missile Infantry |
Custom Battle Cost 371 |
Recruitment Cost 371 |
Upkeep Cost 74 |
5 |
├ Missile Weapon sling1 |
├ Projectile sling1 |
├ Missile Damage 4 |
├ Missile Ap Damage 1 |
└ Base Reload Time 14 |
Accuracy 5 |
Range 165 |
Reload 10 |
Shots Per Minute 5 |
Ammunition 20 |
Melee Attack 24 |
7 |
├ Melee Weapon dagger2 |
├ Weapon Damage 7 |
├ Weapon Deadliness 0 |
├ Armour Piercing No |
├ Bonus vs. Cavalry 0 |
├ Bonus vs. Elephants 0 |
└ Bonus vs Infantry 0 |
Charge Bonus 8 |
29 |
├ Base Defence 13 |
├ Shield none |
└ Shield Defence 16 |
1 |
├ Armour arm0 |
├ Armour Defence 1 |
└ Shield Armour 0 |
20 |
├ Man Entity light_heavy |
├ Man Health 20 |
└ Bonus Hit Points 0 |
Base Morale 35 |
Abilities
Slengwonz- 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. - Resistant to Cold
This unit tires less quickly in snow. - Hide (scrub & forest)
This unit can hide in scrub and forest 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
- Very long range
- Average rate of fire
- Low damage but average armour penetration
- Very weak in melee
- Very poor morale
Faction Availability | |
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Grand Campaign | |
Caesar in Gaul | |
Imperator Augustus |