Pezoi Brettioi
(Bruttian Infantry)The Bruttii come from the southern extremity of Italy. These Bruttian troops are dependable medium infantry. They carry two pila, which they throw before engaging in close combat with their swords. They are well armoured with a variety of bronze pectorales, typical of the Oscan warrior class. Their helmets show Greek and Italian influence, known as Italo-Attic. They fought for Pyrrhus during his invasion of Italy.
During the 4th century BC the Romans abandoned the phalanx in favour of armies consisting chiefly of hastati, principes and triarii. These were deployed in maniples: compact blocks of men, arranged in a checkerboard formation. This allowed flexibility when moving across the battlefield, particularly when compared to the sluggish movements of a solid pike phalanx. Like most sophisticated city-states of the ancient world, Rome expected its men to fight, and supply their own war gear when they did so. A cynical observer might be tempted to note that the manipular Legion also made sure that the hierarchy of Rome was preserved. The youngest and least wealthy became hastati, the first line of battle in a Roman Legion. Behind them came the second line of principes, older and richer men, and finally came the triarii, the most experienced warriors. “Going to the triarii” was a Roman saying that came to be used in all kinds of situations, implying that everything else had been tried and found wanting.
Unit Name Pezoi Brettioi |
Main Unit Key AOR_10_Sicily_Bruttian_Infantry |
Land Unit Key AOR_10_Sicily_Bruttian_Infantry |
Naval Unit Key pel_transport |
Soldiers 200 |
Category Melee Infantry |
Class Melee Infantry |
Custom Battle Cost 807 |
Recruitment Cost 807 |
Upkeep Cost 161 |
15 |
├ Missile Weapon pilum1 |
├ Projectile pilum1 |
├ Missile Damage 12 |
├ Missile Ap Damage 3 |
└ Base Reload Time 6 |
Accuracy 5 |
Range 80 |
Reload 0 |
Shots Per Minute 10 |
Ammunition 1 |
Melee Attack 33 |
10 |
├ Melee Weapon gladius2 |
├ Weapon Damage 9 |
├ Weapon Deadliness 1 |
├ Armour Piercing No |
├ Bonus vs. Cavalry 0 |
├ Bonus vs. Elephants 0 |
└ Bonus vs Infantry 0 |
Charge Bonus 13 |
70 |
├ Base Defence 18 |
├ Shield shield5 |
└ Shield Defence 52 |
8 |
├ Armour arm4 |
├ Armour Defence 8 |
└ Shield Armour 0 |
20 |
├ Man Entity medium_light |
├ Man Health 20 |
└ Bonus Hit Points 0 |
Base Morale 50 |
Abilities
Pezoi Brettioi- Stamina (low)
Governs how fast the unit tires and restores fatigue, and is dependent on type of unit, weight and approach to combat. - Hollow Square
The unit forms a hollow square formation to cover all four sides and improve morale and defense but renders itself unable to move with lower attack - Repellere Equites (Repel Cavalry)
The soldiers raise their shields in defense, increasing bracing and ability to fight against mounted units; however, in this formation the unit cannot move
Attributes
- Hide (forest)
This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Transport- Very poor hull strength
- Very slow speed
- Weak ramming
- Good attack
- Average defence
- Average damage but low armour penetration
- Normal morale
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Maximum Number | 12 | |||||||||
Unit Resouces | DEI_Sicily | |||||||||
Hannibal at the Gates Regions
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Requires Buildings | ||||||||||
Lv. 0 |
Syracuse (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_SYRACUSE_2) Level 1
Syracuse (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_SYRACUSE_3) Level 2
Fortified Syracuse (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_SYRACUSE_3_fort) Level 2
Commercial Syracuse (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_SYRACUSE_3_trade) Level 2
Syracuse (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_SYRACUSE_4) Level 3
Fortified Syracuse (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_SYRACUSE_4_fort) Level 3
Commercial Syracuse (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_SYRACUSE_4_trade) Level 3
Barbarian Fortified City
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_major_2) Level 1
Barbarian Hundred
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_major_3) Level 2
Barbarian Oppidium
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_major_4) Level 3
Barbarian Garrison Hundred
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_major_fort_3) Level 2
Barbarian Fortified Oppidium
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_major_fort_4) Level 3
Barbarian Trade Hundred
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_major_trade_3) Level 2
Barbarian Economic Oppidium
(rom_BARBARIAN_city_major_trade_4) Level 3 |
Faction Availability | |
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Grand Campaign | |
Samnite Wars | |
Caesar in Gaul | |
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