Chosen Axe Band
An axe, armour and a brave heart can conquer many enemies.The longsword was a weapon of high worth and status within the Celtic community. A warrior had to prove himself in battle many times before he was permitted to wield one. The two-handed longsword was first developed during the 8th century BC, but fell from favour before re-emerging around 450BC. It is possible that Celtic ironwork was significantly behind that of the Romans, as apparently their longswords bent very easily and had to be straightened against the ground. On the other hand, since Celtic ironworking was several centuries old, some believe that Roman accounts of this practice mistook this practise, and it was actually a ritual to 'decommission' defeated, dishonoured or damaged weapons.
Unit Name Chosen Axe Band |
Main Unit Key Bri_Chosen_Axe |
Land Unit Key Bri_Chosen_Axe |
Naval Unit Key barbarian_transport |
Soldiers 160 |
Category Melee Infantry |
Class Melee Infantry |
Custom Battle Cost 640 |
Recruitment Cost 640 |
Upkeep Cost 100 |
Melee Attack 29 |
35 |
├ Melee Weapon rome_celtic_axe |
├ Melee Damage Base 14 |
├ Melee Damage Ap 21 |
├ Armour Piercing Yes |
├ Bonus vs. Large 0 |
├ Bonus vs Elephants 0 |
└ Bonus vs Infantry 0 |
Charge Bonus 26 |
70 |
├ Base Defence 35 |
├ Shield celtic |
└ Shield Defence 35 |
87 |
├ Armour mail |
├ Armour Defence 57 |
└ Shield Armour 30 |
75 |
├ Man Entity rome_infantry_very_heavy |
├ Man Health 60 |
└ Bonus Hit Points 15 |
Base Morale 55 |
Abilities
Chosen Axe Band- Headhunt
Gradual increase in effectiveness of the unit's attack.
Melee attack, morale
Melee defence - Shieldwall
The unit moves into a close formation and raises shields.
Armour strength, bracing, melee defence, shield strength
Limited speed
Attributes
- 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
Transport- Very poor hull strength
- Very slow speed
- Weak ramming
- Good attack
- Average defence
- Average damage but low armour penetration
- Normal morale
Requires Buildings | |
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Lv. 0 |
Coin Mint
(barb_artisan_coin_3) Level 2 |
Lv. 1 |
Coin Hoard
(barb_artisan_coin_4) Level 3
Carnyx Maker
(barb_artisan_maker_4) Level 3 |
Faction Availability | |
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Grand Campaign | |
Caesar in Gaul | |
Imperator Augustus |