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Chosen Sword Band
These men fight with proven bravery and well-honed skill-at-arms.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.
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Unit Name Chosen Sword Band |
Main Unit Key Bri_Chosen_Sword_Band |
Land Unit Key Bri_Chosen_Sword_Band |
Naval Unit Key barbarian_transport |
Soldiers 160 |
Category Melee Infantry |
Class Melee Infantry |
Custom Battle Cost 730 |
Recruitment Cost 730 |
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 33 |
Weapon Damage 40 |
├ Melee Weapon rome_celtic_longsword |
├ Melee Damage Base 36 |
├ Melee Damage Ap 4 |
├ Armour Piercing No |
├ Bonus vs. Large 0 |
├ Bonus vs Elephants 0 |
└ Bonus vs Infantry 0 |
Charge Bonus 29 |
Melee Defence 59 |
├ Base Defence 29 |
├ Shield celtic |
└ Shield Defence 30 |
Armour 75 |
├ Armour mail |
├ Armour Defence 40 |
└ Shield Armour 35 |
Health 60 |
├ Man Entity rome_infantry_very_heavy |
├ Man Health 45 |
└ Bonus Hit Points 15 |
Base Morale 55 |
Abilities
Chosen Sword Band- 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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Bronze Forge
(barb_artisan_bronze_3) Level 2 ![]()
Bronze Furnace
(barb_artisan_bronze_4) Level 3 |
Garrison Buildings | |
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Bronze Forge
(barb_artisan_bronze_3) Level 2 ![]()
Bronze Furnace
(barb_artisan_bronze_4) Level 3 |
Faction Availability | |
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Grand Campaign | |
Caesar in Gaul | |
Imperator Augustus |