Mercenary Gallic Swordsmen

While Celts often lacked the formal organisations and tactics of their more 'civilised' opponents, they did have extremely able metalworkers, and long experience as mercenaries. In battle, they were not outmatched on an individual level by civilised soldiers. Celts often favoured the spear in battle; it is a simple weapon, and a typical Celtic warrior might carry several into a fight - lighter javelins to hurl at the enemy on the approach or charge, and sometimes an iron-tipped spear for close combat. Some spears were crafted with barbed tips to cause further damage as they were pulled from wounds. Spears were also convenient for displaying trophies, in the shape of rotting enemy heads, an intimidating sight for all but the hardest of foes. This bloody appearance by the Celts, and a ferocious appetite for battle, was often enough to un-man opponents. Celtic warriors would send a chorus of chants, taunts and insults aimed towards foes, and blow their unearthly-sounding 'carnyx' battle horns. The whole display was intended to frighten foes, and put the warriors into the right frame of mind for battle.

Unit Name Mercenary Gallic Swordsmen

Main Unit Key 3c_Mer_Gallic_Swordsmen

Land Unit Key 3c_Mer_Gallic_Swordsmen

Naval Unit Key 3c_pel_transport

Soldiers 160

Category Melee Infantry

Class Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 260

Recruitment Cost 260

Upkeep Cost 195

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 25

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 20

Melee Defence 58

├ Base Defence 28

├ Shield celtic

└ Shield Defence 30

Armour 45

├ Armour cloth

├ Armour Defence 10

└ Shield Armour 35

Health 50

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_heavy

├ Man Health 40

└ Bonus Hit Points 10

Base Morale 40

Abilities

No Ability

Attributes

• Hide (forest)
  This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.

Strengths & Weaknesses

• Very poor hull strength
• Very slow speed
• Weak ramming

• Good attack
• Average defence
• Average damage but low armour penetration
• Normal morale

Empire Divided Mercenaries Pool

Mercenaries Pool
No.	Pool	Province	Region	Initial Unit Count	Chance To Replenish	Max Replenish Per Turn	Max Count
1	3c_province_pool_galia	Aquitania	Burdigala Gergovia Limonum	1	0.15	1	4
2	3c_province_pool_galia	Belgica	Nemecatum Treverorum	1	0.15	1	4
3	3c_province_pool_galia	Gallia	Bibracte Cenabum Darioritum Iuliobana	1	0.15	1	4
4	3c_province_pool_galia	Narbonensis	Massilia Narbo Tolosa	1	0.15	1	4