Mercenary Scutarii

Scutarii, or shield bearers, take their name from the Latin word scutum, or shield, although it is highly unlikely the Iberians used this title for themselves. Regardless, the scutarii carried the thureos, a large, oval, wooden shield that was perfectly suited for use in man-to-man combat. They wore little armour, and this gave them greater mobility than many of their opponents, particularly the armoured Roman legionaries. This mobility was used to charge forward and then feign retreat in the hope of getting the enemy to pursue and break their lines. Once an enemy unit took the bait, the retreat would end, and a genuine attack on now-out-of-position and unsupported foes would be staged: a simple tactic, perhaps, but still a deadly one when used well.

Unit Name Mercenary Scutarii

Main Unit Key Mer_Ibe_Scutarii

Land Unit Key Mer_Ibe_Scutarii

Naval Unit Key barbarian_transport

Soldiers 160

Category Melee Infantry

Class Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 620

Recruitment Cost 490

Upkeep Cost 360

Missile Damage 32

├ Missile Weapon rome_iron_javelin

├ Projectile javelin_iron

├ 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 42

Weapon Damage 35

├ Melee Weapon rome_falcata

├ Melee Damage Base 30

├ Melee Damage Ap 5

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 0

├ Bonus vs Elephants 0

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 21

Melee Defence 60

├ Base Defence 30

├ Shield celtic

└ Shield Defence 30

Armour 60

├ Armour chest

├ Armour Defence 25

└ Shield Armour 35

Health 55

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_medium

├ Man Health 40

└ Bonus Hit Points 15

Base Morale 50

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	rom_province_pool_cartaginensis	Hispania	Ibossim Nova Carthago Numantia Saguntum	0	0.15	1	3
2	rom_province_pool_tarraconensis	Tarraconensis	Aracillum Brigantium Tarraco	0	0.15	1	3
3	rom_province_pool_baetica	Baetica	Corduba Gades Toletum	0	0.15	1	3
4	rom_province_pool_lusitania	Lusitania	Ebora Olisipo	0	0.15	1	3

Grand Campaign Mercenaries Pool

Mercenaries Pool
No.	Pool	Province	Region	Initial Unit Count	Chance To Replenish	Max Replenish Per Turn	Max Count
5	rom_province_pool_cartaginensis	Cartaginensis	Ibossim Qart Hadasht Numantia Arse	0	0.15	1	3
6	rom_province_pool_tarraconensis	Tarraconensis	Brigantium Aracillum Tarraco	0	0.15	1	3
7	rom_province_pool_baetica	Baetica	Kartuba Gadira	0	0.15	1	3
8	rom_province_pool_lusitania	Lusitania	Ebora Olisipo	0	0.15	1	3

Hannibal at the Gates Mercenaries Pool

Mercenaries Pool
No.	Pool	Province	Region	Initial Unit Count	Chance To Replenish	Max Replenish Per Turn	Max Count
9	pun_province_pool_celtiberia	Celtiberia	Libisosa Numantia Toletum	0	0.5	2	4
10	pun_province_pool_gallaecia	Gallaecia	Asturica Lugos Pallantia Portus Amanum	1	0.5	2	4
11	pun_province_pool_hispania_ulterior	Hispania Ulterior	Carthago Nova Ibossim Ilici Saguntum	1	0.5	2	4
12	pun_province_pool_lusitania	Lusitania	Ebora Helmantica Olisipo	1	0.5	2	4
13	pun_province_pool_turdetania	Turdetania	Gades Kartuba	1	0.5	2	4

Faction Mercenaries Pool

Mercenaries Pool
No.	Pool	Faction	Initial Unit Count	Chance To Replenish	Max Replenish Per Turn	Max Count
14	rom_faction_pool_carthage	Carthage (Hannibal at the Gates) Adirim loyalists Carthage	1	0.15	1	3