Mercenary Brutti Veterans

The Brutti were an ancient Italic tribe who occupied the southernmost Italian lands. Said to have been part of the Lucanian people, at some point the Brutii split from them and formed their own group. According to Dionysius, Brutti is the Lucanian word for 'slaves' or 'rebels', which explains the nature of the conflict between the two tribes. The Greek settlers of the Italiote League fought multiple battles against the Brutti, as they had raided and sacked nearby Greek settlements. Being Oscans in origin, the Brutti fought less with organised spear formations and more with short swords and axes, as well as supporting cavalry. Oscan warriors shared the same view of battle in that the best tactic was to achieve a quick victory; the charge would be led by warriors with two spears, one to be thrown after reaching the enemy and the other to use in close combat.

Unit Name Mercenary Brutti Veterans

Main Unit Key inv_mercenary_brutti_veterans

Land Unit Key inv_mercenary_brutti_veterans

Naval Unit Key pel_transport

Soldiers 160

Category Melee Infantry

Class Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 600

Recruitment Cost 600

Upkeep Cost 450

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 13

Shots Per Minute 5

Ammunition 1

Melee Attack 40

Weapon Damage 25

├ Melee Weapon rome_spear

├ Melee Damage Base 20

├ Melee Damage Ap 5

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 20

├ Bonus vs Elephants 20

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 30

Melee Defence 25

├ Base Defence 25

├ Shield none

└ Shield Defence 0

Armour 25

├ Armour chest

├ Armour Defence 25

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 45

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_light_fast_barb

├ Man Health 45

└ Bonus Hit Points 0

Base Morale 45

Abilities

• Rapid Advance
  Improved unit movement speed over an extended period.
  Speed, acceleration, charge speed
  Exertion: fatigue

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

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