Mercenary Scutarii Cavalry
These mounted mercenaries are a fine force for close-quarter combat.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 Cavalry |
Main Unit Key Mer_Ibe_Scutarii_Cav |
Land Unit Key Mer_Ibe_Scutarii_Cav |
Naval Unit Key barbarian_transport_small |
Soldiers 80 |
Category Cavalry |
Class Melee Cavalry |
Custom Battle Cost 680 |
Recruitment Cost 510 |
Upkeep Cost 380 |
Melee Attack 42 |
25 |
├ Melee Weapon rome_spear_cav |
├ Weapon Damage 20 |
├ Weapon Deadliness 5 |
├ Armour Piercing No |
├ Bonus vs. Cavalry 15 |
├ Bonus vs. Elephants 15 |
└ Bonus vs Infantry 0 |
Charge Bonus 37 |
44 |
├ Base Defence 24 |
├ Shield cavalry |
└ Shield Defence 20 |
55 |
├ Armour chest |
├ Armour Defence 25 |
└ Shield Armour 30 |
35 |
├ Man Entity rome_infantry_heavy |
├ Man Health 20 |
├ Bonus Hit Points 15 |
├ Mount rome_iberian_horse_spear_shield_m |
├ Mount Entity rome_horse_medium |
└ Mount Health 0 |
Base Morale 55 |
Abilities
No Ability
Attributes
- Hide (forest)
This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Light Transport- Very poor hull strength
- Very slow speed
- Weak ramming
- Good attack
- Average defence
- Low damage but average armour penetration
- Average morale
Mercenaries Pool
Mercenaries Pool | |||||||
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No. | Pool | Province | Region | Initial Unit Count | Chance To Replenish | Max Replenish Per Turn | Max Count |
1 | rom_province_pool_cartaginensis | Hispania |
Baleareis Bastetania Celtiberia Edetania |
0 | 0.15 | 1 | 3 |
2 | rom_province_pool_tarraconensis | Tarraconensis |
Cantabria Gallaecia Tarraconensis |
0 | 0.15 | 1 | 3 |
3 | rom_province_pool_baetica | Baetica |
Baeturia Turdetania Carpetania |
0 | 0.15 | 1 | 3 |
4 | rom_province_pool_lusitania | Lusitania |
Celtica Lusitania |
0 | 0.15 | 1 | 3 |
Grand Campaign Mercenaries Pool
Mercenaries Pool | |||||||
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No. | Pool | Province | Region | Initial Unit Count | Chance To Replenish | Max Replenish Per Turn | Max Count |
5 | rom_province_pool_cartaginensis | Cartaginensis |
Baleareis Bastetania Celtiberia Edetania |
0 | 0.15 | 1 | 3 |
6 | rom_province_pool_tarraconensis | Tarraconensis |
Gallaecia Cantabria Tarraconensis |
0 | 0.15 | 1 | 3 |
7 | rom_province_pool_baetica | Baetica |
Baeturia Turdetania |
0 | 0.15 | 1 | 3 |
8 | rom_province_pool_lusitania | Lusitania |
Celtica Lusitania |
0 | 0.15 | 1 | 3 |
Faction Mercenaries Pool
Mercenaries Pool | ||||||
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No. | Pool | Faction | Initial Unit Count | Chance To Replenish | Max Replenish Per Turn | Max Count |
9 | rom_faction_pool_carthage | 1 | 0.15 | 1 | 3 |
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