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Komatai Pelekuphoroi

(Dacian Axemen)

Aside from their large contingents of Drapanai, the Pelekuphoroi are the common warriors of the Karp and Kostobok tribes. They wield bronze axes and have sturdy round shields. Their scale leather provides adequate protection against Scythian arrows and Bastarnae spears but will do little to stop a heavy, curved falx blade. These fast, hardy troops are best used in ambushes, hit-and-run attacks, or flanking manoeuvres against heavier warriors, but are fierce enough to stand in the battle line if the situation demands it.

The exact origins of the Dacians are something of a mystery. Dacian lands were centred around the Carpathian Mountains but, unlike their Thracian neighbours, they seldom got involved in the conflicts of others. The Dacians fought almost entirely on foot, and usually looked to their Sarmatian allies when serious cavalry were needed. Many Dacian infantry fought as peltasts, equipped with javelins, short swords and oval shields, but they also fielded archers. However, the Dacians were most feared because of a weapon called the 'falx', which they used with deadly, limb-lopping skill. A two-handed sword with a forward-curving blade, a falx could cut a man in two from the top of his head to his breastbone. This weapon was so effective that the Romans improved their legionary armour to cope with it. The brow-ridge on later legionary helmets was there to stop a blow from a falx. Rome’s eventual victory in the Dacian Wars (AD101-106), celebrated by Trajan’s Column, finally dealt with the warlike Dacian tribes once and for all.

Komatai Pelekuphoroi

Unit Name

Komatai Pelekuphoroi

Main Unit Key

Bar_Marine_Dac

Land Unit Key

Bar_Marine_Dac

Naval Unit Key

barbarian_transport

Soldiers

150

Category

Melee Infantry

Class

Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost

532

Recruitment Cost

532

Upkeep Cost

295

Melee Attack

22

Weapon Damage

11

├ Melee Weapon

axe2

├ Weapon Damage

11

├ Weapon Deadliness

0

├ Armour Piercing

Yes

├ Bonus vs. Cavalry

0

├ Bonus vs. Elephants

0

└ Bonus vs Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

13

Melee Defence

62

├ Base Defence

10

├ Shield

shield5

└ Shield Defence

52

Armour

8

├ Armour

arm4

├ Armour Defence

8

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

20

├ Man Entity

rome_infantry_medium_agile

├ Man Health

20

└ Bonus Hit Points

0

Base Morale

45

Abilities

Komatai Pelekuphoroi
  • Stamina (average)
    Governs how fast the unit tires and restores fatigue, and is dependent on type of unit, weight and approach to combat.

Attributes

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

Strengths & Weaknesses

Transport
  • Very poor hull strength
  • Very slow speed
  • Weak ramming
Komatai Pelekuphoroi
  • Average attack
  • Poor defence
  • Low damage but good armour penetration
  • Poor morale
Garrison Buildings
Komatai Pelekuphoroi x 1 Boatyard
Boatyard
(rom_BARBARIAN_port_major_military_3)
Level 2
Komatai Pelekuphoroi x 2 Raider's Port
Raider's Port
(rom_BARBARIAN_port_major_military_4)
Level 3
Boatyard
Boatyard
(rom_BARBARIAN_port_minor_military_3)
Level 2