Nervii (Caesar in Gaul) Melee Infantry

Ambactoi

The longsword was a weapon of high worth and status within the Celtic community. A warrior had to prove himself in battle many times before he was permitted to wield one. The two-handed longsword was first developed during the 8th century BC, but fell from favour before re-emerging around 450BC. It is possible that Celtic ironwork was significantly behind that of the Romans, as apparently their longswords bent very easily and had to be straightened against the ground. On the other hand, since Celtic ironworking was several centuries old, some believe that Roman accounts of this practice mistook this practise, and it was actually a ritual to 'decommission' defeated, dishonoured or damaged weapons.

Unit Name Ambactoi

Main Unit Key bel_bodyguard

Land Unit Key bel_bodyguard

Naval Unit Key barbarian_transport

Soldiers 200

Category Melee Infantry

Class Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 1206

Recruitment Cost 1206

Upkeep Cost 241

Missile Damage 12

├ Missile Weapon prec2

├ Projectile prec2

├ Missile Damage 12

├ Missile Ap Damage 0

└ Base Reload Time 10

Accuracy 5

Range 80

Reload 0

Shots Per Minute 6

Ammunition 1

Melee Attack 40

Weapon Damage 11

├ Melee Weapon bsword4

├ Weapon Damage 11

├ Weapon Deadliness 0

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Cavalry 0

├ Bonus vs. Elephants 0

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 13

Melee Defence 78

├ Base Defence 26

├ Shield shield5

└ Shield Defence 52

Armour 14

├ Armour arm8

├ Armour Defence 14

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 20

├ Man Entity heavy_heavy

├ Man Health 20

└ Bonus Hit Points 0

Base Morale 65

Abilities

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

Attributes

• Disciplined
  This unit does not suffer a morale penalty when the general dies. It can also rally after routing more often.
• 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

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Proving Grounds (rom_BARBARIAN_artisans_major_bronze_3) Level 2
Lv. 1	Hall of Champions (rom_BARBARIAN_artisans_major_bronze_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Atrebates Nervii Nervii Tribal Council Treveri
Caesar in Gaul	Belgae (Caesar in Gaul) Bellovaci (Caesar in Gaul) Eburones (Caesar in Gaul) Mediomatrici (Caesar in Gaul) Morini (Caesar in Gaul) Nervii (Caesar in Gaul) Nervii Tribal Council (Caesar in Gaul) Parisii (Caesar in Gaul) Remi (Caesar in Gaul) Treveri (Caesar in Gaul)
Imperator Augustus	Belgae (Imperator Augustus)