Germanic Rebels (Caesar in Gaul) Melee Infantry

Whereas German tribes often fought in a more ordered, organised manner than the Celts, they sometimes adopted their neighbours’ weapons and equipment, either through battle or trade. Celtic armour found its way onto the backs of privileged German warriors, while double-edged longswords were another example of creeping Celtic influence. An iron sword was a prestigious possession, so those who carried them were either of noble blood or were veteran followers. By following a noble, warriors were duty-bound to show dedication and valour. If he fell in combat, the noble’s men were expected to fight to the death. Anyone who survived such a battle was disgraced. Some hanged themselves, unable to live with the shame and dishonour of outliving their battle-lord.

Unit Name

Main Unit Key Ger_early noble_swordsmen

Land Unit Key Ger_early noble_swordsmen

Naval Unit Key barbarian_transport

Soldiers 200

Category Melee Infantry

Class Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 828

Recruitment Cost 828

Upkeep Cost 166

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 2

Melee Attack 40

Weapon Damage 11

├ Melee Weapon bsword3

├ 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 75

├ Base Defence 23

├ Shield shield5

└ Shield Defence 52

Armour 6

├ Armour arm3

├ Armour Defence 6

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 20

├ Man Entity heavy_light

├ Man Health 20

└ Bonus Hit Points 0

Base Morale 55

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

• Hide (forest)
  This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
• Resistant to Cold
  This unit tires less quickly in snow.

Strengths & Weaknesses

• Very poor hull strength
• Very slow speed
• Weak ramming

• Good attack
• Average defence
• Average damage but low armour penetration
• Normal morale

Upgrade
Required Technology Cost 472 Upgrade To
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	Ubii Heruskoz Kimbroz Freisias Markamannoz Germanic Rebels Rugoz Sweboz Sweboz Tribal Council
Caesar in Gaul	Nemetes (Caesar in Gaul) Germanic Rebels (Caesar in Gaul) Sweboz (Caesar in Gaul) Sweboz Tribal Council (Caesar in Gaul) Vangiones (Caesar in Gaul)
Imperator Augustus	Arii (Imperator Augustus) Buri (Imperator Augustus) Heruskoz (Imperator Augustus) Kimbroz (Imperator Augustus) Freisias (Imperator Augustus) Helisii (Imperator Augustus) Helveconae (Imperator Augustus) Markamannoz (Imperator Augustus) Markamannoz Elders (Imperator Augustus) Nahanarvali (Imperator Augustus) Kwadoz (Imperator Augustus) Germanic Rebels (Imperator Augustus) Rugoz (Imperator Augustus) Semnonoz (Imperator Augustus)