Iberi Velites
(Iberian Skirmishers)These mountain men are swift and nimble skirmishers, useful in any battle.
The Romans called Iberian skirmishers 'caetrati' after their 'caetra'-style shields; there are no records of what, if anything, the Iberians fighting in this style called themselves. The caetra was a small, round, wooden buckler no more than sixty centimetres across. The central handgrip and protruding metal boss meant that it could be used both defensively for protection and offensively to punch enemies in close combat. An experienced skirmisher would, of course, try to stay out of hand-to-hand combat as much as possible, and rely on his javelins to kill the enemy from a safe distance.
Unit Name Iberi Velites |
Main Unit Key Ibe_Skirm |
Land Unit Key Ibe_Skirm |
Naval Unit Key barbarian_transport |
Soldiers 175 |
Category Missile Infantry |
Class Missile Infantry |
Custom Battle Cost 304 |
Recruitment Cost 304 |
Upkeep Cost 61 |
15 |
├ Missile Weapon javelin3 |
├ Projectile javelin3 |
├ Missile Damage 15 |
├ Missile Ap Damage 0 |
└ Base Reload Time 9 |
Accuracy 10 |
Range 90 |
Reload 13 |
Shots Per Minute 8 |
Ammunition 5 |
Melee Attack 9 |
7 |
├ Melee Weapon dagger2 |
├ Weapon Damage 7 |
├ Weapon Deadliness 0 |
├ Armour Piercing No |
├ Bonus vs. Cavalry 0 |
├ Bonus vs. Elephants 0 |
└ Bonus vs Infantry 0 |
Charge Bonus 8 |
17 |
├ Base Defence 1 |
├ Shield none |
└ Shield Defence 16 |
1 |
├ Armour arm0 |
├ Armour Defence 1 |
└ Shield Armour 0 |
20 |
├ Man Entity light_light |
├ Man Health 20 |
└ Bonus Hit Points 0 |
Base Morale 35 |
Abilities
Iberi Velites- Stamina (excellent)
Governs how fast the unit tires and restores fatigue, and is dependent on type of unit, weight and approach to combat. - Concentrate Fire
The unit fires its missiles towards a spot causing damage to everyone in the area of effect
Attributes
- Improved Stamina
This unit type has an improvement on the base stamina stat. - Hide (scrub & forest)
This unit can hide in scrub and forest until enemy units get too close. - Hide (scrub & forest)
This unit can hide in scrub and forest until enemy units get too close.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Transport- Very poor hull strength
- Very slow speed
- Weak ramming
- Short range
- Fast rate of fire
- Very good damage and armour penetration
- Very weak in melee
- Very poor morale
Faction Availability | |
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Grand Campaign | |
Caesar in Gaul | |
Hannibal at the Gates |