Farmers, artisans and tradesmen from the surrounding regions who have been drafted into the local garrison. Whilst these men have a stout desire to defend their homes, they are poorly equipped, lack military experience and can scarcely be regarded as soldiers.
These irregular, novice warriors were drawn from among the farmers, hunters and young men of the tribe. They carried Celtic shortswords, which were cutting and hacking blades, unlike the thrusting design of the Roman gladius. The shortsword developed from the earlier Celtic longsword, and was not as expensive to make. With little armour and only a simple shield these irregulars may have been lacking in equipment and skills but they made up for it by their numbers. Some warriors would also carry javelins or heavy, weighted darts to throw in the last moments before charging into melee. This gave them uses as both skirmishers and light infantry.
Unit Name
Celtic Townsfolk
Main Unit Key
GAR_Cel_Armed_Townsfolk
Land Unit Key
GAR_Cel_Armed_Townsfolk
Naval Unit Key
barbarian_transport
Soldiers
300
Category
Melee Infantry
Class
Melee Infantry
Custom Battle Cost
200
Recruitment Cost
250
Upkeep Cost
100
Melee Attack
14
Weapon Damage
7
├ Melee Weapon
dagger1
├ Weapon Damage
7
├ Weapon Deadliness
0
├ Armour Piercing
No
├ Bonus vs. Cavalry
0
├ Bonus vs. Elephants
0
└ Bonus vs Infantry
0
Charge Bonus
10
Melee Defence
41
├ Base Defence
10
├ Shield
shield2
└ Shield Defence
31
Armour
1
├ Armour
arm0
├ Armour Defence
1
└ Shield Armour
0
Health
20
├ Man Entity
rome_infantry_medium_fast
├ Man Health
20
└ Bonus Hit Points
0
Base Morale
30
Abilities
Celtic Townsfolk
Stamina (excellent) 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
Celtic Townsfolk
Average attack
Weak defence
Average damage but low armour penetration
Poor morale
Garrison Buildings
x 4
Barbarian City (rom_BARBARIAN_city_major_1) Level 0
Barbarian Hamlet (Copper) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_copper_1) Level 0
Barbarian Hamlet (Fish) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_fish_1) Level 0
Barbarian Hamlet (Glassware) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_glass_1) Level 0
Barbarian Hamlet (Gold) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_gold_1) Level 0
Barbarian Hamlet (Grain) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_grain_1) Level 0
Barbarian Hamlet (Leather) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_hides_1) Level 0
Barbarian Hamlet (Warhorse) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_horse_1) Level 0
Barbarian Hamlet (Iron) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_iron_1) Level 0
Barbarian Hamlet (Limestone) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_limestone_1) Level 0
Barbarian Hamlet (Marble) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_marble_1) Level 0
Barbarian Hamlet (Olive Oil) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_olives_1) Level 0
Barbarian Hamlet (Purple Dye) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_purple_dye_1) Level 0
Barbarian Hamlet (Salt) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_salt_1) Level 0
Barbarian Hamlet (Silk) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_silk_1) Level 0
Barbarian Hamlet (Lead) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_silver_1) Level 0
Barbarian Hamlet (Trained Slaves) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_slave_1) Level 0
Barbarian Hamlet (Timber) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_timber_1) Level 0
Barbarian Hamlet (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_township_1) Level 0
Barbarian Hamlet (Wine) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_wine_1) Level 0
x 2
Barbarian Fortified City (rom_BARBARIAN_city_major_2) Level 1
Barbarian Village (Copper) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_copper_2) Level 1
Barbarian Village (Fish) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_fish_2) Level 1
Barbarian Village (Glassware) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_glass_2) Level 1
Barbarian Village (Gold) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_gold_2) Level 1
Barbarian Village (Grain) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_grain_2) Level 1
Barbarian Village (Leather) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_hides_2) Level 1
Barbarian Village (Warhorse) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_horse_2) Level 1
Barbarian Village (Iron) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_iron_2) Level 1