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Silurae Birnai

(Silures Warband)

The Silurae Birnai (Sel-oor-ay Bern-ay) are a tribe from the south of Cambria. Renowned for their ferocity, skill, and discipline, they offer up fine spearmen to their lord: braver than most others, and more sturdy and skilled. They are, for all intents and purposes, little more than local spearmen, but with greater training and skill. The Silures act as both anti-infantry and anti-cavalry soldiers, and can also be used to pepper an enemy at distance with javelins. They are disciplined and capable of standing in orderly lines, and use tight formations at times to absorb enemy charges.

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.

Silurae Birnai

Unit Name

Silurae Birnai

Main Unit Key

AOR_2_Siluri_Warband

Land Unit Key

AOR_2_Siluri_Warband

Naval Unit Key

barbarian_transport

Soldiers

300

Category

Melee Infantry

Class

Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost

772

Recruitment Cost

772

Upkeep Cost

154

Missile Damage

11

├ Missile Weapon

prec1

├ Projectile

prec1

├ Missile Damage

11

├ Missile Ap Damage

0

└ Base Reload Time

10

Accuracy

5

Range

80

Reload

0

Shots Per Minute

6

Ammunition

1

Melee Attack

36

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

71

├ Base Defence

19

├ Shield

shield5

└ Shield Defence

52

Armour

6

├ Armour

arm3

├ Armour Defence

6

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

20

├ Man Entity

medium_light

├ Man Health

20

└ Bonus Hit Points

0

Base Morale

45

Abilities

Silurae Birnai
  • 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

Transport
  • Very poor hull strength
  • Very slow speed
  • Weak ramming
Silurae Birnai
  • Good attack
  • Average defence
  • Average damage but low armour penetration
  • Normal morale
Recuitment Requirement
Maximum Number 8
Unit Resouces DEI_Brit_South
Requires Buildings
Silurae Birnai Lv. 0 Roman Municipium
Roman Municipium
(rom_ROMAN_city_major_3)
Level 2
Roman Urbs
Roman Urbs
(rom_ROMAN_city_major_4)
Level 3
Roman Garrison Municipium
Roman Garrison Municipium
(rom_ROMAN_city_major_fort_3)
Level 2
Roman Fortified Capital
Roman Fortified Capital
(rom_ROMAN_city_major_fort_4)
Level 3
Roman Trade Municipium
Roman Trade Municipium
(rom_ROMAN_city_major_trade_3)
Level 2
Roman Economic Center
Roman Economic Center
(rom_ROMAN_city_major_trade_4)
Level 3
Village (Copper)
Village (Copper)
(rom_ROMAN_city_minor_copper_2)
Level 1
Fortified Town (Copper)
Fortified Town (Copper)
(rom_ROMAN_city_minor_copper_fort_4)
Level 3
Roman Small Town
Roman Small Town
(rom_ROMAN_city_minor_fish_3)
Level 2
Roman Town
Roman Town
(rom_ROMAN_city_minor_fish_4)
Level 3
Roman Small Town
Roman Small Town
(rom_ROMAN_city_minor_gold_3)
Level 2
Roman Small Town
Roman Small Town
(rom_ROMAN_city_minor_gold_3)
Level 2
Roman Town
Roman Town
(rom_ROMAN_city_minor_gold_4)
Level 3
Roman Town
Roman Town
(rom_ROMAN_city_minor_gold_4)
Level 3
Roman Small Town (Leather)
Roman Small Town (Leather)
(rom_ROMAN_city_minor_hides_3)
Level 2
Roman Town (Leather)
Roman Town (Leather)
(rom_ROMAN_city_minor_hides_4)
Level 3
Roman Small Town (Lead)
Roman Small Town (Lead)
(rom_ROMAN_city_minor_silver_3)
Level 2
Roman Town (Lead)
Roman Town (Lead)
(rom_ROMAN_city_minor_silver_4)
Level 3
Civil Town
Civil Town
(rome_town_civil_3)
Level 2
Civil Colonia
Civil Colonia
(rome_town_civil_4)
Level 3
Farming Town
Farming Town
(rome_town_farm_3)
Level 2
Farming Colonia
Farming Colonia
(rome_town_farm_4)
Level 3
Market Town
Market Town
(rome_town_trade_3)
Level 2
Market Colonia
Market Colonia
(rome_town_trade_4)
Level 3
Faction Availability
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