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Suiones Herunautoz Frijaz

(Scandinavian Swordsmen)

The Suiones are a powerful tribe, distinguished not merely by their soldiers, but also - in possessing ships with prows on both ends - by their powerful fleets. Swords are not plentiful in Germanic lands because of their cost in iron, and so these fierce and valiant warriors carry their highly valued swords with pride.

The desire for honour in battle within Germanic society was so strong that some men were not considered worthy of their tribe, or even their parents, until they had spilt the blood of an enemy. The young warriors of the Chatti tribe were unique in this respect, growing their hair and beards until they claimed their first kill in battle. As a result, unkempt facial hair was seen as the mark of men yet to prove their worth, or cowardice. It is said, however, that the bravest Chatti grew enamoured with their lengthy beards and, even when white with age, and having claimed many kills, wore them with defiance. Typically, these men often led the first charge during a battle.

Suiones Herunautoz Frijaz

Unit Name

Suiones Herunautoz Frijaz

Main Unit Key

AOR_79_Ger_scandinavian_Swordsmen

Land Unit Key

AOR_79_Ger_scandinavian_Swordsmen

Naval Unit Key

barbarian_transport

Soldiers

300

Category

Melee Infantry

Class

Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost

726

Recruitment Cost

726

Upkeep Cost

145

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

39

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

61

├ Base Defence

9

├ Shield

shield5

└ Shield Defence

52

Armour

4

├ Armour

arm2

├ Armour Defence

4

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

20

├ Man Entity

medium_light

├ Man Health

20

└ Bonus Hit Points

0

Base Morale

45

Abilities

Suiones Herunautoz Frijaz
  • Stamina (average)
    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
Suiones Herunautoz Frijaz
  • Good attack
  • Average defence
  • Average damage but low armour penetration
  • Normal morale
Recuitment Requirement
Unit Resouces DEI_Cimbri
Requires Buildings
Suiones Herunautoz Frijaz Lv. 0 Hellenistic Hamlet
Hellenistic Hamlet
(rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_fish_1)
Level 0
Hellenistic Village
Hellenistic Village
(rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_fish_2)
Level 1
Hellenistic Komai
Hellenistic Komai
(rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_fish_3)
Level 2
Hellenistic Town
Hellenistic Town
(rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_fish_4)
Level 3
Faction Availability
Grand Campaign



Samnite Wars
Caesar in Gaul
Hannibal at the Gates
Imperator Augustus