Veneti (Hannibal at the Gates) Melee Infantry

Pedites Veneti

Although called Illyrians by Greeks and Romans, these seafaring people from the Adriatic coast were actually not a single nation or tribe. The Greeks first had dealings with them during the Bronze Age, and the name was then applied to everyone in the area. The Illyrians were actually several petty, and not-so-petty, kingdoms that warred with each other when not fighting Greeks or their Macedonian neighbours. The Illyrians could not be lightly dismissed as barbarians: under powerful warlords such as Bardyllis, king of the Dardanians, they conquered Macedon and installed a puppet ruler in 393BC. It was Phillip II and Alexander the Great who eventually ended Illyrian interference in their affairs. The Illyrians were also pirates, and terrorised the Adriatic for centuries; this was what eventually prompted their subjugation by the Romans.

Unit Name Pedites Veneti

Main Unit Key Ven_Heavy_Swords

Land Unit Key Ven_Heavy_Swords

Naval Unit Key pel_transport

Soldiers 200

Category Melee Infantry

Class Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 922

Recruitment Cost 922

Upkeep Cost 184

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 1

Melee Attack 36

Weapon Damage 10

├ Melee Weapon gsword3

├ Weapon Damage 10

├ 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 10

├ Armour arm5

├ Armour Defence 10

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 20

├ Man Entity medium_heavy

├ Man Health 20

└ Bonus Hit Points 0

Base Morale 50

Abilities

• 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.

Strengths & Weaknesses

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

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

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Meeting Ground (rom_BARBARIAN_artisans_major_bronze_2) Level 1 Proving Grounds (rom_BARBARIAN_artisans_major_bronze_3) Level 2 Hall of Champions (rom_BARBARIAN_artisans_major_bronze_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Veneti
Hannibal at the Gates	Veneti (Hannibal at the Gates)