Veneti (Hannibal at the Gates) Melee Infantry

Ensiferi Veneti

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 Ensiferi Veneti

Main Unit Key Ven_Swords

Land Unit Key Ven_Swords

Naval Unit Key pel_transport

Soldiers 300

Category Melee Infantry

Class Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 541

Recruitment Cost 541

Upkeep Cost 108

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 10

├ Melee Weapon gladius3

├ Weapon Damage 9

├ Weapon Deadliness 1

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Cavalry 0

├ Bonus vs. Elephants 0

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 13

Melee Defence 65

├ Base Defence 13

├ Shield shield5

└ Shield Defence 52

Armour 1

├ Armour arm0

├ Armour Defence 1

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 20

├ Man Entity medium_light

├ 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

• Average attack
• Weak defence
• Average damage but low armour penetration
• Poor morale

Requires Buildings

Lv. 0

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