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Botroas

(Sword Followers)

Where a lord commands, the sword is thrust.

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.

Botroas

Unit Name

Botroas

Main Unit Key

Bar_Marine_Heavy_Celt

Land Unit Key

Bar_Marine_Heavy_Celt

Naval Unit Key

barbarian_transport

Soldiers

150

Category

Melee Infantry

Class

Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost

975

Recruitment Cost

975

Upkeep Cost

188

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

4

Melee Attack

30

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

15

Melee Defence

72

├ Base Defence

20

├ Shield

shield5

└ Shield Defence

52

Armour

8

├ Armour

arm4

├ Armour Defence

8

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

24

├ Man Entity

rome_infantry_very_heavy_fast

├ Man Health

20

└ Bonus Hit Points

4

Base Morale

65

Abilities

Botroas
  • Stamina (poor)
    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
Botroas
  • Good attack
  • Average defence
  • Average damage but low armour penetration
  • Normal morale
Faction Availability
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