Edetani Spear Infantry

Scutarii

Scutarii, or shield bearers, take their name from the Latin word scutum, or shield, although it is highly unlikely the Iberians used this title for themselves. Regardless, the scutarii carried the thureos, a large, oval, wooden shield that was perfectly suited for use in man-to-man combat. They wore little armour, and this gave them greater mobility than many of their opponents, particularly the armoured Roman legionaries. This mobility was used to charge forward and then feign retreat in the hope of getting the enemy to pursue and break their lines. Once an enemy unit took the bait, the retreat would end, and a genuine attack on now-out-of-position and unsupported foes would be staged: a simple tactic, perhaps, but still a deadly one when used well.

Unit Name Scutarii

Main Unit Key Ibe_Edetani_Scutarii

Land Unit Key Ibe_Edetani_Scutarii

Naval Unit Key barbarian_transport

Soldiers 300

Category Melee Infantry

Class Spear Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 747

Recruitment Cost 747

Upkeep Cost 149

Missile Damage 14

├ Missile Weapon javelin4_iberian

├ Projectile javelin4_iberian

├ Missile Damage 12

├ Missile Ap Damage 2

└ Base Reload Time 9

Accuracy 5

Range 80

Reload 0

Shots Per Minute 7

Ammunition 2

Melee Attack 34

Weapon Damage 9

├ Melee Weapon spear2

├ Weapon Damage 9

├ Weapon Deadliness 0

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Cavalry 3

├ Bonus vs. Elephants 10

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 15

Melee Defence 72

├ Base Defence 20

├ Shield shield5

└ Shield Defence 52

Armour 6

├ Armour arm3

├ Armour Defence 6

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 20

├ Man Entity medium_heavy

├ Man Health 20

└ Bonus Hit Points 0

Base Morale 55

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

• Guerrilla Deployment
  This unit can deploy outside of the deployment zone.
• 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

• Very good defensive unit
• Low damage but average armour penetration
• Average attack
• Good morale

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Grand Campaign	Edetani