Epeiros Special

Molossian Dogs

Dogs have always been useful for guard, patrol and scout work. With skilled handlers they can also be used effectively on the battlefield. Attack dogs were specifically bred and trained to ignore the noise and chaos of combat. Taught to attack on command, they were starved a little to ensure aggression before being unleashed upon enemy formations as a savage wave. Faced with a pack of foaming, hungry dogs many men naturally broke or faltered, opening gaps in a battle line that could then be exploited by melee troops.

Unit Name Molossian Dogs

Main Unit Key Gre_Molossian_Dogs

Land Unit Key Gre_Molossian_Dogs

Naval Unit Key pel_transport

Soldiers 80

Category Melee Infantry

Class Special

Custom Battle Cost 521

Recruitment Cost 521

Upkeep Cost 104

Melee Attack 26

Weapon Damage 7

├ Melee Weapon dagger1

├ Weapon Damage 7

├ Weapon Deadliness 0

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Cavalry 0

├ Bonus vs. Elephants 0

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 17

Melee Defence 29

├ Base Defence 13

├ Shield none

└ Shield Defence 16

Armour 4

├ Armour arm2

├ Armour Defence 4

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 20

├ Man Entity light_medium

├ Man Health 20

└ Bonus Hit Points 0

Base Morale 45

Abilities

• Stamina (good)
  Governs how fast the unit tires and restores fatigue, and is dependent on type of unit, weight and approach to combat.

Attributes

No Attribute

Strengths & Weaknesses

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

• Very good attack
• Strong against lightly armoured units
• Handlers weak in melee

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Muster Field (rom_HELLENIC_military_main_1) Level 0 Holosideros Barracks (rom_HELLENIC_military_main_heavy_2) Level 1 Hoplite Barracks (rom_HELLENIC_military_main_heavy_3) Level 2
Lv. 1	Royal Barracks (rom_HELLENIC_military_main_heavy_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Epeiros Epirean Nobles
Macedonian Wars	Epeiros (Macedonian Wars)