Getae Missile Infantry

Dakes Toxotai

The exact origins of the Dacians are something of a mystery. Dacian lands were centred around the Carpathian Mountains but, unlike their Thracian neighbours, they seldom got involved in the conflicts of others. The Dacians fought almost entirely on foot, and usually looked to their Sarmatian allies when serious cavalry were needed. Many Dacian infantry fought as peltasts, equipped with javelins, short swords and oval shields, but they also fielded archers. However, the Dacians were most feared because of a weapon called the 'falx', which they used with deadly, limb-lopping skill. A two-handed sword with a forward-curving blade, a falx could cut a man in two from the top of his head to his breastbone. This weapon was so effective that the Romans improved their legionary armour to cope with it. The brow-ridge on later legionary helmets was there to stop a blow from a falx. Rome’s eventual victory in the Dacian Wars (AD101-106), celebrated by Trajan’s Column, finally dealt with the warlike Dacian tribes once and for all.

Unit Name Dakes Toxotai

Main Unit Key Dac_Bowmen

Land Unit Key Dac_Bowmen

Naval Unit Key barbarian_transport

Soldiers 175

Category Missile Infantry

Class Missile Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 462

Recruitment Cost 462

Upkeep Cost 92

Missile Damage 9

├ Missile Weapon bow2

├ Projectile bow2

├ Missile Damage 9

├ Missile Ap Damage 0

└ Base Reload Time 14

Accuracy 5

Range 165

Reload 13

Shots Per Minute 5

Ammunition 15

Melee Attack 22

Weapon Damage 11

├ Melee Weapon mace1

├ Weapon Damage 11

├ Weapon Deadliness 0

├ Armour Piercing Yes

├ Bonus vs. Cavalry 0

├ Bonus vs. Elephants 0

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 10

Melee Defence 29

├ Base Defence 13

├ Shield none

└ Shield Defence 16

Armour 1

├ Armour arm0

├ Armour Defence 1

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 20

├ Man Entity light_light

├ Man Health 20

└ Bonus Hit Points 0

Base Morale 35

Abilities

• Stamina (excellent)
  Governs how fast the unit tires and restores fatigue, and is dependent on type of unit, weight and approach to combat.
• Concentrate Fire
  The unit fires its missiles towards a spot causing damage to everyone in the area of effect

Attributes

• Improved Stamina
  This unit type has an improvement on the base stamina stat.
• Hide (scrub & forest)
  This unit can hide in scrub and forest until enemy units get too close.
• Hide (scrub & forest)
  This unit can hide in scrub and forest until enemy units get too close.

Strengths & Weaknesses

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

• Long range
• Average rate of fire
• Good damage but low armour penetration
• Very weak in melee
• Very poor morale

Upgrade
Required Technology Cost 435 Upgrade To
Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Warrior Lodge (rom_BARBARIAN_artisans_major_1) Level 0 Meeting Ground (rom_BARBARIAN_artisans_major_bronze_2) Level 1 Proving Grounds (rom_BARBARIAN_artisans_major_bronze_3) Level 2
Lv. 1	Hall of Champions (rom_BARBARIAN_artisans_major_bronze_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Daci Apulii Getae Getae Tribal Council Dacian Rebels
Imperator Augustus	Dacia (Imperator Augustus) Dacian Nobles (Imperator Augustus) Dacian Rebels (Imperator Augustus)