Dacian Rebels Melee Infantry

Epilektoi Drapanai

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 Epilektoi Drapanai

Main Unit Key Dac_Elite_Falxmen

Land Unit Key Dac_Elite_Falxmen

Naval Unit Key barbarian_transport

Soldiers 200

Category Melee Infantry

Class Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 1203

Recruitment Cost 1203

Upkeep Cost 241

Melee Attack 63

Weapon Damage 13

├ Melee Weapon falx2

├ Weapon Damage 13

├ Weapon Deadliness 0

├ Armour Piercing Yes

├ Bonus vs. Cavalry 3

├ Bonus vs. Elephants 30

└ Bonus vs Infantry 1

Charge Bonus 20

Melee Defence 68

├ Base Defence 52

├ Shield none

└ Shield Defence 16

Armour 8

├ Armour arm4

├ Armour Defence 8

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 20

├ Man Entity heavy_medium

├ Man Health 20

└ Bonus Hit Points 0

Base Morale 65

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

• Good charge and attack
• Good damage and armour penetration
• Weak defence
• Average morale

Requires Buildings
Lv. 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)