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Local Tribesmen RomaRoma Spear Infantry

Local Tribesmen

Unarmoured and mostly untrained tribesmen that are useful for little more than garrison duty.

While Celts often lacked the formal organisations and tactics of their more 'civilised' opponents, they did have extremely able metalworkers, and long experience as mercenaries. In battle, they were not outmatched on an individual level by Romans or Greeks. Celts often favoured the spear in battle. It is a simple weapon, and a typical Celtic warrior might carry several into a fight: lighter javelins to hurl at the enemy on the approach or charge, and sometimes an iron-tipped spear for close combat. Some spears were crafted with barbed tips to cause further damage as they were pulled from wounds. Spears were also convenient for displaying trophies, in the shape of rotting enemy heads. This bloody appearance by the Celts, and a ferocious appetite for battle, was often enough to un-man opponents. Celtic warriors would send a chorus of chants, taunts and insults aimed towards foes, and blow their unearthly-sounding 'carnyx' battle horns. The whole display was intended to frighten foes, and put the warriors into the right frame of mind for battle.

Local Tribesmen

Unit Name

Local Tribesmen

Main Unit Key

GAR_Cel_Tribesmen_Foreign

Land Unit Key

GAR_Cel_Tribesmen_Foreign

Naval Unit Key

barbarian_transport

Soldiers

200

Category

Melee Infantry

Class

Spear Infantry

Custom Battle Cost

476

Recruitment Cost

455

Upkeep Cost

100

Missile Damage

11

├ Missile Weapon

prec1

├ Projectile

prec1

├ Missile Damage

11

├ Missile Ap Damage

0

└ Base Reload Time

10

Accuracy

5

Range

80

Reload

0

Shots Per Minute

6

Ammunition

1

Melee Attack

14

Weapon Damage

9

├ Melee Weapon

spear1

├ Weapon Damage

9

├ Weapon Deadliness

0

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Bonus vs. Cavalry

3

├ Bonus vs. Elephants

10

└ Bonus vs Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

10

Melee Defence

48

├ Base Defence

17

├ Shield

shield2

└ Shield Defence

31

Armour

1

├ Armour

arm0

├ Armour Defence

1

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

20

├ Man Entity

rome_infantry_heavy_agile

├ Man Health

20

└ Bonus Hit Points

0

Base Morale

40

Abilities

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

Attributes

  • Expert Charge Defence
    This unit’s melee attack and damage are increased against charging enemies.
  • 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
Local Tribesmen
  • Average defensive unit
  • Low damage but average armour penetration
  • Weak attack
  • Poor morale
Faction Availability
Grand Campaign

Samnite Wars
Caesar in Gaul
Hannibal at the Gates
Imperator Augustus
Macedonian Wars