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Legionarii Classici

(Roman Legionary Marines)

The military reforms of Gaius Marius in 104BC transformed the Roman army into a professional fighting force. Recruits were no longer required to own land in order to be soldiers: Roman citizenship was enough. Without farms to return to, men were willing to make the army their career, fighting lengthy campaigns in return for the pay, glory and retirement benefits. The Legions were equipped at the expense of the state, and each man carried a pilum, a gladius and a large 'scutum' shield, emblazoned with their Legion’s insignia. Under Marius men were expected to carry their own equipment, removing the need for large baggage trains manned by non-combatants. Unfortunately for the men this meant that they were carrying kit that weighed around 45 kilos, earning them the nickname 'Marius' mules'.

Legionarii Classici

Unit Name

Legionarii Classici

Main Unit Key

Jay_Marine_Legionaries_Scouts

Land Unit Key

Jay_Marine_Legionaries_Scouts

Naval Unit Key

pel_transport

Soldiers

140

Category

Melee Infantry

Class

Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost

1248

Recruitment Cost

1248

Upkeep Cost

288

Missile Damage

16

├ Missile Weapon

pilum2

├ Projectile

pilum2

├ Missile Damage

13

├ Missile Ap Damage

3

└ Base Reload Time

6

Accuracy

5

Range

80

Reload

0

Shots Per Minute

10

Ammunition

5

Melee Attack

31

Weapon Damage

10

├ Melee Weapon

gladius2

├ Weapon Damage

9

├ Weapon Deadliness

1

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Bonus vs. Cavalry

0

├ Bonus vs. Elephants

0

└ Bonus vs Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

11

Melee Defence

75

├ Base Defence

23

├ Shield

shield5

└ Shield Defence

52

Armour

16

├ Armour

arm9

├ Armour Defence

16

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

24

├ Man Entity

rome_infantry_very_heavy

├ Man Health

20

└ Bonus Hit Points

4

Base Morale

65

Abilities

Legionarii Classici
  • Stamina (good)
    Governs how fast the unit tires and restores fatigue, and is dependent on type of unit, weight and approach to combat.
  • Throw Pila (medium)
    Orders the unit to throw their pila towards a spot causing damage to everyone in the area of effect
    NOTE: you cannot throw Pila when you are inside a formation
  • Hollow Square
    The unit forms a hollow square formation to cover all four sides and improve morale and defense but renders itself unable to move with lower attack
  • Repellere Equites (Repel Cavalry)
    The soldiers raise their shields in defense, increasing bracing and ability to fight against mounted units; however, in this formation the unit cannot move

Attributes

  • Disciplined
    This unit does not suffer a morale penalty when the general dies. It can also rally after routing more often.
  • 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
Legionarii Classici
  • Good attack
  • Average defence
  • Average damage but low armour penetration
  • Normal morale