Evocata Germanica
(Imperial Veteran Legionaries)These veterans of the wars in Germania have been called forth" from retirement, and have chosen to re-enlist and serve Roma once again."
After a Roman legionary had finished up to 25 years in the army, he could be asked back to join the evocati, the ranks of 'those who are called'. Usually affiliated to their old commander or re-enlisting at the bequest of a particular Consul in times of need, veterans were afforded great respect and honour because of their previous service. As examples to the common soldier, they were often immediately promoted to centurion and given a pay rise. Crucially, veterans were exempt from the mundane and laborious tasks of legionary life such as digging latrines, building roads or making camp. During the civil war all sides called on old soldiers to swell their ranks and provide much needed experience, Pompey persuading a large number of evocati to join him against Julius Caesar by promising them promotion and more money to return. The veteran 'Praetorians of the Evocati Augusti' were held in especially high regard.
Unit Name Evocata Germanica |
Main Unit Key Rom_Vexillatio_Evocata_Germanica |
Land Unit Key Rom_Vexillatio_Evocata_Germanica |
Naval Unit Key pel_transport |
Soldiers 200 |
Category Melee Infantry |
Class Melee Infantry |
Custom Battle Cost 1314 |
Recruitment Cost 1314 |
Upkeep Cost 263 |
17 |
├ Missile Weapon pilum3 |
├ Projectile pilum3 |
├ Missile Damage 14 |
├ Missile Ap Damage 3 |
└ Base Reload Time 6 |
Accuracy 5 |
Range 80 |
Reload 0 |
Shots Per Minute 10 |
Ammunition 1 |
Melee Attack 42 |
10 |
├ Melee Weapon gladius4 |
├ Weapon Damage 9 |
├ Weapon Deadliness 1 |
├ Armour Piercing No |
├ Bonus vs. Cavalry 0 |
├ Bonus vs. Elephants 0 |
└ Bonus vs Infantry 0 |
Charge Bonus 10 |
86 |
├ Base Defence 28 |
├ Shield shield6 |
└ Shield Defence 58 |
16 |
├ Armour arm9 |
├ Armour Defence 16 |
└ Shield Armour 0 |
20 |
├ Man Entity heavy_heavy |
├ Man Health 20 |
└ Bonus Hit Points 0 |
Base Morale 65 |
Abilities
Evocata Germanica- 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 (heavy)
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 - Testudo
The unit assumes a tortoise formation making itself nearly impenetrable to missile damage but while in formation the unit has no attack potential
Attributes
- Disciplined
This unit does not suffer a morale penalty when the general dies. It can also rally after routing more often. - Guerrilla Deployment
This unit can deploy outside of the deployment zone. - Hide (forest)
This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close. - Resistant to Cold
This unit tires less quickly in snow.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Transport- Very poor hull strength
- Very slow speed
- Weak ramming
- Very good attack
- Average defence
- Average damage but low armour penetration
- Good morale
Faction Availability | |
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Grand Campaign | |
Samnite Wars | |
Imperator Augustus |