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Legionarii Capite Censi

(Marian Volunteer Legionaries)

In order to bolster the ranks of the legion, poor and property-less volunteers are armed at the expense of the local government.

During the 4th century BC the Romans abandoned the phalanx in favour of armies consisting chiefly of hastati, principes and triarii. These were deployed in maniples: compact blocks of men, arranged in a checkerboard formation. This allowed flexibility when moving across the battlefield, particularly when compared to the sluggish movements of a solid pike phalanx. Like most sophisticated city-states of the ancient world, Rome expected its men to fight, and supply their own war gear when they did so. A cynical observer might be tempted to note that the manipular Legion also made sure that the hierarchy of Rome was preserved. The youngest and least wealthy became hastati, the first line of battle in a Roman Legion. Behind them came the second line of principes, older and richer men, and finally came the triarii, the most experienced warriors. “Going to the triarii” was a Roman saying that came to be used in all kinds of situations, implying that everything else had been tried and found wanting.

Legionarii Capite Censi

Unit Name

Legionarii Capite Censi

Main Unit Key

Rom_Volunteer_Legionaries_Allied

Land Unit Key

Rom_Volunteer_Legionaries_Allied

Naval Unit Key

pel_transport

Soldiers

200

Category

Melee Infantry

Class

Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost

1109

Recruitment Cost

1109

Upkeep Cost

222

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

1

Melee Attack

33

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

10

Melee Defence

73

├ Base Defence

15

├ Shield

shield6

└ Shield Defence

58

Armour

14

├ Armour

arm8

├ Armour Defence

14

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

20

├ Man Entity

medium_heavy

├ Man Health

20

└ Bonus Hit Points

0

Base Morale

55

Abilities

Legionarii Capite Censi
  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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 Capite Censi
  • Good attack
  • Average defence
  • Average damage but low armour penetration
  • Normal morale
Upgrade
Required Technology Imperial Unit Upgrades Cost 795 Upgrade To Cohors Legionaria
Requires Buildings
Legionarii Capite Censi Lv. 0 Roma
Roma
(dei_main_city_ROME_2)
Level 1
Roma
Roma
(dei_main_city_ROME_3)
Level 2
Fortified Roma
Fortified Roma
(dei_main_city_ROME_3_fort)
Level 2
Commercial Roma
Commercial Roma
(dei_main_city_ROME_3_trade)
Level 2
Field of Mars
Field of Mars
(rom_ROMAN_military_main_1)
Level 0
Roman Barracks
Roman Barracks
(rom_ROMAN_military_main_heavy_2)
Level 1
Elite Roman Barracks
Elite Roman Barracks
(rom_ROMAN_military_main_heavy_3)
Level 2
Legionarii Capite Censi Lv. 1 Roma
Roma
(dei_main_city_ROME_4)
Level 3
Fortified Roma
Fortified Roma
(dei_main_city_ROME_4_fort)
Level 3
Commercial Roma
Commercial Roma
(dei_main_city_ROME_4_trade)
Level 3
Provincial Barracks
Provincial Barracks
(rom_ROMAN_military_main_heavy_4)
Level 3