Mercenary Lusitani Swordswomen

The Lusitani were renowned for their skill in guerrilla warfare and bravery in battle. Both men and women took part in a type of tribal dancing which helped to strengthen their legs. This was undoubtedly a contributing factor to the nimbleness and agility displayed by their warriors. During the ‘Fiery War’ between the Lusitanian chief, Viriathus, and Rome the ferocity of the women of Lusitania was recorded by the Roman Sextus Junius Brutus. During the Roman pursuit of the rebel leader he observed that women were often found defending their settlements: “fighting and perishing in company with the men with such bravery that they uttered no cry even in the midst of slaughter”.

Unit Name Mercenary Lusitani Swordswomen

Main Unit Key Mer_Ibe_Lusitani_Swordswomen

Land Unit Key Mer_Ibe_Lusitani_Swordswomen

Naval Unit Key barbarian_transport

Soldiers 160

Category Melee Infantry

Class Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 360

Recruitment Cost 240

Upkeep Cost 120

Missile Damage 34

├ Missile Weapon rome_iron_javelin

├ Projectile javelin_iron

├ Missile Damage 18

├ Missile Ap Damage 16

└ Base Reload Time 40

Accuracy 5

Range 40

Reload 0

Shots Per Minute 2

Ammunition 2

Melee Attack 29

Weapon Damage 36

├ Melee Weapon rome_falcata

├ Melee Damage Base 29

├ Melee Damage Ap 7

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 0

├ Bonus vs Elephants 0

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 17

Melee Defence 66

├ Base Defence 31

├ Shield caetra

└ Shield Defence 35

Armour 52

├ Armour cloth

├ Armour Defence 27

└ Shield Armour 25

Health 65

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_medium_fast

├ Man Health 55

└ Bonus Hit Points 10

Base Morale 55

Abilities

• Shieldwall
  The unit moves into a close formation and raises shields.
  Armour strength, bracing, melee defence, shield strength
  Limited speed
• Frenzied Charge
  Increases the effectiveness of the unit's charge for an extended period. The unit will suffer a large fatigue penalty after the charge is over.
  Charge speed, charge damage, acceleration
  Melee defence, fatigue

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

• Average attack
• Weak defence
• Average damage but low armour penetration
• Poor morale

Mercenaries Pool

Mercenaries Pool
No.	Pool	Province	Region	Initial Unit Count	Chance To Replenish	Max Replenish Per Turn	Max Count
1	rom_province_pool_lusitania	Lusitania	Ebora Olisipo	0	0.15	1	2

Grand Campaign Mercenaries Pool

Mercenaries Pool
No.	Pool	Province	Region	Initial Unit Count	Chance To Replenish	Max Replenish Per Turn	Max Count
2	rom_province_pool_lusitania	Lusitania	Ebora Olisipo	0	0.15	1	2

Hannibal at the Gates Mercenaries Pool

Mercenaries Pool
No.	Pool	Province	Region	Initial Unit Count	Chance To Replenish	Max Replenish Per Turn	Max Count
3	pun_province_pool_lusitania	Lusitania	Ebora Helmantica Olisipo	0	0.15	1	2