Dacia (Imperator Augustus) Melee Infantry

Costobocii Axemen

The exact origins of the Dacians are something of a mystery. Dacian lands were centred around the Carpathian Mountains but, unlike their Thracian neighbours, they seldom got involved in the conflicts of others. The Dacians fought almost entirely on foot, and usually looked to their Sarmatian allies when serious cavalry were needed. Many Dacian infantry fought as peltasts, equipped with javelins, short swords and oval shields, but they also fielded archers. However, the Dacians were most feared because of a weapon called the 'falx', which they used with deadly, limb-lopping skill. A two-handed sword with a forward-curving blade, a falx could cut a man in two from the top of his head to his breastbone. This weapon was so effective that the Romans improved their legionary armour to cope with it. The brow-ridge on later legionary helmets was there to stop a blow from a falx. Rome’s eventual victory in the Dacian Wars (AD101-106), celebrated by Trajan’s Column, finally dealt with the warlike Dacian tribes once and for all.

Unit Name Costobocii Axemen

Main Unit Key Dac_Costobocii_Axemen

Land Unit Key Dac_Costobocii_Axemen

Naval Unit Key barbarian_transport

Soldiers 160

Category Melee Infantry

Class Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 630

Recruitment Cost 630

Upkeep Cost 70

Melee Attack 29

Weapon Damage 35

├ Melee Weapon rome_celtic_axe

├ Melee Damage Base 14

├ Melee Damage Ap 21

├ Armour Piercing Yes

├ Bonus vs. Large 0

├ Bonus vs Elephants 0

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 24

Melee Defence 72

├ Base Defence 33

├ Shield celtic_round

└ Shield Defence 39

Armour 83

├ Armour scale

├ Armour Defence 57

└ Shield Armour 26

Health 70

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_medium

├ Man Health 55

└ Bonus Hit Points 15

Base Morale 60

Abilities

• Shieldwall
  The unit moves into a close formation and raises shields.
  Armour strength, bracing, melee defence, shield strength
  Limited speed
• Frenzy
  Improves a unit's charge and weapon damage for an extended period.
  Charge damage, Weapon damage
  Exertion: fatigue
• Rapid Advance
  Improved unit movement speed over an extended period.
  Speed, acceleration, charge speed
  Exertion: 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
• Poor defence
• Low damage but good armour penetration
• Poor morale

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Bronze Workshop (barb_artisan_bronze_2) Level 1 Bronze Forge (barb_artisan_bronze_3) Level 2 Coin Mint (barb_artisan_coin_3) Level 2 Trumpet Maker (barb_artisan_maker_3) Level 2
Lv. 1	Bronze Furnace (barb_artisan_bronze_4) Level 3 Coin Hoard (barb_artisan_coin_4) Level 3 Carnyx Maker (barb_artisan_maker_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Apulii Getae Getae tribal council Dacian Rebels Odrysian Kingdom Odrysian tribal council Thracian Rebels Tylis Tylis tribal council
Imperator Augustus	Bastarnae (Imperator Augustus) Dacia (Imperator Augustus) Dacian Nobles (Imperator Augustus) Dacian Rebels (Imperator Augustus) Thrace (Imperator Augustus) Thracian Rebels (Imperator Augustus)