Auxiliary Scutarii
Heavy infantry, armed with deadly falcata swords, are a handy unit for any general.Scutarii, or shield bearers, take their name from the Latin word scutum, or shield, although it is highly unlikely the Iberians used this title for themselves. Regardless, the scutarii carried the thureos, a large, oval, wooden shield that was perfectly suited for use in man-to-man combat. They wore little armour, and this gave them greater mobility than many of their opponents, particularly the armoured Roman legionaries. This mobility was used to charge forward and then feign retreat in the hope of getting the enemy to pursue and break their lines. Once an enemy unit took the bait, the retreat would end, and a genuine attack on now-out-of-position and unsupported foes would be staged: a simple tactic, perhaps, but still a deadly one when used well.
Unit Name Auxiliary Scutarii |
Main Unit Key Aux_Ibe_Scutarii |
Land Unit Key Aux_Ibe_Scutarii |
Naval Unit Key barbarian_transport |
Soldiers 160 |
Category Melee Infantry |
Class Melee Infantry |
Custom Battle Cost 620 |
Recruitment Cost 620 |
Upkeep Cost 85 |
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 39 |
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 21 |
71 |
├ Base Defence 36 |
├ Shield celtic |
└ Shield Defence 35 |
72 |
├ Armour chest |
├ Armour Defence 42 |
└ Shield Armour 30 |
70 |
├ Man Entity rome_infantry_medium |
├ Man Health 55 |
└ Bonus Hit Points 15 |
Base Morale 50 |
Abilities
Auxiliary Scutarii- 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
Attributes
- 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
- Good attack
- Average defence
- Average damage but low armour penetration
- Normal morale
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Unit Resouces | Auxilia_Iberian | |||||||||||
Imperator Augustus Regions
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Requires Buildings | ||||||||||||
Lv. 0 |
Auxiliary Barracks
(rome_military_aux_3) Level 2 |
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Lv. 1 |
Auxiliary Garrison
(rome_military_aux_4) Level 3 |
Faction Availability | |
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Samnite Wars | |
Hannibal at the Gates | |
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