Arverni Melee Cavalry

Heavy Axe Riders

Gladiators were usually slaves, condemned criminals or prisoners of war but others did enter the arena. Those with debts or a lust for glory could sell themselves as gladiators, and soldiers who had given ground might be sent to the arena as punishment. A gladiator's life was arduous and brutal, even before fighting in the games. Trainees could, and would, be killed in practice if they fought beneath their abilities, as a way of encouraging the others. The ludus, the training ground and home of gladiators, was run by a lanista, and within its walls his word was law. Outside the arena he was considered to be on the bottom rung of society; some Roman cemeteries did not allow the bodies of lanistas to be buried inside their walls, even. Having said that, there was also a peculiar glamour about their business and some were famed amongst games fans as the men who owned and trained gladiators - the sports stars of the Roman world.

Unit Name Heavy Axe Riders

Main Unit Key Cel_Heavy_Axe_Riders

Land Unit Key Cel_Heavy_Axe_Riders

Naval Unit Key barbarian_transport

Soldiers 90

Category Cavalry

Class Melee Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost 800

Recruitment Cost 800

Upkeep Cost 90

Melee Attack 36

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 41

Melee Defence 79

├ Base Defence 44

├ Shield celtic

└ Shield Defence 35

Armour 92

├ Armour mail_improved

├ Armour Defence 62

└ Shield Armour 30

Health 115

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_heavy_fast

├ Man Health 55

├ Bonus Hit Points 20

├ Mount rome_celtic_horse_sword_shield_m

├ Mount Entity rome_horse_medium

└ Mount Health 40

Base Morale 55

Abilities

• Stampede
  Charges are more effective for an extended time.
  Charge bonus
  Exertion: fatigue
• 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

• Very good attack
• Average defence
• Low damage but average armour penetration
• Good morale

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Stables (barb_agriculture_horse_3) Level 2
Lv. 1	Horse Ranch (barb_agriculture_horse_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
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