Lusitani Spear Infantry

Lusitani Guerrillas

The Lusitani were an Iberian tribe, renowned for producing light skirmish warriors. They, along with other Iberians, presented a distinct and unpleasant challenge to Roman arms; Lusitani were even present among Hannibal’s ranks at the Battle of Cannae in 216BC. During the Roman incursions into Iberia between 155-139BC the Lusitani resisted, particularly once they had been lied to by, and subsequently massacred on the orders of, Servius Sulpicius Galba, the Praetor of Rome’s Iberian forces. He had convinced the Lusitani to give up their arms, and then had them slaughtered by his Legions. Seeking revenge, the Lusitani went on to fight a bitter guerrilla war against the invaders.

Unit Name Lusitani Guerrillas

Main Unit Key Ibe_Lusitani_Guerillas

Land Unit Key Ibe_Lusitani_Guerillas

Naval Unit Key barbarian_transport

Soldiers 160

Category Melee Infantry

Class Spear Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 590

Recruitment Cost 590

Upkeep Cost 85

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 25

Weapon Damage 29

├ Melee Weapon rome_spear

├ Melee Damage Base 19

├ Melee Damage Ap 10

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 15

├ Bonus vs Elephants 16

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 23

Melee Defence 60

├ Base Defence 25

├ Shield caetra

└ Shield Defence 35

Armour 52

├ Armour cloth

├ Armour Defence 27

└ Shield Armour 25

Health 65

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_medium

├ Man Health 55

└ Bonus Hit Points 10

Base Morale 55

Abilities

• Cavalry Counter-tactics
  Improves unit's ability to endure enemy cavalry charges for an extended time.
  Bonus vs mounted units
• Shield Screen
  The unit raises their shields in a static defensive formation.
  Bracing, melee defence, shield strength
  Can't move
• Rapid Advance
  Improved unit movement speed over an extended period.
  Speed, acceleration, charge speed
  Exertion: fatigue

Attributes

• Guerrilla Deployment
  This unit can deploy outside of the deployment zone.
• Stalk
  This unit can move hidden in any terrain.

Strengths & Weaknesses

• Very poor hull strength
• Very slow speed
• Weak ramming

• Average defensive unit
• Low damage but average armour penetration
• Weak attack
• Poor morale

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Bronze Workshop (barb_artisan_bronze_2) Level 1 Bronze Forge (barb_artisan_bronze_3) Level 2 Hundred (barb_city_3) Level 2 Town (barb_town_3) Level 2
Lv. 1	Bronze Furnace (barb_artisan_bronze_4) Level 3 Industry Oppidum (barb_city_industry_4) Level 3 Trade Oppidum (barb_city_trade_4) Level 3 Tribal Oppidum (barb_city_tribal_4) Level 3 Farm Pagus (barb_town_farm_4) Level 3 Tribal Pagus (barb_town_tribal_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Lusitani
Hannibal at the Gates	Lusitani (Hannibal at the Gates)