Lusitani Spear Infantry

Scutarii Spearmen

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 Scutarii Spearmen

Main Unit Key Ibe_Scut_Spear

Land Unit Key Ibe_Scut_Spear

Naval Unit Key barbarian_transport

Soldiers 160

Category Melee Infantry

Class Spear Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 460

Recruitment Cost 460

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 23

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 16

Melee Defence 71

├ Base Defence 36

├ Shield celtic

└ Shield Defence 35

Armour 72

├ Armour chest

├ Armour Defence 42

└ Shield Armour 30

Health 70

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_medium_fast

├ Man Health 55

└ Bonus Hit Points 15

Base Morale 40

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

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

• Good defensive unit
• Low damage but average armour penetration
• Average attack
• Normal morale

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Artisan's Lodging (barb_artisan_1) Level 0 Bronze Workshop (barb_artisan_bronze_2) Level 1 Bronze Forge (barb_artisan_bronze_3) Level 2 Coin Maker (barb_artisan_coin_2) Level 1 Coin Mint (barb_artisan_coin_3) Level 2 Horn Maker (barb_artisan_maker_2) Level 1 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
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