Nervii Spear Infantry

Naked Spear Warriors

The blessing of the gods is armour enough for any warrior.

A Celtic warrior, with battle-lust in his heart, was an intimidating sight. A warrior who went into battle naked, sure of the protection of his gods, only compounded the unease felt by a foe. Fighting naked was not a particularly original idea or, indeed, all that silly. It was quite practical, because dirty cloth could be forced into wounds causing all kinds of fatal infections. The Romans assumed it granted greater mobility. Celtic warriors, such as the Gaesatae, embraced the idea of fighting naked with gusto: both the Britons and Gauls were convinced of their own battle prowess. They also had absolute faith in Camulus, the god of war. A blessed warrior simply didn't need clothes.

Abilities

Naked Spear Warriors

• Rapid Advance
  Improved unit movement speed over an extended period.
  Speed, acceleration, charge speed
  Exertion: fatigue
• 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

Transport

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

Naked Spear Warriors

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

Nervii Units
General (2)
1.Nervian Elite Infantry
2.Nervian Elite Cavalry
Melee Infantry (12)
3.Fierce Swords
4.Guerrilla Swordsmen
5.Naked Warriors
6.Oathsworn
7.Celtic Warriors
8.Nervian Axe Warriors
9.Nervian Axe Masters
10.Celtic Sword Killers
11.Celtic Axe Warriors
12.Chosen Fanatics
13.Nervian Elite Infantry
14.Nervian Heavy Warriors
Missile Infantry (6)
15.Gallic Hunters
16.Celtic Skirmishers
17.Celtic Slingers
18.Celtic Youths
19.Nervian Bow Masters
20.Nervian female slingers
Spear Infantry (7)
21.Levy Freemen
22.Naked Spears
23.Celtic Tribesmen
24.Spear Brothers
25.Nervian Guerrilla Spears
26.Naked Spear Warriors
27.Nervian Blood Brothers
Melee Cavalry (5)
28.Light Horse
29.Mighty Horse
30.Noble Horse
31.Mounted Axemen
32.Nervian Elite Cavalry
Fixed Artillery (3)
33.Celtic Giant Ballista
34.Celtic Bastion Scorpion
35.Celtic Scorpion (Fixed)
Field Artillery (6)
36.Celtic Bastion Ballista
37.Celtic Ballista
38.Celtic Scorpion
39.Celtic Heavy Onager
40.Celtic Bastion Onager
41.Celtic Onager
Melee Ship (4)
42.Persian Assault Teteres - Levy Freemen
43.Assault Raider - Levy Freemen
44.Heavy Raider - Oathsworn
45.Medium Assault Raider - Celtic Warriors
Missile Ship (3)
46.Greek Missile Penteres - Celtic Slingers
47.Medium Missile Raider - Celtic Slingers
48.Missile Raider - Celtic Slingers
Artillery Ship (2)
49.Roman Light Artillery Quinquereme - Celtic Ballista (Ship)
50.Roman Artillery Quinquereme - Celtic Onager (Ship)