Axe Warriors

Celtic warriors were ideally equipped to hack through even heavily-armoured foes. Their axes took one of two forms: one-handed axes were typical, and the most practical, but two-handed axes were also used. In comparison to swords, axes were cheap to make, and were effective against chainmail, as a blow could still shatter bone and crush the organs beneath the armour. They could also be used to pull aside shields, or hack them apart. Like other Celtic warriors, the lightly-armoured, one-handed axemen relied on their own shields for defence. There was a long tradition, perhaps dating as far back as the Stone Age, of veneration for axes and hammers in Celtic cultures. Although both were associated with strength, axes in particular were used as grave goods and even depicted on coins celebrating victories in the Gallic Wars of 58-50BC.

Unit Name Axe Warriors

Main Unit Key Cel_Axe_Warriors

Land Unit Key Cel_Axe_Warriors

Naval Unit Key barbarian_transport

Soldiers 160

Category Melee Infantry

Class Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 470

Recruitment Cost 470

Upkeep Cost 100

Missile Damage 32

├ Missile Weapon rome_javelin_precursor

├ Projectile javelin_prec

├ Missile Damage 20

├ Missile Ap Damage 12

└ Base Reload Time 15

Accuracy 5

Range 40

Reload 0

Shots Per Minute 4

Ammunition 2

Melee Attack 35

Weapon Damage 26

├ Melee Weapon rome_celtic_axe

├ Melee Damage Base 16

├ Melee Damage Ap 10

├ Armour Piercing Yes

├ Bonus vs. Large 0

├ Bonus vs Elephants 0

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 20

Melee Defence 50

├ Base Defence 20

├ Shield celtic

└ Shield Defence 30

Armour 65

├ Armour leather

├ Armour Defence 30

└ Shield Armour 35

Health 55

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_medium

├ Man Health 40

└ Bonus Hit Points 15

Base Morale 55

Abilities

No Ability

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

• Average attack
• Poor defence
• Low damage but good armour penetration
• Poor morale

Faction Availability
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