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Spear Warriors

A warrior grasps the spear firmly, so that it does not shake in his hand.

While Celts often lacked the formal organisations and tactics of their more 'civilised' opponents, they did have extremely able metalworkers, and long experience as mercenaries. In battle, they were not outmatched on an individual level by Romans or Greeks. Celts often favoured the spear in battle. It is a simple weapon, and a typical Celtic warrior might carry several into a fight: lighter javelins to hurl at the enemy on the approach or charge, and sometimes an iron-tipped spear for close combat. Some spears were crafted with barbed tips to cause further damage as they were pulled from wounds. Spears were also convenient for displaying trophies, in the shape of rotting enemy heads. This bloody appearance by the Celts, and a ferocious appetite for battle, was often enough to un-man opponents. Celtic warriors would send a chorus of chants, taunts and insults aimed towards foes, and blow their unearthly-sounding 'carnyx' battle horns. The whole display was intended to frighten foes, and put the warriors into the right frame of mind for battle.

Spear Warriors

Unit Name

Spear Warriors

Main Unit Key

3c_Gal_Spear_Warriors

Land Unit Key

3c_Gal_Spear_Warriors

Naval Unit Key

3c_pel_transport

Soldiers

160

Category

Melee Infantry

Class

Spear Infantry

Custom Battle Cost

490

Recruitment Cost

490

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

24

Weapon Damage

26

├ Melee Weapon

rome_celtic_spear

├ Melee Damage Base

20

├ Melee Damage Ap

6

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Bonus vs. Large

15

├ Bonus vs Elephants

15

└ Bonus vs Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

22

Melee Defence

60

├ Base Defence

30

├ Shield

celtic

└ Shield Defence

30

Armour

65

├ Armour

leather

├ Armour Defence

30

└ Shield Armour

35

Health

50

├ Man Entity

rome_infantry_medium_fast

├ Man Health

40

└ Bonus Hit Points

10

Base Morale

45

Abilities

Spear Warriors
  • Cavalry Counter-tactics
    Improves unit's ability to endure enemy cavalry charges for an extended time.
    Bonus vs mounted units

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
Spear Warriors
  • Average defensive unit
  • Low damage but average armour penetration
  • Weak attack
  • Poor morale
Requires Buildings
Spear Warriors Lv. 0 Cohort Barracks
Cohort Barracks
(3c_gallicemp_military_2)
Level 1
Legionary Barracks
Legionary Barracks
(3c_gallicemp_military_3)
Level 2
Castrum Stativum
Castrum Stativum
(3c_gallicemp_military_infantry_4)
Level 3
Garrison Buildings
Spear Warriors x 1 Cohort Barracks
Cohort Barracks
(3c_gallicemp_military_2)
Level 1
Legionary Barracks
Legionary Barracks
(3c_gallicemp_military_3)
Level 2
City
City
(3c_rome_city_1)
Level 0
Civil Colonia
Civil Colonia
(3c_rome_city_civil_2)
Level 1
Civil Municipium
Civil Municipium
(3c_rome_city_civil_3)
Level 2
Civil Urbs
Civil Urbs
(3c_rome_city_civil_4)
Level 3
Garrison Colonia
Garrison Colonia
(3c_rome_city_garrison_2)
Level 1
Garrison Municipium
Garrison Municipium
(3c_rome_city_garrison_3)
Level 2
Garrison Urbs
Garrison Urbs
(3c_rome_city_garrison_4)
Level 3