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Light Roman Skirmishers

These javelin-armed skirmishers are fast moving and lightly armoured.

Skirmishers harass the enemy, never giving them pause to regroup or breathe. Successful skirmish forces were often used to pin an enemy down whilst the vanguard prepared for the decisive attack. Eastern armies primarily employed skirmish cavalry, born of and entirely suited to the terrain upon which they fought and their cavalry-heavy structure. The javelin was an oft-used weapon for skirmishers, particularly from horseback. A rider could hurl his weapon at the enemy and be far away before they had time to react. If they were foolish enough to turn and face the threat, they could be blind to an infantry bulwark bearing down upon them.

Light Roman Skirmishers

Unit Name

Light Roman Skirmishers

Main Unit Key

3c_Rom_Light_Roman_Skirmishers

Land Unit Key

3c_Rom_Light_Roman_Skirmishers

Naval Unit Key

3c_pel_transport

Soldiers

120

Category

Missile Infantry

Class

Missile Infantry

Custom Battle Cost

340

Recruitment Cost

340

Upkeep Cost

70

Missile Damage

32

├ Missile Weapon

rome_javelin

├ Projectile

javelin_normal

├ Missile Damage

20

├ Missile Ap Damage

12

└ Base Reload Time

10

Accuracy

5

Range

80

Reload

13

Shots Per Minute

7

Ammunition

7

Melee Attack

8

Weapon Damage

24

├ Melee Weapon

rome_shortsword

├ Melee Damage Base

20

├ Melee Damage Ap

4

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Bonus vs. Large

0

├ Bonus vs Elephants

0

└ Bonus vs Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

3

Melee Defence

37

├ Base Defence

12

├ Shield

pelta

└ Shield Defence

25

Armour

15

├ Armour

cloth

├ Armour Defence

10

└ Shield Armour

5

Health

45

├ Man Entity

rome_infantry_very_light

├ Man Health

40

└ Bonus Hit Points

5

Base Morale

30

Abilities

No Ability

Attributes

  • Resistant to Fatigue
    Fatigue has less of an effect on this unit.
  • Hide (scrub & forest)
    This unit can hide in scrub and forest until enemy units get too close.

Strengths & Weaknesses

Transport
  • Very poor hull strength
  • Very slow speed
  • Weak ramming
Light Roman Skirmishers
  • Short range
  • Fast rate of fire
  • Very good damage and armour penetration
  • Very weak in melee
  • Very poor morale
Requires Buildings
Light Roman Skirmishers Lv. 0 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
Village (Horse Trainers)
Village (Horse Trainers)
(3c_rome_horse_1)
Level 0
Town (Horse Breeders)
Town (Horse Breeders)
(3c_rome_horse_2)
Level 1
Colonia (Master Horse Breeders)
Colonia (Master Horse Breeders)
(3c_rome_horse_3)
Level 2
Village (Iron Workshop)
Village (Iron Workshop)
(3c_rome_iron_1)
Level 0
Town (Shieldmaker)
Town (Shieldmaker)
(3c_rome_iron_armour_2)
Level 1
Colonia (Armourer)
Colonia (Armourer)
(3c_rome_iron_armour_3)
Level 2
Town (Blacksmith)
Town (Blacksmith)
(3c_rome_iron_weapon_2)
Level 1
Colonia (Weaponsmith)
Colonia (Weaponsmith)
(3c_rome_iron_weapon_3)
Level 2
Village
Village
(3c_rome_town_1)
Level 0
Civil Settlement
Civil Settlement
(3c_rome_town_civil_2)
Level 1
Civil Town
Civil Town
(3c_rome_town_civil_3)
Level 2
Civil Colonia
Civil Colonia
(3c_rome_town_civil_4)
Level 3
Farming Settlement
Farming Settlement
(3c_rome_town_farm_2)
Level 1
Farming Town
Farming Town
(3c_rome_town_farm_3)
Level 2
Farming Colonia
Farming Colonia
(3c_rome_town_farm_4)
Level 3
Market Settlement
Market Settlement
(3c_rome_town_trade_2)
Level 1
Market Town
Market Town
(3c_rome_town_trade_3)
Level 2
Market Colonia
Market Colonia
(3c_rome_town_trade_4)
Level 3
Garrison Buildings
Light Roman Skirmishers x 1 Field of Mars
Field of Mars
(3c_gallicemp_military_1)
Level 0
Cohort Barracks
Cohort Barracks
(3c_gallicemp_military_2)
Level 1
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
Village (Horse Trainers)
Village (Horse Trainers)
(3c_rome_horse_1)
Level 0
Town (Horse Breeders)
Town (Horse Breeders)
(3c_rome_horse_2)
Level 1
Colonia (Master Horse Breeders)
Colonia (Master Horse Breeders)
(3c_rome_horse_3)
Level 2
Village (Iron Workshop)
Village (Iron Workshop)
(3c_rome_iron_1)
Level 0
Town (Shieldmaker)
Town (Shieldmaker)
(3c_rome_iron_armour_2)
Level 1
Colonia (Armourer)
Colonia (Armourer)
(3c_rome_iron_armour_3)
Level 2
Town (Blacksmith)
Town (Blacksmith)
(3c_rome_iron_weapon_2)
Level 1
Colonia (Weaponsmith)
Colonia (Weaponsmith)
(3c_rome_iron_weapon_3)
Level 2
Auxiliary Camp
Auxiliary Camp
(3c_rome_military_aux_1)
Level 0
Auxiliary Barracks
Auxiliary Barracks
(3c_rome_military_aux_2)
Level 1
Auxiliary Garrison
Auxiliary Garrison
(3c_rome_military_aux_3)
Level 2
Village
Village
(3c_rome_town_1)
Level 0
Civil Settlement
Civil Settlement
(3c_rome_town_civil_2)
Level 1
Civil Town
Civil Town
(3c_rome_town_civil_3)
Level 2
Civil Colonia
Civil Colonia
(3c_rome_town_civil_4)
Level 3
Farming Settlement
Farming Settlement
(3c_rome_town_farm_2)
Level 1
Farming Town
Farming Town
(3c_rome_town_farm_3)
Level 2
Farming Colonia
Farming Colonia
(3c_rome_town_farm_4)
Level 3
Market Settlement
Market Settlement
(3c_rome_town_trade_2)
Level 1
Market Town
Market Town
(3c_rome_town_trade_3)
Level 2
Market Colonia
Market Colonia
(3c_rome_town_trade_4)
Level 3
Light Roman Skirmishers x 2 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