Gallic Roman Pretenders (Empire Divided) Melee Infantry

Longsword Cohort

The two-handed longsword was the Celtic weapon of choice. Many Roman soldiers had their shields and armour split in half by a barbaric swing of Celtic iron. Not every warrior could wield this weapon, however - a young freeman had to prove himself in battle before he was given a longsword, as such items were status symbols due to the cost of producing them. Having a closer relationship with the local tribes, Gallic Rome's military started equipping regular Roman soldiers with these blades, creating a new type of powerful infantry unit. Although never used in a traditional battleline, these warriors brought a particular mix of barbaric strength and civilised organisation to combat.

Unit Name Longsword Cohort

Main Unit Key 3c_Gal_Longsword_Cohort

Land Unit Key 3c_Gal_Longsword_Cohort

Naval Unit Key 3c_pel_transport

Soldiers 160

Category Melee Infantry

Class Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 910

Recruitment Cost 910

Upkeep Cost 180

Missile Damage 30

├ Missile Weapon rome_pilum_heavy

├ Projectile pilum_heavy

├ Missile Damage 20

├ Missile Ap Damage 10

└ Base Reload Time 15

Accuracy 5

Range 40

Reload 0

Shots Per Minute 4

Ammunition 2

Melee Attack 59

Weapon Damage 25

├ Melee Weapon rome_celtic_longsword_bonus_infantry

├ Melee Damage Base 20

├ Melee Damage Ap 5

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 0

├ Bonus vs Elephants 0

└ Bonus vs Infantry 15

Charge Bonus 16

Melee Defence 48

├ Base Defence 23

├ Shield scutum_imperial

└ Shield Defence 25

Armour 85

├ Armour mail_improved

├ Armour Defence 45

└ Shield Armour 40

Health 60

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_very_heavy

├ Man Health 45

└ Bonus Hit Points 15

Base Morale 60

Abilities

• Attacking Testudo
  The troops of this unit raise their shields above their heads in a defensive formation.
  Protection against missiles
  Limited speed

Attributes

• Disciplined
  This unit does not suffer a morale penalty when the general dies. It can also rally after routing more often.
• Formation Attack
  The unit will try to stay in formation when in melee.
• 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

• Very good attack
• Average defence
• Average damage but low armour penetration
• Good morale

Faction Availability
Empire Divided	Gallic Rome (Empire Divided) Gallic Roman Pretenders (Empire Divided) Gallic Roman Secessionists (Empire Divided)