Marcomanni (Empire Divided) Melee Infantry

Armoured Germanic Axe Warriors

As more and more tribes turned to raiding in order to survive, the average barbarian found himself engaging his enemies with nothing more than an axe in his hand. Axes were an everyday tool, easily available before the European tribes learned to make swords well enough so they could be effective and not bend or break. Although seemingly primitive, the axe's weight proved to be very effective against armoured opponents and proved useful against shields, and its shape was useful for prying them out of an opponent's hands by reaching around and hooking them also. As tribes came together and confederations were created, raiding parties increasingly consisted largely of axe warriors - a great threat to the even the most organised and well-trained Roman armies.

Unit Name Armoured Germanic Axe Warriors

Main Unit Key 3c_Marc_Armoured_Germanic_Axe_Warriors

Land Unit Key 3c_Marc_Armoured_Germanic_Axe_Warriors

Naval Unit Key 3c_barbarian_transport

Soldiers 160

Category Melee Infantry

Class Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 660

Recruitment Cost 660

Upkeep Cost 130

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 39

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 26

Melee Defence 52

├ Base Defence 22

├ Shield round

└ Shield Defence 30

Armour 70

├ Armour mail

├ Armour Defence 40

└ Shield Armour 30

Health 55

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_heavy

├ 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.
• Resistant to Cold
  This unit tires less quickly in snow.

Strengths & Weaknesses

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

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

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Bronze Forge (3c_barb_artisan_bronze_3) Level 2 Bronze Furnace (3c_barb_artisan_bronze_4) Level 3

Garrison Buildings
x 2	Bronze Forge (3c_barb_artisan_bronze_3) Level 2 Bronze Furnace (3c_barb_artisan_bronze_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Empire Divided	Marcomanni (Empire Divided) Marcomanni Pretenders (Empire Divided) Marcomanni Secessionists (Empire Divided)