Dacia (Imperator Augustus) Missile Infantry

Dacian Heavy Skirmishers

These elite skirmishers both harass and melee with equal skill.

The Getae were a confederation of 'barbarian' tribes who settled near the Danube River in what are now parts of present-day Romania and Bulgaria. Whether they were ethnically Dacian or Thracian remains uncertain, as both the Greeks and the Romans drew opposite conclusions on the matter. The Greeks were the first to encounter them, as early as the 7th century BC, stating that the Getae were 'the noblest as well as the most just of all the Thracian tribes'. However, the Romans later concluded they were a people of Dacian origin. Whatever their etymology, the Getae were a formidable battlefield opponent for any civilised or tribal force. They were also first class raiders, famed for their hit-and-run guerrilla tactics and oft employed for that purpose by the regional powers of the time. Eventually, despite their military skills and undoubted bravery, the Getae fell foul of the greatest warrior of the age; at the end of the 4th century BC, Alexander the Great suppressed them at the beginning his legendary Persian expedition. However, after the collapse of Macedon's empire and a period of consolidation, Getae influence and control was again widespread throughout the Balkans and as far as the Black Sea coast, reaching its fullest extent during the 3rd century BC. The Getae remained influential until their defeat by the Roman general Crassus the Younger almost 200 years later, at which point their territory was absorbed into Rome's growing empire.

Abilities

Dacian Heavy Skirmishers

• Quick Reload
  Improved reloading for an extended time.
  Shots per minute
  Exertion: fatigue

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

Dacian Heavy Skirmishers

• Short range
• Fast rate of fire
• Very good damage and armour penetration
• Very weak in melee
• Very poor morale

Dacia (Imperator Augustus) Units
General (3)
1.Noble Horsemen
2.Noble Spears
3.Noble Swords
Melee Infantry (2)
4.Falxmen
5.Noble Swords
Missile Infantry (4)
6.Dacian Bowmen
7.Dacian Heavy Bowmen
8.Dacian Heavy Skirmishers
9.Dacian Skirmishers
Spear Infantry (6)
10.Armoured Spears
11.Heavy Spears
12.Noble Spears
13.Spear Warriors
14.Spears
15.Dacian Tribesmen
Melee Cavalry (1)
16.Spear Horsemen
Missile Cavalry (1)
17.Bow Horsemen
Shock Cavalry (1)
18.Noble Horsemen
Fixed Artillery (3)
19.Dacian Giant Ballista
20.Dacian Bastion Scorpion
21.Dacian Scorpion (Fixed)
Field Artillery (6)
22.Dacian Bastion Ballista
23.Dacian Ballista
24.Dacian Scorpion
25.Dacian Heavy Onager
26.Dacian Bastion Onager
27.Dacian Onager
Admiral (1)
28.Heavy Raider - Falxmen
Melee Ship (4)
29.Heavy Raider - Falxmen
30.Persian Assault Teteres - Heavy Spears
31.Medium Assault Raider - Heavy Spears
32.Assault Raider - Spears
Missile Ship (2)
33.Greek Missile Penteres - Dacian Bowmen
34.Missile Raider - Dacian Skirmishers
Artillery Ship (2)
35.Roman Light Artillery Quinquereme - Dacian Ballista (Ship)
36.Roman Artillery Quinquereme - Dacian Onager (Ship)