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Savage Dogs

Ferocious animals, trained to rip out men's throats to break any resistance.

Dogs have always been useful for guard, patrol and scout work. With skilled handlers they can also be used effectively on the battlefield. Attack dogs were specifically bred and trained to ignore the noise and chaos of combat. Taught to attack on command, they were starved a little to ensure aggression before being unleashed upon enemy formations as a savage wave. Faced with a pack of foaming, hungry dogs many men naturally broke or faltered, opening gaps in a battle line that could then be exploited by melee troops.

Savage Dogs

Unit Name

Savage Dogs

Main Unit Key

CiG_Cel_Savage_Dogs

Land Unit Key

Cel_Savage_Dogs

Naval Unit Key

barbarian_transport_small

Soldiers

40

Category

Melee Infantry

Class

Special

Custom Battle Cost

450

Recruitment Cost

450

Upkeep Cost

100

Melee Attack

23

Weapon Damage

40

├ Melee Weapon

rome_celtic_longsword

├ Melee Damage Base

36

├ Melee Damage Ap

4

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Bonus vs. Large

0

├ Bonus vs Elephants

0

└ Bonus vs Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

20

Melee Defence

68

├ Base Defence

28

├ Shield

caetra

└ Shield Defence

40

Armour

15

├ Armour

cloth

├ Armour Defence

10

└ Shield Armour

5

Health

45

├ Man Entity

rome_infantry_light

├ Man Health

40

└ Bonus Hit Points

5

Base Morale

35

Abilities

No Ability

Attributes

No Attribute

Strengths & Weaknesses

Light Transport
  • Very poor hull strength
  • Very slow speed
  • Weak ramming
Savage Dogs
  • Very good attack
  • Strong against lightly armoured units
  • Handlers weak in melee
Recuitment Requirement
Unit Resouces CiG_Regional_Celtic

Caesar in Gaul Regions

Caesar in Gaul
Provinces Regions
Aquitania Aquae Tarbellicae Burdigala Elimberris Sotium
Arduenna Silva Divoduron Durocorteron Noviodunon Treverorum
Aremorica Condate Darioritum Namnetum Vorgion
Gergovia Avaricon Durotincon Nemossos
Germania Inferior Atuatuca Bagacum
Helvetia Octoduron Turicum
Insubria Medhlan Vercelum
Liguria Genua Pollentia
Lugdunensis Bibracte Vienna
Lutetia Cenabum Crociatonum Lexovion Suindinum
Maxima Sequanorum Rauricon Vesontio
Narbonensis Divona Narbo Martius Segodunum Tolosa
Pictavis Ambatia Lemonum Mediolanum Santonum
Senonia Agedincum Alesia Lutetia
Silva Carbonaria Bratuspantion Gesoriacum Nemetocenna
Transalpina Vasio
Requires Buildings
Savage Dogs Lv. 0 Auxiliary Barracks
Auxiliary Barracks
(rome_military_aux_3)
Level 2
Auxiliary Garrison
Auxiliary Garrison
(rome_military_aux_4)
Level 3
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