Carthage Rebels (Rise of the Republic) Missile Infantry

Carthaginian Javelinmen

The javelin is among the oldest weapons in the world. Equipped with javelins and little else, skirmishers harried their opposite numbers and peppered hoplite phalanxes before quickly retreating. This was the typical tactic of all unarmoured, javelin-armed troops: to engage at range and then fall back behind more heavily-armoured infantry, or continue attacks while trying to stay just out of reach of the enemy. Such harassment could be highly effective, in 391BC at the Battle of Lechaeum, a force of Spartans, lacking the support of skirmishers or cavalry, were severely punished by javelin-armed Athenians who refused to meet them at close quarters. Over time, shields became common, such as those used by Thracian and Greek peltasts, but in turn these were rendered obsolescent by the Hellenic thureophoroi. Nevertheless, javelinmen and other irregulars continued to play a part in many armies throughout antiquity.

Unit Name Carthaginian Javelinmen

Main Unit Key inv_car_carthaginian_javelin

Land Unit Key inv_car_carthaginian_javelin

Naval Unit Key pel_transport

Soldiers 120

Category Missile Infantry

Class Missile Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 330

Recruitment Cost 330

Upkeep Cost 80

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 27

├ Base Defence 12

├ Shield celtic_missile

└ Shield Defence 15

Armour 40

├ Armour cloth

├ Armour Defence 10

└ Shield Armour 30

Health 45

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_very_light

├ Man Health 40

└ Bonus Hit Points 5

Base Morale 25

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.
• Resistant to Heat
  This unit tires less quickly in the desert.

Strengths & Weaknesses

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

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

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Periokos Camp (inv_car_military_light_2) Level 1 Skirmisher Camp (inv_car_military_light_3) Level 2 Mercenary Camp (inv_car_military_light_4) Level 3

Garrison Buildings
x 4	Village (Amber Shore) (inv_car_amber_1) Level 0 Village (Gold Mine) (inv_car_gold_1) Level 0 Village (Grain Fields) (inv_car_grain_1) Level 0 Village (Iron Workshop) (inv_car_iron_1) Level 0 Village (Lead Mine) (inv_car_lead_1) Level 0 Village (Tannery) (inv_car_leather_1) Level 0 Village (Loggers) (inv_car_lumber_1) Level 0 Village (Marble Pit) (inv_car_marble_1) Level 0 Village (Olive Grove) (inv_car_olive_1) Level 0 Village (Murex Snail Farm) (inv_car_purple_dye_1) Level 0 Village (Silk Trader) (inv_car_silk_1) Level 0 Village (Spice Depot) (inv_car_spice_1) Level 0 Village (inv_car_town_1) Level 0 Village (Vineyard) (inv_greek_wine_1) Level 0
x 2	Settlement (Amber Collector) (inv_car_amber_2) Level 1 City (inv_car_city_1) Level 0 Settlement (Trench Mine) (inv_car_gold_2) Level 1 Settlement (Grain Farms) (inv_car_grain_2) Level 1 Village (Horse Trainers) (inv_car_horse_1) Level 0 Settlement (Trench Mine) (inv_car_lead_2) Level 1 Settlement (Open Air Tannery) (inv_car_leather_2) Level 1 Settlement (Logging Camp) (inv_car_lumber_2) Level 1 Settlement (Marble Quarry) (inv_car_marble_2) Level 1 Settlement (Olive Press) (inv_car_olive_2) Level 1 Settlement (Snail Vats) (inv_car_purple_dye_2) Level 1 Settlement (Silk Caravan) (inv_car_silk_2) Level 1 Settlement (Large Spice Depot) (inv_car_spice_2) Level 1 Civil Settlement (inv_car_town_civil_2) Level 1 Farming Settlement (inv_car_town_farm_2) Level 1 Market Settlement (inv_car_town_trade_2) Level 1 Settlement (Large Vineyard) (inv_greek_wine_2) Level 1

Faction Availability
Rise of the Republic	Carthage (Rise of the Republic) Carthage Rebels (Rise of the Republic)