Rome (Rise of the Republic) Missile Infantry

Accensi

Slingers were common in ancient armies. Slings are ancient weapons, dating back to Palaeolithic times. In comparison to bows, they were easy to make and had a greater effective range. Constructed from braided flax, hemp or rushes, a sling has a cradle where the shot is placed. One end has a finger-loop, while the other has a knot or strip giving a firm handhold. The slinger puts his middle finger through the loop and holds the knotted end with his thumb and forefinger. After whirling the shot in the sling it is released with a flick of the wrist. Quick to fire and reload, the sling was widely hated by those on the receiving end. Shot varied from stones collected in rivers to shaped lumps of clay and lead; lead shot could fly over 400 metres. Such missiles were sometimes inscribed with comments such as “Catch!” or “Take that!” Shot was difficult to see in flight, and although it lacked the penetrating power of an arrow it could easily break bone or stave-in armour at short ranges. Famously, the Roman Consul Paulus was killed by a slinger early in the disastrous Battle of Cannae.

Unit Name Accensi

Main Unit Key inv_rom_accensi

Land Unit Key inv_rom_accensi

Naval Unit Key pel_transport

Soldiers 120

Category Missile Infantry

Class Missile Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 300

Recruitment Cost 300

Upkeep Cost 60

Missile Damage 20

├ Missile Weapon rome_sling

├ Projectile sling_stone

├ Missile Damage 16

├ Missile Ap Damage 4

└ Base Reload Time 10

Accuracy 5

Range 150

Reload 13

Shots Per Minute 7

Ammunition 25

Melee Attack 5

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 15

├ Base Defence 5

├ Shield small_round

└ Shield Defence 10

Armour 15

├ Armour cloth

├ Armour Defence 10

└ Shield Armour 5

Health 45

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_light_fast

├ Man Health 40

└ Bonus Hit Points 5

Base Morale 20

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.

Strengths & Weaknesses

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

• Very long range
• Average rate of fire
• Low damage but average armour penetration
• Very weak in melee
• Very poor morale

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Field of Mars (inv_rom_military_recruitment_1) Level 0 Military Camp (inv_rom_military_recruitment_2) Level 1 Castrum (inv_rom_military_recruitment_3) Level 2 Barracks (inv_rom_military_recruitment_4) Level 3

Garrison Buildings
x 4	Village (Amber Shore) (inv_rom_amber_1) Level 0 Village (Gold Mine) (inv_rom_gold_1) Level 0 Village (Grain Fields) (inv_rom_grain_1) Level 0 Village (Iron Workshop) (inv_rom_iron_1) Level 0 Village (Lead Mine) (inv_rom_lead_1) Level 0 Village (Tannery) (inv_rom_leather_1) Level 0 Village (Loggers) (inv_rom_lumber_1) Level 0 Village (Marble Pit) (inv_rom_marble_1) Level 0 Colonia (inv_rom_minor_town_1) Level 0 Village (Olive Grove) (inv_rom_olive_1) Level 0 Village (Murex Snail Farm) (inv_rom_purple_dye_1) Level 0 Village (Salt Mine) (inv_rom_salt_1) Level 0 Village (Vineyard) (inv_rom_wine_1) Level 0
x 2	Settlement (Amber Collector) (inv_rom_amber_2) Level 1 Village (inv_rom_city_1) Level 0 Settlement (Trench Mine) (inv_rom_gold_2) Level 1 Settlement (Grain Farms) (inv_rom_grain_2) Level 1 Village (Horse Trainers) (inv_rom_horse_1) Level 0 Settlement (Trench Mine) (inv_rom_lead_2) Level 1 Settlement (Open Air Tannery) (inv_rom_leather_2) Level 1 Settlement (Logging Camp) (inv_rom_lumber_2) Level 1 Settlement (Marble Quarry) (inv_rom_marble_2) Level 1 Small Civil Colonia (inv_rom_minor_town_2) Level 1 Settlement (Olive Press) (inv_rom_olive_2) Level 1 Settlement (Snail Vats) (inv_rom_purple_dye_2) Level 1 Settlement (Brine Distiller) (inv_rom_salt_2) Level 1 Settlement (Large Vineyard) (inv_rom_wine_2) Level 1
x 1	Practice Field (inv_rom_military_buff_1) Level 0

Faction Availability
Rise of the Republic	Rome (Rise of the Republic) Roman Pretenders (Rise of the Republic) Roman Secessionists (Rise of the Republic)