Rome (Rise of the Republic) Melee Infantry

Rorarii

Rorarii' were lightly armed, early Republican units equipped with spears, javelins and light helmets, but without body armour. Like the heavier-armed and armoured Triarii veterans they most likely supported, rorarii were the army's reserves, only to be used in dire emergencies where both the hastati and principes had begun to waver. This three-line approach was the standard Roman formation until Gaius Marius' extensive military reforms during the 1st century BC, in which each soldier became an all-purpose 'legionary', with standardised state-issued equipment, training, pay and pension quickly transforming the Romans into the state-of-the-art super-soldiers of the ancient world.

Unit Name Rorarii

Main Unit Key inv_rom_rorarii

Land Unit Key inv_rom_rorarii

Naval Unit Key pel_transport

Soldiers 160

Category Melee Infantry

Class Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 500

Recruitment Cost 500

Upkeep Cost 100

Missile Damage 30

├ Missile Weapon rome_pilum_light

├ Projectile pilum_light

├ Missile Damage 20

├ Missile Ap Damage 10

└ Base Reload Time 15

Accuracy 5

Range 40

Reload 0

Shots Per Minute 4

Ammunition 2

Melee Attack 20

Weapon Damage 35

├ Melee Weapon rome_gladius

├ Melee Damage Base 30

├ Melee Damage Ap 5

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 0

├ Bonus vs Elephants 0

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 15

Melee Defence 45

├ Base Defence 15

├ Shield scutum

└ Shield Defence 30

Armour 45

├ Armour cloth

├ Armour Defence 10

└ Shield Armour 35

Health 50

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_light

├ Man Health 40

└ Bonus Hit Points 10

Base Morale 40

Abilities

No Ability

Attributes

• Hide (forest)
  This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.

Strengths & Weaknesses

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

• Average attack
• Weak defence
• Average damage but low armour penetration
• Poor morale

Recuitment Requirement
Required Technology Cost 300 Upgrade From
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

Faction Availability
Rise of the Republic	Rome (Rise of the Republic)