Veneti (Rise of the Republic) Melee Infantry

Longsword Warriors

The longsword was a weapon of high worth and status within the Celtic community. A warrior had to prove himself in battle many times before he was permitted to wield one. The two-handed longsword was first developed during the 8th century BC, but fell from favour before re-emerging around 450BC. It is possible that Celtic ironwork was significantly behind that of the Romans, as apparently their longswords bent very easily and had to be straightened against the ground. On the other hand, since Celtic ironworking was several centuries old, some believe that Roman accounts of this practice mistook this practise, and it was actually a ritual to 'decommission' defeated, dishonoured or damaged weapons.

Unit Name Longsword Warriors

Main Unit Key inv_ins_longsword_warriors

Land Unit Key inv_ins_longsword_warriors

Naval Unit Key barbarian_transport

Soldiers 160

Category Melee Infantry

Class Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 650

Recruitment Cost 650

Upkeep Cost 130

Melee Attack 40

Weapon Damage 35

├ Melee Weapon rome_shotel

├ Melee Damage Base 23

├ Melee Damage Ap 12

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 0

├ Bonus vs Elephants 0

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 30

Melee Defence 65

├ Base Defence 30

├ Shield celtic_shock

└ Shield Defence 35

Armour 40

├ Armour leather

├ Armour Defence 30

└ Shield Armour 10

Health 50

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_medium

├ 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

• Good attack
• Average defence
• Average damage but low armour penetration
• Normal morale

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Bronze Forge (inv_ven_military_industry_bronze_3) Level 2 Bronze Furnace (inv_ven_military_industry_bronze_4) Level 3

Garrison Buildings
x 1	Bronze Forge (inv_ven_military_industry_bronze_3) Level 2

Faction Availability
Rise of the Republic	Insubres (Rise of the Republic) Helvetii (Rise of the Republic) Histri (Rise of the Republic) Insubres Pretenders (Rise of the Republic) Insubres Secessionists (Rise of the Republic) Veneti (Rise of the Republic) Veneti Pretenders (Rise of the Republic) Veneti Secessionists (Rise of the Republic)