Veneti Pretenders (Rise of the Republic) Missile Infantry

Veneti Ambushers

The Veneti were an ancient Italic tribe who lived in northeastern Italy and some of the upper Adriatic regions, which Livy called their "corner". They were the only barbarian tribe in the region prior to the invasion of Gauls from beyond the Alps. The Veneti did not immediately come into conflict with the newcomers, unlike their more 'civilised' neighbours the Etruscans, instead coexisting peacefully. Polybius claims that the Veneti were heavily influenced by Gallic culture, and were seemingly identical to the Gauls except in their language. This Gallic influence did not mean the Veneti were warlike, however; instead, they preferred animal husbandry, fishing and trade over war, and used bronze coins as early as the 7th century BC. The Veneti used a strong breed of horse that were even requested by Dionysius of Syracuse for use in the Olympic Games. According to Livy, the Veneti were originally descended from Antenor of Troy, who led the 'Heneti' to northeastern Italy to found the city of Patavium.

Unit Name Veneti Ambushers

Main Unit Key inv_ven_ambushers

Land Unit Key inv_ven_ambushers

Naval Unit Key pel_transport

Soldiers 120

Category Missile Infantry

Class Missile Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 800

Recruitment Cost 800

Upkeep Cost 160

Missile Damage 32

├ Missile Weapon rome_javelin_precursor

├ Projectile javelin_prec

├ Missile Damage 20

├ Missile Ap Damage 12

└ Base Reload Time 15

Accuracy 5

Range 40

Reload 13

Shots Per Minute 5

Ammunition 7

Melee Attack 35

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 15

Melee Defence 35

├ Base Defence 20

├ Shield celtic_missile

└ Shield Defence 15

Armour 55

├ Armour chest

├ Armour Defence 25

└ Shield Armour 30

Health 55

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_light_fast_barb

├ Man Health 45

└ Bonus Hit Points 10

Base Morale 35

Abilities

• Rapid Advance
  Improved unit movement speed over an extended period.
  Speed, acceleration, charge speed
  Exertion: fatigue

Attributes

• Resistant to Fatigue
  Fatigue has less of an effect on this unit.
• Guerrilla Deployment
  This unit can deploy outside of the deployment zone.
• Snipe
  This unit remains hidden while firing.
• Stalk
  This unit can move hidden in any terrain.

Strengths & Weaknesses

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

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

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Builder's Hall (inv_ven_military_industry_wood_4) Level 3

Garrison Buildings
x 4	Capitoline Hill (inv_all_capitoline_hill) Level 0
x 1	Builder's Hall (inv_ven_military_industry_wood_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Rise of the Republic	Veneti (Rise of the Republic) Veneti Pretenders (Rise of the Republic) Veneti Secessionists (Rise of the Republic)