Lusitani (Hannibal at the Gates) Melee Infantry

Mercenary Short Swords

These irregular, novice warriors were drawn from among the farmers, hunters and young men of the tribe. They carried Celtic shortswords, which were cutting and hacking blades, unlike the thrusting design of the Roman gladius. The shortsword developed from the earlier Celtic longsword, and was not as expensive to make. With little armour and only a simple shield these irregulars may have been lacking in equipment and skills but they made up for it by their numbers. Some warriors would also carry javelins or heavy, weighted darts to throw in the last moments before charging into melee. This gave them uses as both skirmishers and light infantry.

Unit Name Mercenary Short Swords

Main Unit Key Mer_Cel_Short_Swords

Land Unit Key Mer_Cel_Short_Swords

Naval Unit Key barbarian_transport

Soldiers 160

Category Melee Infantry

Class Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 470

Recruitment Cost 470

Upkeep Cost 350

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 0

Shots Per Minute 4

Ammunition 2

Melee Attack 37

Weapon Damage 34

├ Melee Weapon rome_hoplite_sword

├ Melee Damage Base 30

├ Melee Damage Ap 4

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 0

├ Bonus vs Elephants 0

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 19

Melee Defence 45

├ Base Defence 15

├ Shield celtic

└ Shield Defence 30

Armour 45

├ Armour cloth

├ Armour Defence 10

└ Shield Armour 35

Health 50

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_medium_fast

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

Strengths & Weaknesses

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

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

Caesar in Gaul Mercenaries Pool

Mercenaries Pool
No.	Pool	Province	Region	Initial Unit Count	Chance To Replenish	Max Replenish Per Turn	Max Count
1	gaul_province_pool_helvetia	Helvetia	Octoduron Turicum	1	0.15	1	4
2	gaul_province_pool_insubria	Insubria	Medhlan Vercelum	1	0.15	1	4
3	gaul_province_pool_liguria	Liguria	Genua Pollentia	1	0.15	1	4
4	gaul_province_pool_maxima_sequanorum	Maxima Sequanorum	Rauricon Vesontio	1	0.15	1	4

Hannibal at the Gates Mercenaries Pool

Mercenaries Pool
No.	Pool	Province	Region	Initial Unit Count	Chance To Replenish	Max Replenish Per Turn	Max Count
5	pun_province_pool_gallia_cisalpina	Gallia Cisalpina	Genua Patavium Placentia Vercellae	1	0.3	1	4