Getae Spear Infantry

Dacian Tribesmen

The exact origins of the Dacians are something of a mystery. Dacian lands were centred around the Carpathian Mountains but, unlike their Thracian neighbours, they seldom got involved in the conflicts of others. The Dacians fought almost entirely on foot, and usually looked to their Sarmatian allies when serious cavalry were needed. Many Dacian infantry fought as peltasts, equipped with javelins, short swords and oval shields, but they also fielded archers. However, the Dacians were most feared because of a weapon called the 'falx', which they used with deadly, limb-lopping skill. A two-handed sword with a forward-curving blade, a falx could cut a man in two from the top of his head to his breastbone. This weapon was so effective that the Romans improved their legionary armour to cope with it. The brow-ridge on later legionary helmets was there to stop a blow from a falx. Rome’s eventual victory in the Dacian Wars (AD101-106), celebrated by Trajan’s Column, finally dealt with the warlike Dacian tribes once and for all.

Unit Name Dacian Tribesmen

Main Unit Key Dac_Tribesmen

Land Unit Key Dac_Tribesmen

Naval Unit Key barbarian_transport

Soldiers 160

Category Melee Infantry

Class Spear Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 180

Recruitment Cost 180

Upkeep Cost 60

Melee Attack 7

Weapon Damage 26

├ Melee Weapon rome_celtic_spear

├ Melee Damage Base 20

├ Melee Damage Ap 6

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 15

├ Bonus vs Elephants 15

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 7

Melee Defence 50

├ Base Defence 20

├ Shield celtic

└ Shield Defence 30

Armour 45

├ Armour cloth

├ Armour Defence 10

└ Shield Armour 35

Health 40

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_medium_fast

├ Man Health 40

└ Bonus Hit Points 0

Base Morale 25

Abilities

• Cavalry Counter-tactics
  Improves unit's ability to endure enemy cavalry charges for an extended time.
  Bonus vs mounted units

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 defensive unit
• Low damage but average armour penetration
• Weak attack
• Poor morale

Garrison Buildings

x 2

Farmstead (Amber Shore) (barb_amber_1) Level 0 Village (Amber Collector) (barb_amber_2) Level 1 Town (Amber Trader) (barb_amber_3) Level 2 Pagus (Amber Road) (barb_amber_4) Level 3 Settlement (barb_city_1) Level 0 Fortified Settlement (barb_city_2) Level 1 Hundred (barb_city_3) Level 2 Industry Oppidum (barb_city_industry_4) Level 3 Trade Oppidum (barb_city_trade_4) Level 3 Tribal Oppidum (barb_city_tribal_4) Level 3 Farmstead (Glassware) (barb_glass_1) Level 0 Village (Glass Blower) (barb_glass_2) Level 1 Town (Glass Maker) (barb_glass_3) Level 2 Pagus (Master Glass Maker) (barb_glass_4) Level 3 Farmstead (Gold Mine) (barb_gold_1) Level 0 Village (Trench Mine) (barb_gold_2) Level 1 Town (Shaft Mine) (barb_gold_3) Level 2 Pagus (Sluiced Mine) (barb_gold_4) Level 3 Farmstead (Grain Fields) (barb_grain_1) Level 0 Village (Grain Farms) (barb_grain_2) Level 1 Town (Grain Irrigated Farm) (barb_grain_3) Level 2 Pagus (Grain Estate) (barb_grain_4) Level 3 Farmstead (Horse Trainers) (barb_horse_1) Level 0 Village (Horse Breeders) (barb_horse_2) Level 1 Pagus (Master Horse Breeders) (barb_horse_3) Level 2 Farmstead (Iron Workshop) (barb_iron_1) Level 0 Village (Shieldmaker) (barb_iron_armour_2) Level 1 Pagus (Armourer) (barb_iron_armour_3) Level 2 Village (Blacksmith) (barb_iron_weapon_2) Level 1 Pagus (Weaponsmith) (barb_iron_weapon_3) Level 2 Farmstead (Lead Mine) (barb_lead_1) Level 0 Village (Trench Mine) (barb_lead_2) Level 1 Town (Shaft Mine) (barb_lead_3) Level 2 Pagus (Sluiced Mine) (barb_lead_4) Level 3 Farmstead (Tannery) (barb_leather_1) Level 0 Village (Open Air Tannery) (barb_leather_2) Level 1 Town (Leather Workshop) (barb_leather_3) Level 2 Pagus (Master Leather Workshop) (barb_leather_4) Level 3 Farmstead (Loggers) (barb_lumber_1) Level 0 Village (Logging Camp) (barb_lumber_2) Level 1 Town (Timber Yard) (barb_lumber_3) Level 2 Pagus (Timber Trader) (barb_lumber_4) Level 3 Farmstead (Marble Pit) (barb_marble_1) Level 0 Village (Marble Quarry) (barb_marble_2) Level 1 Town (Marble Cutter) (barb_marble_3) Level 2 Pagus (Marble Architect) (barb_marble_4) Level 3 Farmstead (Olive Grove) (barb_olive_1) Level 0 Village (Olive Press) (barb_olive_2) Level 1 Town (Mola Olieria) (barb_olive_3) Level 2 Pagus (Olive Oil Trader) (barb_olive_4) Level 3 Farmstead (Murex Snail Farm) (barb_purple_dye_1) Level 0 Village (Snail Vats) (barb_purple_dye_2) Level 1 Town (Dye Works) (barb_purple_dye_3) Level 2 Pagus (Master Dye Works) (barb_purple_dye_4) Level 3 Farmstead (Silk Trader) (barb_silk_1) Level 0 Village (Silk Caravan) (barb_silk_2) Level 1 Town (Silk Market) (barb_silk_3) Level 2 Pagus (Silk Road) (barb_silk_4) Level 3 Farmstead (Spice Depot) (barb_spice_1) Level 0 Village (Large Spice Depot) (barb_spice_2) Level 1 Town (Spice Producer) (barb_spice_3) Level 2 Pagus (Master Spice Producer) (barb_spice_4) Level 3 Farmstead (barb_town_1) Level 0 Village (barb_town_2) Level 1 Town (barb_town_3) Level 2 Farm Pagus (barb_town_farm_4) Level 3 Tribal Pagus (barb_town_tribal_4) Level 3 Farmstead (Vineyard) (barb_wine_1) Level 0 Village (Large Vineyard) (barb_wine_2) Level 1 Town (Winemaker) (barb_wine_3) Level 2 Pagus (Master Winemaker) (barb_wine_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Apulii Getae Getae tribal council Getae Secessionists Dacian Rebels
Imperator Augustus	Bastarnae (Imperator Augustus) Dacia (Imperator Augustus) Dacian Nobles (Imperator Augustus) Dacian Secessionists (Imperator Augustus) Dacian Rebels (Imperator Augustus) Thrace (Imperator Augustus)