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Briton Skirmishers

Even the poorest of the tribe can fight for its honour and glory.

As far as the Celts were concerned, the best way to kill a man was in hand-to-hand combat. The Celts thought there was great value in personal bravery and there was no honour in killing from a distance. Even so, slingers, javelinmen and archers still had their place on the battlefield. It was often the only way that some Celts could go to war: Celtic warriors paid for their own equipment, so only the wealthy could afford, or had the right to carry, fine armour and weapons. Skirmishers were usually the poor: freemen who served as clients to the noble class. While they could never hope to achieve the same status as their noble masters, they could still prove their worth in the cut and thrust of battle.

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Briton Skirmishers

Unit Name

Briton Skirmishers

Main Unit Key

Bri_Skirm

Land Unit Key

Bri_Skirm

Naval Unit Key

barbarian_transport

Soldiers

120

Category

Missile Infantry

Class

Missile Infantry

Custom Battle Cost

210

Recruitment Cost

210

Upkeep Cost

60

Missile Damage

29

├ Missile Weapon

rome_wooden_javelin

├ Projectile

javelin_wooden

├ Missile Damage

20

├ Missile Ap Damage

9

└ Base Reload Time

10

Accuracy

5

Range

80

Reload

10

Shots Per Minute

7

Ammunition

7

Melee Attack

8

Weapon Damage

24

├ Melee Weapon

rome_shortsword

├ Melee Damage Base

20

├ Melee Damage Ap

4

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Bonus vs. Large

0

├ Bonus vs Elephants

0

└ Bonus vs Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

3

Melee Defence

37

├ Base Defence

12

├ Shield

celtic_round

└ Shield Defence

25

Armour

25

├ Armour

cloth

├ Armour Defence

10

└ Shield Armour

15

Health

45

├ Man Entity

rome_infantry_very_light

├ Man Health

40

└ Bonus Hit Points

5

Base Morale

25

Abilities

No Ability

Attributes

  • Resistant to Fatigue
    Fatigue has less of an effect on this unit.
  • Hide (scrub & forest)
    This unit can hide in scrub and forest until enemy units get too close.
  • Resistant to Cold
    This unit tires less quickly in snow.

Strengths & Weaknesses

Transport
  • Very poor hull strength
  • Very slow speed
  • Weak ramming
Briton Skirmishers
  • Short range
  • Fast rate of fire
  • Very good damage and armour penetration
  • Very weak in melee
  • Very poor morale
Requires Buildings
Briton Skirmishers Lv. 0 Craftsman's House
Craftsman's House
(barb_craftsmen_1)
Level 0
Clay Pit
Clay Pit
(barb_craftsmen_pot_2)
Level 1
Potter
Potter
(barb_craftsmen_pot_3)
Level 2
Potter's Workshop
Potter's Workshop
(barb_craftsmen_pot_4)
Level 3
Brine Distiller
Brine Distiller
(barb_craftsmen_salt_2)
Level 1
Salt Kiln
Salt Kiln
(barb_craftsmen_salt_3)
Level 2
Salt Workshop
Salt Workshop
(barb_craftsmen_salt_4)
Level 3
Woodworker
Woodworker
(barb_craftsmen_wood_2)
Level 1
Carpenter
Carpenter
(barb_craftsmen_wood_3)
Level 2
Builder's Hall
Builder's Hall
(barb_craftsmen_wood_4)
Level 3
Garrison Buildings
Briton Skirmishers x 2 Craftsman's House
Craftsman's House
(barb_craftsmen_1)
Level 0
Clay Pit
Clay Pit
(barb_craftsmen_pot_2)
Level 1
Potter
Potter
(barb_craftsmen_pot_3)
Level 2
Potter's Workshop
Potter's Workshop
(barb_craftsmen_pot_4)
Level 3
Brine Distiller
Brine Distiller
(barb_craftsmen_salt_2)
Level 1
Salt Kiln
Salt Kiln
(barb_craftsmen_salt_3)
Level 2
Salt Workshop
Salt Workshop
(barb_craftsmen_salt_4)
Level 3
Woodworker
Woodworker
(barb_craftsmen_wood_2)
Level 1
Carpenter
Carpenter
(barb_craftsmen_wood_3)
Level 2
Builder's Hall
Builder's Hall
(barb_craftsmen_wood_4)
Level 3