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Yellow Turban Spearmen

Protected by leather armour and a small shield, these former bandits brace for impact against cavalry charges.

These spearmen were once bandits who preyed on trade routes to survive, so have experience in using spears to defend against mounted guardsmen.

The Great Cause needs to muster all the bodies it can to fight the blight of tyranny, and any hypocrisy questioning a volunteer’s past or morality only reduces the hands that can be raised.

The former bandits now take up arms against the real enemy of the people to fight for a greater prize than mere loot.

Unit Abilities

  • Caltrops
    Simple nut husks, once trodden upon, cause extreme pain and slow movement.
  • Miasma
    The dense and tough undergrowth that plagues the jungles of the South is a hindrance to all those who try to penetrate into the heartlands of the Nanman.
  • Hollowed Square
    The unit forms into a hollow square, presenting spears and pikes to any attacker - particularly cavalry - on all four sides.
  • Loose
    The unit spreads apart, making it more difficult for arrows to hit them.
  • Shield Wall (Spear)
    The unit presents a wall of shields to the enemy - an offensive formation best used to push forward under arrow fire.

Attributes

  • CHARGE REFLECTION VS. MOUNTED
    Reflects the charge damage of any mounted attacker back onto them when braced.
  • HIDE IN FOREST
    Can hide in forests.
  • RAIDER
    Idle soldiers will burn down nearby buildings.

Strengths & Weaknesses

  • Role: anti-cavalry
    These units are strong against flanking units such as cavalry, so are best used to protect vulnerable flanks.
  • Missile defence
    These troops carry shields to protect them from incoming missiles, but offer little defence against artillery.
Yellow Turban Spearmen

Unit Name

Yellow Turban Spearmen

Main Unit Key

3k_ytr_unit_wood_yellow_turban_spearmen

Land Unit Key

3k_ytr_unit_wood_yellow_turban_spearmen

Naval Unit Key

3k_main_campaign_ship_transport

Land Unit Group

Spear Infantry

Naval Unit Group

Spear Infantry

Soldiers

160

Caste

melee_infantry

Category

inf_melee

Class

inf_spr

Custom Battle Cost

450

Recruitment Cost

450

Upkeep Cost

120

Morale

22

Entity

Hit Points

96000

Speed

NAN

WEAPONS

3k_main_unit_1h175_spear

Melee Attack Rate

20

Melee Charge Bonus

41

Melee Damage - Base

7

Melee Damage - Armour-piercing

24

├ Bonus vs Cavalry

7

├ Bonus vs Large

0

└ Bonus vs Infantry

0

Shield

3k_main_unit_infantry_oval

Melee Evasion - Base

14%

Melee Evasion - Shield

20%

Ranged Block Chance

55%

ARMOUR

3k_main_unit_leather_partial

Armour Base

20

Shield Armour

5