Bretonnian Merchants Melee Infantry

Spearmen-at-Arms (Shields)

Each Midsummer, commoners flock to their Lord's castle to present their sons in the hope that they will be trained as Men-at-Arms. For a peasant to have a son accepted into the ranks of a Knight's household is a great honour. Some young peasants will have been guided towards this goal through their entire life, encouraged to stand up straighter and taller than the usual peasant 'slouch' to better improve their chances of selection. All morning and afternoon the Knight inspects the candidates. By dusk, the luckiest and strongest are selected and are taken back to the castle where they are given basic training and outfitted in the livery of their Lord.

Unit Name Spearmen-at-Arms (Shields)

Main Unit Key wh_main_brt_inf_spearmen_at_arms

Land Unit Key wh_main_brt_inf_spearmen_at_arms

Naval Unit Key wh_main_shp_transport

Land Unit Group Spear Infantry

Naval Unit Group Spear Infantry

Soldiers 120

Caste Melee Infantry

Category Melee Infantry

Class Melee Infantry

Cost 325

Recruitment Cost 325

Upkeep Cost 81

Melee Attack 20

Weapon Strength (Weapon Damage) 22

├ Melee Weapon wh_main_brt_spear

├ Melee Damage Base 17

├ Melee Damage Ap 5

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs Cavalry 0

├ Bonus vs Elephants 15

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 4

Melee Defence 38

├ Base Defence 38

├ Shield wh_missile_block_55_wood

└ Shield Defence 0

Armour 85

├ Armour wh2_main_leather_30

├ Armour Defence 30

└ Shield Armour 55

Health 65

├ Man Entity wh_main_infantry_standard_blood_dismembers

├ Man Speed 30

├ Man Health 8

└ Bonus Hit Points 57

Leadership (Base Morale) 50

Abilities

No Ability

Attributes

• Charge Defence vs. Large
  When bracing, this unit negates the charge bonus of any large attacker.
• Expendable
  Witnessing friendly expendable units rout does not reduce other units' leadership, unless they are themselves expendable.
• Hide (forest)
  This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.

Strengths & Weaknesses

• Shielded
  Shields have a chance of blocking arrows, bolts, rifle shots and similar small arms fire - but only in a forward facing arc.
• Poor Leadership
  This unit suffers from poor Lord or other encouraging units nearby.
• Charge Defence Against Large Foes
  When standing and bracing against a charge of large enemies (such as cavalry or monsters) this unit will negate the enemy's charge bonus.
• Anti-Large
  Anti-large units have an advantage against targets that are at least as large as a horse. This advantage can be a damage bonus against large targets or an attack that focuses on a very small area. However, some units are simply better against large targets because their attacks are slow and easy to dodge by skilled melee combatants.

Garrison Buildings
x 3	Tiny Occupied Elven Colony (wh2_main_special_settlement_colony_major_other_1) Level 1 Tiny Occupied Elven Colony (wh2_main_special_settlement_colony_minor_other_1) Level 1 Occupied Hell Pit Level 1 (wh2_main_special_settlement_hellpit_other_1) Level 1 Occupied Hell Pit Level 2 (wh2_main_special_settlement_hellpit_other_2) Level 2 Occupied Hell Pit Level 3 (wh2_main_special_settlement_hellpit_other_3) Level 3 Occupied Hell Pit Level 4 (wh2_main_special_settlement_hellpit_other_4) Level 4 Occupied Skavenblight Level 1 (wh2_main_special_settlement_skavenblight_other_1) Level 1 Occupied Skavenblight Level 2 (wh2_main_special_settlement_skavenblight_other_2) Level 2 Occupied Skavenblight Level 3 (wh2_main_special_settlement_skavenblight_other_3) Level 3 Occupied Skavenblight Level 4 (wh2_main_special_settlement_skavenblight_other_4) Level 4
x 2	Small Occupied Elven Colony (wh2_main_special_settlement_colony_major_other_2) Level 2 Small Occupied Elven Colony (wh2_main_special_settlement_colony_minor_other_2) Level 2

Faction Availability
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