Burgundians Missile Infantry

Germanic Crossbowmen

By the time of the Migration Period the crossbow was commonly used in the west, it having been a battlefield fixture for several centuries elsewhere in the world. Although developed independently by the Chinese, some 5th century BC examples have been discovered in Greece, where the western version was probably invented. Certainly by 300BC handheld crossbows began to appear, and it wasn’t long after that the Romans fielded their large torsion-sprung scorpion and ballista bolt throwers for the first time. Although not mentioned by name, by the 2nd century AD the Romans were training cavalry to use handheld, repeating crossbows on the battlefield, their use being recorded by Arrian in his ‘Tactica’. Eventually, the crossbow reached the barbarian tribal confederations of northern and western Europe, where it was used in deadly combination with the pike tactics emerging at that time, also becoming a popular hunting weapon for centuries to come.

Unit Name Germanic Crossbowmen

Main Unit Key att_ger_germanic_crossbowmen

Land Unit Key att_ger_germanic_crossbowmen

Naval Unit Key att_lon_heavy_tra_ger

Soldiers 160

Category Missile Infantry

Class Missile Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 475

Recruitment Cost 475

Upkeep Cost 255

Missile Damage 65

├ Missile Weapon att_crossbow

├ Projectile att_arrow_crossbow_normal

├ Missile Damage 15

├ Missile Ap Damage 50

└ Base Reload Time 43

Accuracy 0

Range 125

Reload 50

Rate of Fire 3

Ammunition 17

Melee Attack 11

Melee Damage 11

├ Melee Weapon att_sax

├ Melee Base Damage 10

├ Armour-piercing Damage 1

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Attack Against Cavalry 0

├ Attack Against Elephants 0

└ Attack Against Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 7

Melee Defence 7

├ Base Defence 7

├ Shield att_none

└ Shield Defence 0

Armour 3

├ Armour att_cloth

├ Armour Defence 3

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 84

├ Man Entity att_infantry_very_light

├ Man Health 75

└ Bonus Hit Points 9

Morale 43

Abilities

• Precision Shot
  Improved missile weapon damage for an extended period. These values are further modified by the unit itself.
• Barrage
  Loose projectiles more frequently for an extended period of time.

Attributes

• Resistant to Fatigue
  Fatigue has less of an effect on this unit.
• Hide (forest)
  This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.

Strengths & Weaknesses

No Strengths and Weaknesses

Requires Buildings

Lv. 0

Enclosed Fields (att_bld_barbarian_farm_agriculture_3) Level 2 Irrigated Fields (att_bld_barbarian_farm_agriculture_4) Level 3 Goat Pens (att_bld_barbarian_farm_chickens_3) Level 2 Goat Barns (att_bld_barbarian_farm_chickens_4) Level 3 Smoke Shed (att_bld_barbarian_farm_curing_2) Level 2 Salt Warehouse (att_bld_barbarian_farm_curing_3) Level 3 Hunters' Encampment (att_bld_barbmigs_military_archers_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
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