Ostrogoths Melee Infantry

Gothic Falxmen

A Germanic people consisting of several confederated tribes, it is thought that the Goths came from the Baltic coast region of northern Poland, possibly incorporating land as far afield as Sweden. They began to appear on the fringes of the Roman Empire during the 3rd century AD, their migration possibly forced by overpopulation and climate changes during the Dark Ages that made agriculture difficult in their homelands. Descending into the Balkan Peninsula via Dacia and Greece, they sacked several prominent cities in the region and probably destroyed the Temple of Artemis, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. Gothic aggression was eventually checked by the Emperor Claudius II; a deal was struck which allowed them to remain settled on the borders of Rome's empire, in Dacia, in return for military assistance as auxiliaries and foederati. This state of affairs persisted for quite some time, with the Goths converting to Arian Christianity, and even becoming somewhat Romanised in the intervening years. However, around AD370, clashes with the Sarmatians, Alans and other steppe peoples, all under pressure from the newly-arrived, marauding Huns, turned the Goths into refugees, once again bringing them into conflict with the Roman Empire.

Unit Name Gothic Falxmen

Main Unit Key att_ger_gothic_falxmen

Land Unit Key att_ger_gothic_falxmen

Naval Unit Key att_lon_heavy_tra_ger

Soldiers 160

Category Melee Infantry

Class Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 400

Recruitment Cost 400

Upkeep Cost 205

Missile Damage 90

├ Missile Weapon att_javelin_precursor

├ Projectile att_javelin_precursor_normal

├ Missile Damage 70

├ Missile Ap Damage 20

└ Base Reload Time 14

Accuracy 0

Range 80

Reload 20

Rate of Fire 5

Ammunition 2

Melee Attack 50

Melee Damage 56

├ Melee Weapon att_falx

├ Melee Base Damage 40

├ Armour-piercing Damage 16

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Attack Against Cavalry 0

├ Attack Against Elephants 0

└ Attack Against Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 60

Melee Defence 10

├ Base Defence 10

├ Shield att_none

└ Shield Defence 0

Armour 0

├ Armour att_none

├ Armour Defence 0

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 92

├ Man Entity att_infantry_very_light

├ Man Health 75

└ Bonus Hit Points 17

Morale 36

Abilities

• Rapid Advance
  Improved unit movement speed over an extended period.

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

Upgrade
Required Technology Cost 144 Upgrade To
Required Technology Cost 200 Upgrade To
Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Great Hall (att_bld_barbarian_civic_storyteller_3) Level 2 Hall of Elders (att_bld_barbarian_civic_storyteller_4) Level 3 Tavern (att_bld_barbarian_civic_tavern_3) Level 2 Mead Hall (att_bld_barbarian_civic_tavern_4) Level 3 Warriors' Encampment (att_bld_barbmigs_military_warriors_4) Level 3

Garrison Buildings
x 1	Mead Hall (att_bld_barbarian_civic_tavern_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Ostrogoths Ostrogothic Separatists Visigothic Separatists Visigoths
The Last Roman	Visigothic Separatists (The Last Roman) Visigothic Kingdom (The Last Roman)