Picts Melee Infantry

Celtic Warband

The longsword was a weapon of high worth and status within the Celtic community. A warrior had to prove himself in battle many times before he was permitted to wield one. The two-handed longsword was first developed during the 8th century BC, but fell from favour before re-emerging around 450BC. It is possible that Celtic ironwork was significantly behind that of the Romans, as apparently their longswords bent very easily and had to be straightened against the ground. On the other hand, since Celtic ironworking was several centuries old, some believe that Roman accounts of this practice mistook this practise, and it was actually a ritual to 'decommission' defeated, dishonoured or damaged weapons.

Unit Name Celtic Warband

Main Unit Key att_cel_celtic_warband

Land Unit Key att_cel_celtic_warband

Naval Unit Key att_lon_heavy_tra_cel

Soldiers 160

Category Melee Infantry

Class Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 325

Recruitment Cost 325

Upkeep Cost 160

Melee Attack 45

Melee Damage 40

├ Melee Weapon att_spatha

├ Melee Base Damage 36

├ Armour-piercing Damage 4

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Attack Against Cavalry 0

├ Attack Against Elephants 0

└ Attack Against Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 30

Melee Defence 12

├ Base Defence 7

├ Shield att_round_large

└ Shield Defence 5

Armour 40

├ Armour att_cloth

├ Armour Defence 3

└ Shield Armour 37

Health 95

├ Man Entity att_infantry_medium

├ Man Health 90

└ Bonus Hit Points 5

Morale 34

Abilities

• Frenzy
  Improves a unit's attack capabilities for an extended period of time.

Attributes

• Guerrilla Deployment
  This unit can deploy outside of the deployment zone.
• Hide (forest)
  This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
• Raider
  This unit may set buildings on fire, cause more fire damage with torches and capture faster than other units.

Strengths & Weaknesses

No Strengths and Weaknesses

Recuitment Requirement
Required Technology Cost 81 Upgrade From
Upgrade
Required Technology Cost 88 Upgrade To

Garrison Buildings
x 1	Burg (att_bld_barbarian_city_major_1) Level 1 Torp (att_bld_barbarian_city_minor_generic_1) Level 1
x 2	Small City (att_bld_barbarian_city_major_2) Level 2 City (att_bld_barbarian_city_major_3) Level 3 Large City (att_bld_barbarian_city_major_4) Level 4 Village (att_bld_barbarian_city_minor_generic_2) Level 2 Town (att_bld_barbarian_city_minor_generic_3) Level 3 Fortified Town (att_bld_barbarian_city_minor_generic_4) Level 4

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Caledonian Separatists Caledonians Ebdanians Ebdanian Separatists Picts Pictish Separatists