Caledonii Pretenders (Empire Divided) Missile Infantry

Highland Archers

In the cold northern lands of Britannia, food was scarce and most physically-able Celts hunted for their tribe's chief source of sustenance. Using longbows mostly made of yew, they became proficient at trapping and ambushing their prey. Even though archery was considered cowardly within a way of battle that favoured the heroic (but often suicidal) charge above all else, when war came to the Celtic lands hunters did not abandon their ranged weapons. While not as strong as regular melee fighters, along the hills and within the dense forests, marksmen had the advantage against the slow-moving Roman Legions. This irregular, guerrilla warfare used by the Caledonii was particularly suited to highland archers, who picked off their targets before retreating into dense woodland where it was unlikely they would be followed.

Unit Name Highland Archers

Main Unit Key 3c_Cal_Highland_Archers

Land Unit Key 3c_Cal_Highland_Archers

Naval Unit Key 3c_barbarian_transport

Soldiers 120

Category Missile Infantry

Class Missile Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 420

Recruitment Cost 420

Upkeep Cost 85

Missile Damage 40

├ Missile Weapon rome_longbow

├ Projectile arrow_longbow

├ Missile Damage 36

├ Missile Ap Damage 4

└ Base Reload Time 14

Accuracy 5

Range 125

Reload 28

Shots Per Minute 6

Ammunition 15

Melee Attack 12

Weapon Damage 34

├ Melee Weapon rome_celtic_hellenic_sword

├ Melee Damage Base 30

├ Melee Damage Ap 4

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 0

├ Bonus vs Elephants 0

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 6

Melee Defence 14

├ Base Defence 14

├ Shield none

└ Shield Defence 0

Armour 10

├ Armour cloth

├ Armour Defence 10

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 55

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_very_light

├ Man Health 40

└ Bonus Hit Points 15

Base Morale 55

Abilities

No Ability

Attributes

• Resistant to Fatigue
  Fatigue has less of an effect on this unit.
• Guerrilla Deployment
  This unit can deploy outside of the deployment zone.
• Hide (scrub & forest)
  This unit can hide in scrub and forest until enemy units get too close.
• Resistant to Cold
  This unit tires less quickly in snow.
• Snipe
  This unit remains hidden while firing.
• Stalk
  This unit can move hidden in any terrain.

Strengths & Weaknesses

• Very poor hull strength
• Very slow speed
• Weak ramming

• Long range
• Fast rate of fire
• Good damage but low armour penetration
• Very weak in melee
• Poor morale

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Woodworker (3c_barb_craftsmen_wood_2) Level 1 Carpenter (3c_barb_craftsmen_wood_3) Level 2 Builder's Hall (3c_barb_craftsmen_wood_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Empire Divided	Caledonii (Empire Divided) Caledonii Pretenders (Empire Divided) Caledonii Secessionists (Empire Divided)