Cantabri (Imperator Augustus) Melee Infantry

Noble Fighters

The Iberians were a warlike collection of tribes and peoples, and this ensured their independence from both Carthage and Rome for many years. They supplied mercenaries to both sides, and were widely respected for their tactical skills and courage. Their use of the deadly falcata sword added to their reputation too. The Romans called the distinctive Iberian sword type the 'machaera Hispana' but these are now referred to as the 'falcata'. These were extremely sharp, slashing, single-edged weapons with curved back edges. The term single-edged is also slightly misleading, as the point was sharpened on the back edge as well as the front. The balance of the blade was towards the broad tip, making a blow from one of these extremely powerful. In the hands of a master, a falcata could easily dismember an opponent. The skills of Iberian metal workers added to the blade’s deadliness; their steel was generally of very high quality.

Unit Name Noble Fighters

Main Unit Key Ibe_Noble_Fighters

Land Unit Key Ibe_Noble_Fighters

Naval Unit Key barbarian_transport

Soldiers 160

Category Melee Infantry

Class Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 1380

Recruitment Cost 1380

Upkeep Cost 200

Missile Damage 32

├ Missile Weapon rome_iron_javelin

├ Projectile javelin_iron

├ Missile Damage 20

├ Missile Ap Damage 12

└ Base Reload Time 15

Accuracy 5

Range 40

Reload 0

Shots Per Minute 4

Ammunition 2

Melee Attack 56

Weapon Damage 41

├ Melee Weapon rome_falcata_elite

├ Melee Damage Base 36

├ Melee Damage Ap 5

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 0

├ Bonus vs Elephants 0

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 38

Melee Defence 62

├ Base Defence 32

├ Shield celtic

└ Shield Defence 30

Armour 75

├ Armour mail

├ Armour Defence 40

└ Shield Armour 35

Health 65

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_very_heavy

├ Man Health 45

└ Bonus Hit Points 20

Base Morale 70

Abilities

• Headhunt
  Gradual increase in effectiveness of the unit's attack.
  Melee attack, morale
  Melee defence

Attributes

• Encourage
  This unit provides a morale bonus to nearby allies.
• Hide (forest)
  This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.

Strengths & Weaknesses

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

• Very good attack
• Average defence
• Average damage but low armour penetration
• Good morale

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Bronze Furnace (barb_artisan_bronze_4) Level 3

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