


Auxiliary Naked Swords
The savage gods of war should be used to Rome's advantage.A Celtic warrior, with battle-lust in his heart, was an intimidating sight. A warrior who went into battle naked, sure of the protection of his gods, only compounded the unease felt by a foe. Fighting naked was not a particularly original idea or, indeed, all that silly. It was quite practical, because dirty cloth could be forced into wounds causing all kinds of fatal infections. The Romans assumed it granted greater mobility. Celtic warriors, such as the Gaesatae, embraced the idea of fighting naked with gusto: both the Britons and Gauls were convinced of their own battle prowess. They also had absolute faith in Camulus, the god of war. A blessed warrior simply didn't need clothes.
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Unit Name Auxiliary Naked Swords |
Main Unit Key Aux_Cel_Naked_Swords |
Land Unit Key Aux_Cel_Naked_Swords |
Naval Unit Key barbarian_transport |
Soldiers 160 |
Category Melee Infantry |
Class Melee Infantry |
Custom Battle Cost 480 |
Recruitment Cost 480 |
Upkeep Cost 100 |
Melee Attack 30 |
Weapon Damage 25 |
├ Melee Weapon rome_celtic_longsword_bonus_infantry |
├ Melee Damage Base 20 |
├ Melee Damage Ap 5 |
├ Armour Piercing No |
├ Bonus vs. Large 0 |
├ Bonus vs Elephants 0 |
└ Bonus vs Infantry 15 |
Charge Bonus 32 |
Melee Defence 59 |
├ Base Defence 24 |
├ Shield celtic_shock |
└ Shield Defence 35 |
Armour 10 |
├ Armour none |
├ Armour Defence 0 |
└ Shield Armour 10 |
Health 60 |
├ Man Entity rome_infantry_light_fast_barb |
├ Man Health 45 |
└ Bonus Hit Points 15 |
Base Morale 55 |
Abilities
Auxiliary Naked Swords- Frenzy
Improves a unit's charge and weapon damage for an extended period.
Charge damage, Weapon damage
Exertion: fatigue
Attributes
- Hide (forest)
This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Transport- Very poor hull strength
- Very slow speed
- Weak ramming
- Good attack
- Average defence
- Average damage but low armour penetration
- Normal morale
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Unit Resouces | Auxilia_Celtic | ||||||||||||||||||||
Imperator Augustus Regions
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Auxiliary Barracks
(rome_military_aux_3) Level 2 ![]()
Auxiliary Garrison
(rome_military_aux_4) Level 3 |
Faction Availability | |
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Grand Campaign | |
Samnite Wars | |
Hannibal at the Gates | |
Imperator Augustus |


























































































































































































