

Spear Brothers
Battle-hardened warriors who can be relied on to stand and fight with courage and skill.Hardened by years of both inter-tribal combat and contact with enemies further afield, the most talented German warriors thus earned high status within their tribes. Whilst iron supplies were scarce, these men were privileged enough to equip themselves with lengthy spears, or 'framea', tipped with narrow, sharp points of iron. Whereas the framea was used for fighting at close quarters, lighter javelins were also carried to be hurled from a distance prior to melee. The taller and stronger the man, the bigger the spear he could carry; this established status, not only within the tribe, but also when facing the enemy.
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Unit Name Spear Brothers |
Main Unit Key Ger_Spear_Brothers |
Land Unit Key Ger_Spear_Brothers |
Naval Unit Key barbarian_transport |
Soldiers 160 |
Category Melee Infantry |
Class Spear Infantry |
Custom Battle Cost 480 |
Recruitment Cost 480 |
Upkeep Cost 100 |
Missile Damage 32 |
├ Missile Weapon rome_javelin_precursor |
├ Projectile javelin_prec |
├ 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 25 |
Weapon Damage 26 |
├ Melee Weapon rome_celtic_spear |
├ Melee Damage Base 20 |
├ Melee Damage Ap 6 |
├ Armour Piercing No |
├ Bonus vs. Large 15 |
├ Bonus vs Elephants 15 |
└ Bonus vs Infantry 0 |
Charge Bonus 23 |
Melee Defence 66 |
├ Base Defence 36 |
├ Shield germanic_hex |
└ Shield Defence 30 |
Armour 50 |
├ Armour cloth |
├ Armour Defence 10 |
└ Shield Armour 40 |
Health 55 |
├ Man Entity rome_infantry_light_fast |
├ Man Health 40 |
└ Bonus Hit Points 15 |
Base Morale 40 |
Abilities
Spear Brothers- Cavalry Counter-tactics
Improves unit's ability to endure enemy cavalry charges for an extended time.
Bonus vs mounted units - Wedge
The unit moves into a wedge-shaped attack formation.
Charge bonus, melee attack
Acceleration, melee defence
Attributes
- Hide (forest)
This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close. - Resistant to Cold
This unit tires less quickly in snow.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Transport- Very poor hull strength
- Very slow speed
- Weak ramming
- Good defensive unit
- Low damage but average armour penetration
- Average attack
- Normal morale
Faction Availability | |
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Grand Campaign | |
Caesar in Gaul | |
Imperator Augustus |