Bellovaci (Caesar in Gaul) Spear Infantry

Naked Spears

The Celtic client system meant that a 'freeman' was given opportunities by the tribal hierarchy. He had to serve the noble classes, but he could also earn prestige in his own right. A freeman inevitably became the follower of an aristocrat, working on the land and raising livestock. However he also had the right to bear arms and fight alongside the nobles during times of war. In combat, a Celt could prove his worth, making a reputation for himself. This system caused an appetite for battle amongst the ambitious lower classes. This did not mean that their armies were ill-disciplined or haphazard: their cavalry used 'trimarcisia', where each rider went into battle with a pair of freeman servants, ready to supply fresh mounts or replace a warrior who fell.

Unit Name Naked Spears

Main Unit Key Cel_Naked_Spears

Land Unit Key Cel_Naked_Spears

Naval Unit Key barbarian_transport

Soldiers 160

Category Melee Infantry

Class Spear Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 530

Recruitment Cost 530

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 30

Weapon Damage 22

├ Melee Weapon rome_celtic_spear_anti_cav

├ Melee Damage Base 15

├ Melee Damage Ap 7

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 25

├ Bonus vs Elephants 20

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 30

Melee Defence 52

├ Base Defence 22

├ Shield celtic

└ Shield Defence 30

Armour 35

├ Armour none

├ Armour Defence 0

└ Shield Armour 35

Health 60

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_light_fast_barb

├ Man Health 45

└ Bonus Hit Points 15

Base Morale 55

Abilities

• Cavalry Counter-tactics
  Improves unit's ability to endure enemy cavalry charges for an extended time.
  Bonus vs mounted units
• Frenzied Charge
  Increases the effectiveness of the unit's charge for an extended period. The unit will suffer a large fatigue penalty after the charge is over.
  Charge speed, charge damage, acceleration
  Melee defence, fatigue

Attributes

• 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

• Good defensive unit
• Low damage but average armour penetration
• Average attack
• Normal morale

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Bronze Workshop (barb_artisan_bronze_2) Level 1 Bronze Forge (barb_artisan_bronze_3) Level 2 Bronze Furnace (barb_artisan_bronze_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Atrebartes Nervii Nervii tribal council Nervii Secessionists
Caesar in Gaul	Belgae (Caesar in Gaul) Bellovaci (Caesar in Gaul) Eburones (Caesar in Gaul) Mediomatrici (Caesar in Gaul) Morini (Caesar in Gaul) Nervii (Caesar in Gaul) Nervii tribal council (Caesar in Gaul) Nervii Secessionists (Caesar in Gaul) Parisii (Caesar in Gaul) Remi (Caesar in Gaul)
Imperator Augustus	Belgae (Imperator Augustus)