

Illyrian Tribesmen
Bloody-mindedness in defence of tribe and family is useful.Although called Illyrians by Greeks and Romans, these seafaring people from the Adriatic coast were actually not a single nation or tribe. The Greeks first had dealings with them during the Bronze Age, and the name was then applied to everyone in the area. The Illyrians were actually several petty, and not-so-petty, kingdoms that warred with each other when not fighting Greeks or their Macedonian neighbours. The Illyrians could not be lightly dismissed as barbarians: under powerful warlords such as Bardyllis, king of the Dardanians, they conquered Macedon and installed a puppet ruler in 393BC. It was Phillip II and Alexander the Great who eventually ended Illyrian interference in their affairs. The Illyrians were also pirates, and terrorised the Adriatic for centuries; this was what eventually prompted their subjugation by the Romans.
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Unit Name Illyrian Tribesmen |
Main Unit Key Ill_Tribesmen |
Land Unit Key Ill_Tribesmen |
Naval Unit Key pel_transport |
Soldiers 160 |
Category Melee Infantry |
Class Spear Infantry |
Custom Battle Cost 180 |
Recruitment Cost 180 |
Upkeep Cost 50 |
Melee Attack 10 |
Weapon Damage 25 |
├ Melee Weapon rome_spear |
├ Melee Damage Base 20 |
├ Melee Damage Ap 5 |
├ Armour Piercing No |
├ Bonus vs. Large 20 |
├ Bonus vs Elephants 20 |
└ Bonus vs Infantry 0 |
Charge Bonus 10 |
Melee Defence 51 |
├ Base Defence 21 |
├ Shield celtic |
└ Shield Defence 30 |
Armour 45 |
├ Armour cloth |
├ Armour Defence 10 |
└ Shield Armour 35 |
Health 40 |
├ Man Entity rome_infantry_medium |
├ Man Health 40 |
└ Bonus Hit Points 0 |
Base Morale 25 |
Abilities
Illyrian Tribesmen- Square
The unit moves into a close square formation.
Bracing, morale, melee defence
Can't move
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
- Average defensive unit
- Low damage but average armour penetration
- Weak attack
- Poor morale
Faction Availability | |
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Grand Campaign | |
Imperator Augustus |