Suebi tribal council Melee Infantry

Sword Masters

Whereas German tribes often fought in a more ordered, organised manner than the Celts, they sometimes adopted their neighbours’ weapons and equipment, either through battle or trade. Celtic armour found its way onto the backs of privileged German warriors, while double-edged longswords were another example of creeping Celtic influence. An iron sword was a prestigious possession, so those who carried them were either of noble blood or were veteran followers. By following a noble, warriors were duty-bound to show dedication and valour. If he fell in combat, the noble’s men were expected to fight to the death. Anyone who survived such a battle was disgraced. Some hanged themselves, unable to live with the shame and dishonour of outliving their battle-lord.

Unit Name Sword Masters

Main Unit Key Ger_Sword_Masters

Land Unit Key Ger_Sword_Masters

Naval Unit Key barbarian_transport

Soldiers 160

Category Melee Infantry

Class Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 1280

Recruitment Cost 1280

Upkeep Cost 200

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 43

Weapon Damage 40

├ Melee Weapon rome_celtic_longsword

├ Melee Damage Base 36

├ Melee Damage Ap 4

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 0

├ Bonus vs Elephants 0

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 32

Melee Defence 67

├ Base Defence 37

├ Shield germanic_hex

└ Shield Defence 30

Armour 80

├ Armour mail

├ Armour Defence 40

└ Shield Armour 40

Health 70

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_medium_fast

├ Man Health 40

└ Bonus Hit Points 30

Base Morale 70

Abilities

• Shieldwall
  The unit moves into a close formation and raises shields.
  Armour strength, bracing, melee defence, shield strength
  Limited speed
• Wedge
  The unit moves into a wedge-shaped attack formation.
  Charge bonus, melee attack
  Acceleration, melee defence
• 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.
• Resistant to Cold
  This unit tires less quickly in snow.

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

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Cherusci Cimbri Frisii Gutones Lugii Marcomanni German Rebels Rugii Suebi Suebi tribal council Suebi Secessionists
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