Mercenary Scutarii Cavalry

Scutarii, or shield bearers, take their name from the Latin word scutum, or shield, although it is highly unlikely the Iberians used this title for themselves. Regardless, the scutarii carried the thureos, a large, oval, wooden shield that was perfectly suited for use in man-to-man combat. They wore little armour, and this gave them greater mobility than many of their opponents, particularly the armoured Roman legionaries. This mobility was used to charge forward and then feign retreat in the hope of getting the enemy to pursue and break their lines. Once an enemy unit took the bait, the retreat would end, and a genuine attack on now-out-of-position and unsupported foes would be staged: a simple tactic, perhaps, but still a deadly one when used well.

Unit Name Mercenary Scutarii Cavalry

Main Unit Key Mer_Ibe_Scutarii_Cav

Land Unit Key Mer_Ibe_Scutarii_Cav

Naval Unit Key barbarian_transport_small

Soldiers 80

Category Cavalry

Class Melee Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost 680

Recruitment Cost 510

Upkeep Cost 380

Melee Attack 42

Weapon Damage 25

├ Melee Weapon rome_spear_cav

├ Melee Damage Base 20

├ Melee Damage Ap 5

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 15

├ Bonus vs Elephants 15

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 37

Melee Defence 44

├ Base Defence 24

├ Shield cavalry

└ Shield Defence 20

Armour 55

├ Armour chest

├ Armour Defence 25

└ Shield Armour 30

Health 80

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_heavy

├ Man Health 40

├ Bonus Hit Points 15

├ Mount rome_iberian_horse_spear_shield_m

├ Mount Entity rome_horse_medium

└ Mount Health 25

Base Morale 55

Abilities

• 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 attack
• Average defence
• Low damage but average armour penetration
• Average morale

Empire Divided Mercenaries Pool

Mercenaries Pool
No.	Pool	Province	Region	Initial Unit Count	Chance To Replenish	Max Replenish Per Turn	Max Count
1	rom_province_pool_cartaginensis	Hispania	Ibossim Nova Carthago Numantia Saguntum	0	0.15	1	3
2	rom_province_pool_tarraconensis	Tarraconensis	Aracillum Brigantium Tarraco	0	0.15	1	3
3	rom_province_pool_baetica	Baetica	Corduba Gades Toletum	0	0.15	1	3
4	rom_province_pool_lusitania	Lusitania	Ebora Olisipo	0	0.15	1	3

Grand Campaign Mercenaries Pool

Mercenaries Pool
No.	Pool	Province	Region	Initial Unit Count	Chance To Replenish	Max Replenish Per Turn	Max Count
5	rom_province_pool_cartaginensis	Cartaginensis	Ibossim Qart Hadasht Numantia Arse	0	0.15	1	3
6	rom_province_pool_tarraconensis	Tarraconensis	Brigantium Aracillum Tarraco	0	0.15	1	3
7	rom_province_pool_baetica	Baetica	Kartuba Gadira	0	0.15	1	3
8	rom_province_pool_lusitania	Lusitania	Ebora Olisipo	0	0.15	1	3

Faction Mercenaries Pool

Mercenaries Pool
No.	Pool	Faction	Initial Unit Count	Chance To Replenish	Max Replenish Per Turn	Max Count
9	rom_faction_pool_carthage	Carthage (Hannibal at the Gates) Adirim loyalists Carthage	1	0.15	1	3