Mercenary Oscan Heavy Skirmishers
Mercenary. Hired from a regional pool, not recruited from a building.
Class: missile · Category: infantry · Men per unit: 40
Stats
| Rank in roster | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men per unit | 40 | ███······· 30% |
| Attack | 14 | ███████··· 65% |
| Charge bonus | 3 | ██········ 16% |
| Defence | 26 | ███······· 32% |
| · armour | 4 | ███······· 33% |
| · defence skill | 20 | █████····· 48% |
| · shield | 2 | ███······· 25% |
| Morale | 8 | ██········ 19% |
| Discipline | Normal | |
| Training | Trained | |
| Upkeep per turn | 400 dn | █········· 14% |
Weapons
| Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attack | 14 | 5 | Charge bonus | 3 | 3 | Type | thrown · archery | melee · blade | Damage | piercing | piercing |
| Projectile | javelin | — | Range | 50 | — | Ammunition | 6 | — | Properties | Thrown | — |
Defence
| Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 26 | — | Armour | 4 | — | Defence skill | 20 | — | Shield | 2 | — |
Condition and terrain
| Hit points | 1 | Modifier against mounts | horse +1 · chariot +1 · camel +1 | Ground: scrub / sand / forest / snow | 8 / 0 / 8 / 0 | Charge distance | 30 |
| Formations | Square |
Technical stats
| Time between blows (primary / secondary) | 2.5 s / 2.5 s | Extra fatigue in hot climates | 0 | Collision mass per man (1.0 is normal) | 0.92 | Spacing between men: close / loose | 1.1 × 2.6 m / 1.98 × 4.68 m |
| Default ranks | 5 |
In battle: Very good stamina
Where to hire it
Mercenaries are hired from a regional pool, not recruited from a building. This unit is offered by 1 pool covering 14 regions, at 3,181 dn to hire and 2 experience.
Mercenary pool: Southwest Italy
At least one of those pools sells to any faction that has an army in range, with no faction restriction.
The 14 regions where this unit appears in a mercenary pool
Bruttium · Campania · Chonia · Hirpinia · Kroton · Lokroi Epizephyrioi · Lucania · Lucania Vetus · Parthenope · Pentria-Carricinia · Poseidonia · Rhegion · Samnium · Thourioi