Mercenary Southern Oscan Spearmen
Mercenary. Hired from a regional pool, not recruited from a building.
Class: spearmen · Category: infantry · Men per unit: 60
Stats
| Rank in roster | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men per unit | 60 | █████████· 87% |
| Attack | 12 | █████····· 48% |
| Charge bonus | 2 | █········· 11% |
| Defence | 26 | ███······· 32% |
| · armour | 2 | █········· 13% |
| · defence skill | 20 | █████····· 48% |
| · shield | 4 | █████····· 48% |
| Morale | 7 | █········· 10% |
| Discipline | Low | |
| Training | Untrained | |
| Upkeep per turn | 511 dn | ██········ 22% |
Weapons
| Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attack | 12 | 7 | Charge bonus | 2 | 4 | Type | thrown · blade | melee · blade | Damage | piercing | piercing |
| Projectile | javelin | — | Range | 50 | — | Ammunition | 2 | — | Properties | Used just before charging into combat | Light spear (braced against cavalry charges from the front) · +8 attack against cavalry |
Defence
| Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 26 | — | Armour | 2 | — | Defence skill | 20 | — | Shield | 4 | — |
Condition and terrain
| Hit points | 1 | Ground: scrub / sand / forest / snow | 0 / 0 / -1 / 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) | 0.91 | Spacing between men: close / loose | 1 × 1.2 m / 2 × 2.4 m |
| Default ranks | 5 |
In battle: Can sap · 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 2,321 dn to hire and 0 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