Arvernian Heavy Spearmen

Description

Gaul is a nation of spears it seems, as every tribe produces men trained to use the spear in some fashion. The heavy spearman is one such body of warriors with the bonus of being heavily armoured and of a higher calibre than the common spearman. When defending against cavalry, these spearmen brace for the charge, striking without mercy, forcing heavily armoured riders to bring their mounts out of the midst of such turmoil or die. Even the veteran troops of other nations would be hard pressed to overcome them without a struggle. In the normal Celtic formations, its often best to keep these spearmen in reserve, in case any holes open up in their battle line that need brave warriors to plug. If cavalry is present, the spearmen are perfect for marching at both ends of the formation, keeping an eye on any enemy warriors that might try to get around behind their position.

Having a regiment of these spearmen with the Arverni forces is a must. For a cavalry commander, they might even present the most fearsome force that can be sent against you. Though the swordsmen can do much of the same things that the spearman can do offensively, only the heavy spearman can do lethal amounts of damage to all grades of cavalry in a very short period of time while not usually sustaining overwhelming injury to its own spear group. Only the veteran elite cavalry that are heavily armoured would cause a potential problem for these warriors. Always looking for unsuspecting cavalry whose attention is elsewhere, these warriors do not hesitate to impale them from their mounts, and if they are particularly fortunate, killing the commander or the enemy king himself.

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Condition and terrain

In battle: Can sap · Very good stamina

Who can recruit it

A core roster unit for one faction, which can raise it anywhere it holds the right building:

Arverni

Any faction holding one of the provinces below can field it.

Areas of recruitment