Mercenary Caucasian Slingers
Mercenary. Hired from a regional pool, not recruited from a building.
Class: missile · Category: infantry · Men per unit: 40
Description
Caucasia is a mountainous land encompassing the modern nations of Armenia, Georgia, and Azerbaijan. Due to its rocky terrain, it tempts those who live there to just pick up a rock and fling it at a Roman (or Parthian) head. These are the men who have taken up flinging rocks as a profession, and you better believe it, these men are not to be underestimated. I learned that the hard way… They wear the signature Armenian Hershey's Kisses helmet, and go into battle with some metal plating, allowing them to dish out as well as take some damage.
Stats
| Rank in roster | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men per unit | 40 | ███······· 30% |
| Attack | 7 | █········· 6% |
| Charge bonus | 1 | █········· 4% |
| Defence | 17 | █········· 12% |
| · armour | 8 | █████····· 47% |
| · defence skill | 9 | █········· 3% |
| · shield | 0 | █········· 0% |
| Morale | 7 | █········· 10% |
| Discipline | Low | |
| Training | Untrained | |
| Recruitment cost | 2,000 dn | █████····· 50% |
| Upkeep per turn | 488 dn | ██········ 20% |
| Turns to recruit | 2 |
Weapons
| Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attack | 7 | 3 | Charge bonus | 1 | 1 | Type | missile · archery | melee · simple | Damage | blunt | piercing |
| Projectile | stone | — | Range | 150 | — | Ammunition | 40 | — |
Defence
| Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 17 | — | Armour | 8 | — | Defence skill | 9 | — | Shield | 0 | — |
Condition and terrain
| Hit points | 1 | Ground: scrub / sand / forest / snow | 0 / -1 / 0 / -1 | 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) | 1.11 | Spacing between men: close / loose | 1 × 2.4 m / 1.8 × 4.32 m |
| Default ranks | 5 |
In battle: Can hide in long grass · Very good stamina
Where to hire it
No mercenary pool on the campaign map offers this unit, so it cannot be hired.