Mercenary Chaucian Fardimen
Mercenary. Hired from a regional pool, not recruited from a building.
Class: light · Category: infantry · Men per unit: 40
Description
Sources reveals little about Chaucian methods of warfare, but states that they were considered strong in arms and that those on the coasts often participated in naval warfare. They were either an early Saxon or closely related people, whose preferred method of warfare was to throw javelins from the safety of a shield wall.
Stats
| Rank in roster | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men per unit | 40 | ███······· 30% |
| Attack | 16 | ████████·· 80% |
| Charge bonus | 10 | ████······ 35% |
| Defence | 32 | █████····· 49% |
| · armour | 1 | █········· 0% |
| · defence skill | 26 | ████████·· 78% |
| · shield | 5 | ██████···· 57% |
| Morale | 11 | ████······ 39% |
| Discipline | Normal | |
| Training | Trained | |
| Recruitment cost | 2,448 dn | ███████··· 67% |
| Upkeep per turn | 567 dn | ███······· 32% |
| Turns to recruit | 2 |
Weapons
| Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attack | 16 | 9 | Charge bonus | 10 | 10 | Type | thrown · blade | melee · blade | Damage | piercing | piercing |
| Projectile | javelin | — | Range | 50 | — | Ammunition | 4 | — | Properties | Thrown | — |
Defence
| Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 32 | — | Armour | 1 | — | Defence skill | 26 | — | Shield | 5 | — |
Condition and terrain
| Hit points | 1 | Modifier against mounts | horse +3 · chariot +3 · camel +3 | Ground: scrub / sand / forest / snow | 0 / 0 / -2 / 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) | 1.1 | Spacing between men: close / loose | 0.8 × 1 m / 1.6 × 2 m |
| Default ranks | 5 |
In battle: Can sap · Very good stamina
Where to hire it
No mercenary pool on the campaign map offers this unit, so it cannot be hired.