Mercenary Freemen
Mercenary. Hired from a regional pool, not recruited from a building.
Class: light · Category: infantry · Men per unit: 40
Description
Armed with shields and frameae-spears, Germanic freemen fight tenaciously for their nations and their status as free men. They may lack armor, but only a fool would underestimate their determination – or the sharpness of their frameae! The place of these freemen was in the main battleline, right behind the pike-armed vanguard.
Stats
| Rank in roster | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men per unit | 40 | ███······· 30% |
| Attack | 15 | ███████··· 72% |
| Charge bonus | 10 | ████······ 35% |
| Defence | 33 | █████····· 52% |
| · armour | 3 | ██········ 21% |
| · defence skill | 25 | ███████··· 74% |
| · shield | 5 | ██████···· 57% |
| Morale | 11 | ████······ 39% |
| Discipline | Normal | |
| Training | Trained | |
| Recruitment cost | 2,517 dn | ███████··· 71% |
| Upkeep per turn | 583 dn | ████······ 36% |
| Turns to recruit | 2 |
Weapons
| Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attack | 15 | 12 | Charge bonus | 10 | 10 | Type | thrown · blade | melee · blade | Damage | piercing | piercing |
| Projectile | javelin | — | Range | 50 | — | Ammunition | 3 | — | Properties | Thrown | — |
Defence
| Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 33 | — | Armour | 3 | — | Defence skill | 25 | — | 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) | 1.14 | 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.