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Samnite Axemen

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Class: light · Category: infantry · Men per unit: 40

Stats

		Rank in roster
Men per unit	40	`███·······` 30%
Attack	16	`████████··` 80%
Charge bonus	11	`████······` 38%
Defence	33	`█████·····` 52%
· armour	6	`████······` 38%
· defence skill	23	`███████···` 65%
· shield	4	`█████·····` 48%
Morale	12	`██████····` 57%
Discipline	Impetuous (may charge without orders)
Training	Highly trained
Recruitment cost	1,679 dn	`███·······` 31%
Upkeep per turn	615 dn	`█████·····` 46%
Turns to recruit	2

	Primary	Secondary		Primary	Secondary		Primary	Secondary		Primary	Secondary
Attack	16	10	Charge bonus	11	20	Type	thrown · blade	melee · blade	Damage	piercing	slashing
Projectile	javelin	—	Range	50	—	Ammunition	2	—	Properties	Used just before charging into combat	Armour-piercing (counts only half the target's armour)

	Primary	Secondary		Primary	Secondary		Primary	Secondary		Primary	Secondary
Total	33	—	Armour	6	—	Defence skill	23	—	Shield	4	—


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	1	Collision mass per man (1.0 is normal)	1.02	Spacing between men: close / loose	1 × 1.2 m / 2 × 2.4 m
Default ranks	5

In battle: Can sap · Very good stamina

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

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

Exactly what a settlement must have, route by route (3)

Building	Also requires	Building	Also requires	Building	Also requires
Direct Rule	Tier 2 Military Industrial Complex · Tier 2 Colony	Homeland	Garrison Building or Tier 1 Military Industrial Complex	Any settlement	Tier 2 Military Industrial Complex · Samnite area of recruitment · Dependency only · Tier 1 Colony not built

Zone	Provinces
Samnite	0