Celtic Archers
Class: missile · Category: infantry · Men per unit: 40
Description
Recruited from among the poorest in Celtic society, archers were armed only with a small, Gallic bow and quiver, and a typical Celtic long sword.
Stats
| Rank in roster | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men per unit | 40 | ███······· 30% |
| Attack | 7 | █········· 6% |
| Charge bonus | 0 | █········· 0% |
| Defence | 14 | █········· 6% |
| · armour | 1 | █········· 0% |
| · defence skill | 13 | █········· 13% |
| · shield | 0 | █········· 0% |
| Morale | 4 | █········· 0% |
| Discipline | Low | |
| Training | Untrained | |
| Recruitment cost | 1,090 dn | █········· 6% |
| Upkeep per turn | 379 dn | █········· 13% |
| Turns to recruit | 2 |
Weapons
| Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attack | 7 | 3 | Charge bonus | 0 | 0 | Type | missile · archery | melee · blade | Damage | piercing | piercing |
| Projectile | arrow | — | Range | 120 | — | Ammunition | 25 | — |
Defence
| Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 14 | — | Armour | 1 | — | Defence skill | 13 | — | Shield | 0 | — |
Condition and terrain
| Hit points | 1 | Modifier against mounts | horse +1 · chariot +1 · camel +1 | Ground: scrub / sand / forest / snow | 0 / 0 / 0 / 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) | 0.82 | Spacing between men: close / loose | 1.2 × 2.8 m / 2.16 × 5.04 m |
| Default ranks | 5 |
In battle: Can hide in long grass · Very good stamina
Who can recruit it
A core roster unit for 40 factions, each able to raise it anywhere they hold the right building:
Aedui · Allobroges · Ambrones · Anartes · Apuani · Arverni · Aulerci · Belgae · Bituriges · Boii · Breuni · Cadurci · Cenomani · Cimbri · Cisalpine Boii · Corsi · Eburones · Eravisci · Gallic Veneti · Gallic Volcae · Helvetii · Ingauni · Insubres · Nervii · Norici · Osismii · Salassi · Salluvii · Senones · Sequani · Sotiates · Taurisci · Tencteri · Teurisci · Treveri · Ubii · Usipetes · Veneti · Vindelici · Volcae
Exactly what a settlement must have, route by route (3)
| Building | Also requires | Building | Also requires | Building | Also requires | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indirect Rule | Garrison Building or Tier 1 Military Industrial Complex · Tier 1 Colony | Direct Rule | Garrison Building or Tier 1 Military Industrial Complex · Tier 1 Colony | Homeland | Garrison Building or Tier 1 Military Industrial Complex |