Spear Warband
Class: spearmen · Category: infantry · Men per unit: 60
Description
Celtic armies were formed from among nobles, warriors and commoners. The spearmen were recruited from among the free commoners and noble-clients of a Celtic tribe, and they were the most common of Celts. They were famed for being taller than the peoples of the Mediterranean, muscular, fair-skinned and fair-haired. Most men wore flowing moustaches and short beards. For battle the Celts smeared their hair with a thick wash of lime, which bleached it and made it stiff and spiky.
Stats
| Rank in roster | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men per unit | 60 | █████████· 87% |
| Attack | 5 | █········· 0% |
| Charge bonus | 4 | ██········ 21% |
| Defence | 28 | ████······ 37% |
| · armour | 1 | █········· 0% |
| · defence skill | 22 | ██████···· 60% |
| · shield | 5 | ██████···· 57% |
| Morale | 7 | █········· 10% |
| Discipline | Impetuous (may charge without orders) | |
| Training | Untrained | |
| Recruitment cost | 1,493 dn | ██········ 17% |
| Upkeep per turn | 519 dn | ██········ 23% |
| Turns to recruit | 2 |
Weapons
| Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attack | 5 | — | Charge bonus | 4 | — | Type | melee · blade | — | Damage | piercing | — |
| Properties | Light spear (braced against cavalry charges from the front) · +8 attack against cavalry | — |
Defence
| Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 28 | — | Armour | 1 | — | Defence skill | 22 | — | Shield | 5 | — |
Condition and terrain
| Hit points | 1 | Ground: scrub / sand / forest / snow | -1 / 0 / -2 / 0 | Charge distance | 30 | Formations | Square |
Technical stats
| Time between blows (primary / secondary) | 2.5 s / — | Extra fatigue in hot climates | 0 | Collision mass per man (1.0 is normal) | 0.91 | Spacing between men: close / loose | 1.1 × 1.3 m / 2.2 × 2.6 m |
| Default ranks | 5 |
In battle: Can hide in long grass · Very good stamina
Who can recruit it
A core roster unit for 39 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 · 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
Any faction holding one of the provinces below can field it.
Exactly what a settlement must have, route by route (4)
| Building | Also requires | Building | Also requires | Building | Also requires | Building | Also requires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any settlement | Garrison Building or Tier 1 Military Industrial Complex · Gallic area of recruitment · not Belgic area of recruitment · not Sugambrian area of recruitment · Any Government (Dependency, Indirect Rule or Direct Rule) · Tier 2 Colony not built | 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 |
Areas of recruitment
| Zone | Provinces | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gallic | 70 |