Getic Heavy Infantry
Class: spearmen · Category: infantry · Men per unit: 40
Description
Burebista, the first who united the Dacian tribes, had an army of 200,000 men. He drove the Celtic Taurisci, Scordisci and Boii westwards, away from Dacian lands and conquered the Greek ports of Pontus Euxinus (from Apollonia to Olbia). All Dacian men had bows with poisoned arrows and war knives. Even priests joined battles armed with a spear and a bow. Many of Burebista's men were the inexperienced comati but he also had well trained troops comprised of professional soldiers that could be trusted to stand their ground and win the battle. Akantion Heavy Infantry consists of experienced soldiers and even nobles and wealthy people. In ancient Dacia it seems soldiers had a higher status than the common comati people. Many afforded iron or bronze helmets and had leather armour and even chainmail or scalemail armour. They wielded the well-known akantion spear which measured between 2.5 and 3 m and had an up to 50 cm blade.
Stats
| Rank in roster | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men per unit | 40 | ███······· 30% |
| Attack | 12 | █████····· 48% |
| Charge bonus | 16 | ███████··· 69% |
| Defence | 40 | ███████··· 74% |
| · armour | 6 | ████······ 38% |
| · defence skill | 29 | █████████· 91% |
| · shield | 5 | ██████···· 57% |
| Morale | 12 | ██████···· 57% |
| Discipline | Normal | |
| Training | Untrained | |
| Recruitment cost | 1,841 dn | ████······ 41% |
| Upkeep per turn | 640 dn | █████····· 51% |
| Turns to recruit | 3 |
Weapons
| Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attack | 12 | — | Charge bonus | 16 | — | 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 | 40 | — | Armour | 6 | — | Defence skill | 29 | — | 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) | 0.96 | Spacing between men: close / loose | 1 × 1.2 m / 2 × 2.4 m |
| Default ranks | 5 |
In battle: Can hide in long grass · Can sap · Very good stamina
Who can recruit it
A core roster unit for 5 factions, each able to raise it anywhere they hold the right building:
Buri · Costoboci · Crobyzi · Getae · Tyragetae
Any faction holding one of the provinces below can field it.
Exactly what a settlement must have, route by route (5)
| Building | Also requires | Building | Also requires | Building | Also requires | Building | Also requires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any settlement | Tier 2 Military Industrial Complex · Getic area of recruitment · not Tylisian area of recruitment · Any Government (Dependency, Indirect Rule or Direct Rule) · Tier 2 Colony not built | Indirect Rule | Tier 2 Military Industrial Complex · Tier 1 Colony | Direct Rule | Tier 2 Military Industrial Complex · Tier 1 Colony | Homeland | Tier 2 Military Industrial Complex |
| Any settlement | Tier 2 Military Industrial Complex · Getic area of recruitment · not Tylisian area of recruitment · Dependency or Indirect Rule · Tier 1 Colony not built |
Areas of recruitment
| Zone | Provinces | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Getic | 9 |