Mercenary Caetrati Infantry
Mercenary. Hired from a regional pool, not recruited from a building.
Class: light · Category: infantry · Men per unit: 40
Description
The Caetra Falcata were light infantry found throughout Iberia; they were quick moving, ideal for ambush and skirmishing, but also able to serve as line infantry.
Stats
| Rank in roster | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men per unit | 40 | ███······· 30% |
| Attack | 18 | █████████· 91% |
| Charge bonus | 16 | ███████··· 69% |
| Defence | 28 | ████······ 37% |
| · armour | 5 | ████······ 35% |
| · defence skill | 22 | ██████···· 60% |
| · shield | 1 | ██········ 24% |
| Morale | 10 | ███······· 29% |
| Discipline | Impetuous (may charge without orders) | |
| Training | Untrained | |
| Upkeep per turn | 572 dn | ████······ 35% |
Weapons
| Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attack | 18 | 13 | Charge bonus | 16 | 19 | Type | thrown · blade | melee · blade | Damage | piercing | slashing |
| Projectile | soliferum | — | Range | 40 | — | Ammunition | 1 | — | Properties | Armour-piercing (counts only half the target's armour) · used just before charging into combat · thrown | — |
Defence
| Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 28 | — | Armour | 5 | — | Defence skill | 22 | — | Shield | 1 | — |
Condition and terrain
| Hit points | 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) | 0.94 | 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 · Can sap · Very good stamina
Where to hire it
Mercenaries are hired from a regional pool, not recruited from a building. This unit is offered by 2 pools covering 48 regions, at 3,731 dn to hire and 0 experience.
Mercenary pools: Emporion · Iberia
At least one of those pools sells to any faction that has an army in range, with no faction restriction.
The 48 regions where this unit appears in a mercenary pool
Agadir · Arevacia · Arevacia Septentrionalis · Artabria · Asturia · Ay-Bushum · Baliares Maiores · Bastetania · Bastetania Maritima · Bastetania Occidentalis · Bellia · Beronia · Bracarensia · Calpe · Cantabria · Carpetania · Celticia · Cessetania · Conia · Contestania · Contestania Meridionalis · Edetania · Emporitia · Ergavicia · Hasta · Helmantike · Ilercavonia · Ilergetia · Lacetania · Lusitania · Lusonia · Malaka · Mastienia · Olcadia · Oretania · Oretania Meridionalis · Saguntia · Sedetania · Suessetania · Tagia
…and 8 more.