Mercenary Spear Warband
Mercenary. Hired from a regional pool, not recruited from a building.
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 | ████······ 38% |
| · armour | 1 | █········· 0% |
| · defence skill | 22 | ██████···· 61% |
| · shield | 5 | ██████···· 57% |
| Morale | 7 | █········· 10% |
| Discipline | Impetuous (may charge without orders) | |
| Training | Untrained | |
| Upkeep per turn | 519 dn | ██········ 23% |
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
Where to hire it
Mercenaries are hired from a regional pool, not recruited from a building. This unit is offered by 4 pools covering 53 regions, at 3,394 dn to hire and 0 experience.
Mercenary pools: Alps Rhaetia Noricum · Cisalpine Gaul · Gauls · Western Balkans
At least one of those pools sells to any faction that has an army in range, with no faction restriction.
The 53 regions where this unit appears in a mercenary pool
Aeduia · Allobrogia · Ambiana · Apuania · Aquitania · Arecomicia · Arvernia · Biturigia · Boiaea · Breunia · Cadurcia · Carnia · Carnutia · Cenomania · Cenomania-Aulercia · Eburonia · Elysicea · Eraviscia · Gabalia · Genuatea · Ingaunia · Insubria · Lemannus Inferior · Lemovicia · Lepontia · Licatia · Lingonia · Mandubia · Mediomatricia · Menapia · Nervia · Noricum · Noricum Septentrionale · Osismia · Oxybia · Parisia · Pictonia · Remia · Rhaetia · Salassia
…and 13 more.