Mercenary Sword Warband
Mercenary. Hired from a regional pool, not recruited from a building.
Class: light · Category: infantry · Men per unit: 60
Description
The Celts were excellent swordsmen and feared throughout Europe and the Mediterranean; they were at the forefront of any Celtic army and widely found as mercenaries. The Celts were "… madly fond of war, high spirited and quick to battle…" (Strabo, Geog., 4.4.2).
Stats
| Rank in roster | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men per unit | 60 | █████████· 87% |
| Attack | 7 | █········· 6% |
| Charge bonus | 4 | ██········ 21% |
| Defence | 21 | ██········ 21% |
| · armour | 1 | █········· 0% |
| · defence skill | 15 | ██········ 24% |
| · shield | 5 | ██████···· 57% |
| Morale | 7 | █········· 10% |
| Discipline | Impetuous (may charge without orders) | |
| Training | Untrained | |
| Upkeep per turn | 535 dn | ███······· 25% |
Weapons
Its secondary attack is the stronger one: 9 against 7.
| Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attack | 7 | 9 | Charge bonus | 4 | 9 | Type | thrown · blade | melee · blade | Damage | piercing | slashing |
| Projectile | javelin | — | Range | 60 | — | Ammunition | 5 | — | Properties | Used just before charging into combat · thrown | — |
Defence
| Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 21 | — | Armour | 1 | — | Defence skill | 15 | — | Shield | 5 | — |
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) | 0.91 | 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 · 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 4 pools covering 53 regions, at 3,688 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.