Mercenary Chaucian Fardimen
Mercenary. Hired from a regional pool, not recruited from a building.
Class: light · Category: infantry · Men per unit: 40
Description
Sources reveals little about Chaucian methods of warfare, but states that they were considered strong in arms and that those on the coasts often participated in naval warfare. They were either an early Saxon or closely related people, whose preferred method of warfare was to throw javelins from the safety of a shield wall.
Stats
| Rank in roster | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men per unit | 40 | ███······· 30% |
| Attack | 16 | ████████·· 80% |
| Charge bonus | 10 | ████······ 35% |
| Defence | 32 | █████····· 49% |
| · armour | 1 | █········· 0% |
| · defence skill | 26 | ████████·· 78% |
| · shield | 5 | ██████···· 57% |
| Morale | 11 | ████······ 39% |
| Discipline | Normal | |
| Training | Trained | |
| Upkeep per turn | 567 dn | ███······· 32% |
Weapons
| Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attack | 16 | 9 | Charge bonus | 10 | 10 | Type | thrown · blade | melee · blade | Damage | piercing | piercing |
| Projectile | javelin | — | Range | 50 | — | Ammunition | 4 | — | Properties | Thrown | — |
Defence
| Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 32 | — | Armour | 1 | — | Defence skill | 26 | — | Shield | 5 | — |
Condition and terrain
| Hit points | 1 | Modifier against mounts | horse +3 · chariot +3 · camel +3 | Ground: scrub / sand / forest / snow | 0 / 0 / -2 / 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) | 1.1 | Spacing between men: close / loose | 0.8 × 1 m / 1.6 × 2 m |
| Default ranks | 5 |
In battle: 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 11 regions, at 3,853 dn to hire and 0 experience.
Mercenary pools: Germania · Inguaeones
At least one of those pools sells to any faction that has an army in range, with no faction restriction.
The 11 regions where this unit appears in a mercenary pool
Avionia · Chaucia Maior · Chaucia Minor · Cimbria · Finnia · Frisia · Hermunduria · Langobardia · Quadia Vetus · Rugia · Varinia