Mercenary Iberian Falarica Infantry
Mercenary. Hired from a regional pool, not recruited from a building.
Class: light · Category: infantry · Men per unit: 40
Description
Falarica Infantry are light infantry armed with a special javelin, the Falarica. The Falarica is a javelin that is set on fire before it is thrown, causing panic and discord in the enemy! They use it as their main weapon, throwing it before charging with their swords. Their light equipment, in the form of leather armour, a small round wooden shield (the Caetra), and a leather helmet, gives them the plenty of protection and agility required for good skirmisher troops. The only difference between them and "regular" Caetrati infantry is the use of the Falarica, a javelin that can be set ablaze, and which is the ultimate anti-elephant weapon, next only to the famous flaming pigs.
Stats
| Rank in roster | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men per unit | 40 | ███······· 30% |
| Attack | 15 | ███████··· 72% |
| Charge bonus | 16 | ███████··· 69% |
| Defence | 28 | ████······ 37% |
| · armour | 5 | ████······ 35% |
| · defence skill | 22 | ██████···· 60% |
| · shield | 1 | ██········ 24% |
| Morale | 10 | ███······· 29% |
| Discipline | Normal | |
| Training | Untrained | |
| Upkeep per turn | 650 dn | █████····· 53% |
Weapons
| Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attack | 15 | 13 | Charge bonus | 16 | 19 | Type | thrown · blade | melee · blade | Damage | piercing | slashing |
| Projectile | pilum_early | — | Range | 40 | — | Ammunition | 2 | — | 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 1 pool covering 47 regions, at 3,667 dn to hire and 0 experience.
Mercenary pool: Iberia
At least one of those pools sells to any faction that has an army in range, with no faction restriction.
The 47 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 · Ergavicia · Hasta · Helmantike · Ilercavonia · Ilergetia · Lacetania · Lusitania · Lusonia · Malaka · Mastienia · Olcadia · Oretania · Oretania Meridionalis · Saguntia · Sedetania · Suessetania · Tagia · Turdetania
…and 7 more.