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Bodyguard (Angons and Swords)

Heavy Cavalry(0.6.7)

Faction:

Weapons

AttackLethalityChargeTypeTechMin. DelayMissile TypeMissile RangeAmmo

Weapon AttributesPrimaryArmour-piercing, Thrown before charging, ThrownSecondaryNoneAttack AttributesFire Delay0Modifiers

Primary11137ThrownBladed25javelin2601

Secondary160.4937MeleeBladed25---

+10 vs. horses, +8 vs. chariots

Defence

TotalArmourDefence SkillShield

Primary4610297

Secondary----

Soldier Stats

SoldiersMass

Mental Stats

MoraleDisciplineTraining

23DisciplinedHighly trained

Health

Hit PointsExtra HP

116

Formation

FormationsDepthCharge Dist.

Spacing
Side / Back

CloseLoose

Square, Wedge440

2 / 4.83 / 7.2

Cost

RecruitmentUpkeepWeapon UpgradeArmour UpgradeCustom Battle

38555806221

Recruitment

Turns TakenAI Priority Offset

430

Terrain Modifiers

Attack ± in ScrubAttack ± in SandAttack ± in ForestAttack ± in SnowHeat Modifier

-1-3-5-31

Unit Data

Unit Type (ID)Dictionary StringUnit ClassUnit Category

bodyguard angon swordbodyguard_angon_swordHeavyCavalry

Attributes: Can embark, Can hide in forest, Frightens cavalry,

Ownership:

Chatti,

Cimbri,

Lugii,

Suebi,

Free Peoples

Short description

The Germanic cavalry elite, wielding armor-piercing angons and swords, and the dread of enemy cavalry.

Description

Towards the end of the first century AD, the personal guard of Germanic leaders would have been drawn from the best warriors of his warband. In other words, these are the very finest and handpicked warriors of a very warlike culture, and unlike other Germanic units they do not suffer the drawback of being unarmored. Accordingly, the bodyguards of a Germanic leader would have been some of the most fearsome warriors of the ancient world. Like all Germanic cavalry, they excel at taking out enemy cavalry. Unlike earlier bodyguards, they have replaced their throwing frameae for armor-piercing angons. It is difficult to conclude exactly when Germanics adopted the angon, but since it was clearly based on the pilum, it must have been introduced before the pilum was replaced be the spiculum in the mid-3rd century.