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Dismounted Bodyguard (Swords and Angons)

Heavy Infantry(0.6.7)

Faction:

Weapons

AttackLethalityChargeTypeTechMin. DelayMissile TypeMissile RangeAmmo

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

Primary14118ThrownBladed25javelin2601

Secondary180.525MeleeBladed25---

+5 vs. horses, +5 vs. chariots

Defence

TotalArmourDefence SkillShield

Primary5793711

Secondary----

Soldier Stats

SoldiersMass

241.33

Mental Stats

MoraleDisciplineTraining

24DisciplinedHighly trained

Health

Hit PointsExtra HP

Formation

FormationsDepthCharge Dist.

Spacing
Side / Back

CloseLoose

Square430

0.8 / 11.2 / 1.6

Cost

RecruitmentUpkeepWeapon UpgradeArmour UpgradeCustom Battle

5592154025321

Recruitment

Turns TakenAI Priority Offset

Terrain Modifiers

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

0-20-20

Unit Data

Unit Type (ID)Dictionary StringUnit ClassUnit Category

dismounted bodyguard angon sworddismounted_bodyguard_angon_swordHeavyInfantry

Attributes: Can embark, Can hide in forest,

Ownership:

Chatti,

Lugii,

Suebi,

Free Peoples

Short description

Mounted or dismounted, these men are the Germanic warrior elite.

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.

Even if Germanic leaders usually fought on horseback, there are also numerous examples of them dismounting to fight on foot. The men of this bodyguard have dismounted to stand their ground on foot, standing shoulder-to-should with their leader.