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Class: heavy · Category: infantry · Men per unit: 40

Reforms: Unlocked by A New Man: Gaius Marius (switched off), The Late Republican Reforms · Older units become this one with A New Man: Gaius Marius (switched off), The Late Republican Reforms · No longer recruitable after A New Man: Gaius Marius (switched off)

Each of these newly reformed legionnaires are well-trained heavy infantry, able to fight head-on against most other infantry units. They are equipped with a short sword (gladius), a heavy wooden shield (scutum), and armed with javelins (pila). In addition, most of these soldiers would wear armour provided by the state, most likely chainmail (lorica) and a helmet.

	Primary	Secondary
Attack	14	13
Charge bonus	13	14
Type	thrown · blade	melee · blade
Damage	piercing	piercing
Projectile	pilum_early	—
Range	40	—
Ammunition	2	—
Properties	Armour-piercing (counts only half the target's armour) · used just before charging into combat	—

	Primary	Secondary
Total	42	—
Armour	15	—
Defence skill	20	—
Shield	7	—

Hit points	1
Ground: scrub / sand / forest / snow	0 / -2 / 0 / -2
Charge distance	30
Formations	Square · Testudo

Technical stats

Time between blows (primary / secondary)	2.5 s / 2.5 s
Extra fatigue in hot climates	5
Collision mass per man (1.0 is normal)	1.41
Spacing between men: close / loose	1 × 1.2 m / 2 × 2.4 m
Default ranks	5

In battle: Can sap · Very good stamina

A core roster unit for 4 factions, each able to raise it anywhere they hold the right building:

Roman Rebels (first civil war) · Roman Rebels (second civil war) · Rome · The Roman Senate

Exactly what a settlement must have, route by route (2)

Building	Also requires
Direct Rule	Tier 2 Military Industrial Complex · Tier 1 Colony · The Late Republican Reforms
Homeland	Garrison Building or Tier 1 Military Industrial Complex · The Late Republican Reforms