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Mercenary. Hired from a regional pool, not recruited from a building.
Class: light · Category: infantry · Men per unit: 60
The Celts were excellent swordsmen and feared throughout Europe and the Mediterranean; they were at the forefront of any Celtic army and widely found as mercenaries. The Celts were "… madly fond of war, high spirited and quick to battle…" (Strabo, Geog., 4.4.2).
| Rank in roster | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men per unit | 60 |
█████████· 87% |
| Attack | 7 |
█········· 6% |
| Charge bonus | 4 |
██········ 21% |
| Defence | 21 |
██········ 21% |
| · armour | 1 |
█········· 0% |
| · defence skill | 15 |
██········ 23% |
| · shield | 5 |
██████···· 57% |
| Morale | 7 |
█········· 10% |
| Discipline | Impetuous (may charge without orders) | |
| Training | Untrained | |
| Upkeep per turn | 535 dn |
███······· 25% |
Its secondary attack is the stronger one: 9 against 7.
| Primary | Secondary | |
|---|---|---|
| Attack | 7 | 9 |
| Charge bonus | 4 | 9 |
| Type | thrown · blade | melee · blade |
| Damage | piercing | slashing |
| Projectile | javelin | — |
| Range | 60 | — |
| Ammunition | 5 | — |
| Properties | Used just before charging into combat · thrown | — |
| Primary | Secondary | |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 21 | — |
| Armour | 1 | — |
| Defence skill | 15 | — |
| Shield | 5 | — |
| 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) | 0.91 |
| 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
Mercenaries are hired from a regional pool, not recruited from a building. This unit is offered by 1 pool covering 186 regions, at 2,588 dn to hire and 0 experience.
Mercenary pool: Celtic
At least one of those pools sells to any faction that has an army in range, with no faction restriction.
The 186 regions where this unit appears in a mercenary pool
Aeduia · Aeduia Occidentalis · Alaunia-Genaunia · Allobrogia · Ambarria · Ambiana · Ambidravia-Ambilicia · Ambilatria-Andecavia · Ambisontia · Ambronia · Anagnutia · Anartia · Anartia Orientalis · Anartia Septentrionalis · Anartophractia · Andosinia-Aerenosia · Apuania · Arecomicia · Arvernia · Arvernia Septentrionalis · Athesia · Atrebatia · Auscia-Gatia · Avaticia · Bellovacia · Betasia · Bigerrionia-Bargusia · Biturigia · Biturigia Meridionalis · Biturigia Occidentalis · Boia · Boia Occidentalis · Boihaemum · Boihaemum Meridionale · Boihaemum Occidentale · Boihaemum Orientale · Boreia Skordiskia · Brannovicia · Breunia · Brigantia-Alpes
…and 146 more.