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Late Praetorian Cohort

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

Reforms: Unlocked by A New Man: Gaius Marius (switched off)

Description

This unit represents the Praetorians from the mid-1st century AD onwards. These soldiers would have been Claudius' and Nero's bodyguards, and would have been involved in the tumultuous Year of the Four Emperors. Subsequently, soldiers such as these would have been the bodyguards of the Flavian and Antonine Emperors. As the dynasties changed, so too did the recruiting among the Praetorians - there is now a higher number of non-Italians in the ranks. Veteran legionaries from Gaul, Spain, and Macedonia now fight among their Italian brethren. Gone by now is the lorica hamata, replaced by the distinctive lorica segmentata, of the Corbridge A type. The bronze Montefortino helmet has been replaced with an iron Imperial Italic Type D helmet with bronze decorations. The gladius is of the Pompeii-type, which has no tapering edges. Note that now only one belt is worn, to which the pugio is attached - the scabbard of the gladius now attached to a baldric slung over the left shoulder so that the gladius hangs on the right side of the body, as was conventional in the Roman Army. Evidence of various kinds of scutum (both ovoid and rectangular cylindrical) is available for the period, and the Praetorians would also have their two pila just as normal legionaries would.

Stats

Rank in roster
Men per unit 40 โ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆยทยทยทยทยทยทยท 30%
Attack 19 โ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆยท 92%
Charge bonus 12 โ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆยทยทยทยทยทยท 42%
Defence 51 โ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆ 95%
  ยท armour 16 โ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆยท 90%
  ยท defence skill 28 โ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆยท 86%
  ยท shield 7 โ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆยท 91%
Morale 13 โ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆยทยทยท 70%
Discipline Normal
Training Highly trained
Recruitment cost 1,908 dn โ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆยทยทยทยทยทยท 44%
Upkeep per turn 698 dn โ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆยทยทยท 65%
Turns to recruit 4

Weapons

Primary Secondary
Attack 19 10
Charge bonus 12 13
Type thrown ยท blade melee ยท blade
Damage piercing piercing
Projectile pilum_imperial โ€”
Range 40 โ€”
Ammunition 1 โ€”
Properties Armour-piercing (counts only half the target's armour) ยท used just before charging into combat โ€”

Defence

Primary Secondary
Total 51 โ€”
Armour 16 โ€”
Defence skill 28 โ€”
Shield 7 โ€”

Condition and terrain
Hit points 1
Ground: scrub / sand / forest / snow 0 / -2 / 0 / -2
Charge distance 30
Formations Square ยท 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 ร— 1.2 m / 2 ร— 2.4 m
Default ranks 5

In battle: Can sap ยท Very good stamina

Who can recruit it

No building recruits this unit: every route to it needs A New Man: Gaius Marius, a reform that is switched off in this version.

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