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

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

In the pre-Marian Republican legion, the Velites were the youngest and poorest of the serving soldiers. Generally, unable to afford to equip themselves as infantry, they relied upon their speed and daring to get them through a battle. Unlike the infantry, the Velites were not organised, instead it seems that they attached themselves to each century or maniple of infantry.

	Primary	Secondary
Attack	10	8
Charge bonus	4	5
Type	thrown · blade	melee · blade
Damage	piercing	piercing
Projectile	velite_javelin	—
Range	50	—
Ammunition	7	—
Properties	Armour-piercing (counts only half the target's armour) · thrown	—

	Primary	Secondary
Total	25	—
Armour	3	—
Defence skill	18	—
Shield	4	—

Hit points	1
Ground: scrub / sand / forest / snow	8 / 0 / 8 / 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 × 2.6 m / 1.98 × 4.68 m
Default ranks	5

In battle: 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 (3)

Building	Also requires
Indirect Rule	Garrison Building or Tier 1 Military Industrial Complex · Tier 1 Colony · Polybian Reform · not The Late Republican Reforms
Direct Rule	Garrison Building or Tier 1 Military Industrial Complex · Tier 1 Colony · Polybian Reform · not The Late Republican Reforms
Homeland	Garrison Building or Tier 1 Military Industrial Complex · Polybian Reform · not The Late Republican Reforms