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

The Caetra Falcata were light infantry found throughout Iberia; they were quick moving, ideal for ambush and skirmishing, but also able to serve as line infantry.

	Primary	Secondary
Attack	18	13
Charge bonus	16	19
Type	thrown · blade	melee · blade
Damage	piercing	slashing
Projectile	soliferum	—
Range	40	—
Ammunition	1	—
Properties	Armour-piercing (counts only half the target's armour) · used just before charging into combat · thrown	—

	Primary	Secondary
Total	28	—
Armour	5	—
Defence skill	22	—
Shield	1	—

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)	0.94
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

A core roster unit for 23 factions, each able to raise it anywhere they hold the right building:

Arevaci · Arse · Asta · Astures · Basti · Belli · Cantabri · Carmo · Carpetani · Carthage · Celtici · Edeta · Gades · Gallaeci · Ilergetes · Ilici · Lacetani · Lusitanians · Oretani · Sardinians · Vaccaei · Vascones · Vettones

Any faction holding one of the provinces below can field it.

Exactly what a settlement must have, route by route (4)

Building	Also requires
Any settlement	Garrison Building or Tier 1 Military Industrial Complex · Iberian area of recruitment · Any Government (Dependency, Indirect Rule or Direct Rule) · Tier 2 Colony not built
Indirect Rule	Garrison Building or Tier 1 Military Industrial Complex · Tier 1 Colony
Direct Rule	Garrison Building or Tier 1 Military Industrial Complex · Tier 1 Colony
Homeland	Garrison Building or Tier 1 Military Industrial Complex

Zone	Provinces
Iberian	106