Stat	Value
Category	infantry
Class	heavy
Morale	12
Hit Points	1
Primary Attack	18
Primary Charge	5
Armour	2
Defense Skill	6
Shield	0
Recruitment Cost	580
Upkeep Cost	200

• Elite
• Impetuous
• Hardy
• Expert at Hiding in Woods

Double-handed axes are intimidating weapons, especially in the hands of german axemen. These men can hack a hole in almost any enemy battle line. They are an elite among tribal warriors, selected for their physical size, strength, bravery and - some would say - pig-headedness. They are the assault troops of any barbarian army, the men whose only job is to smash any organised resistance and keep on killing until no foes remain. Fear is completely alien to them, as is any concept of mercy to a foe or a weakling among their own kind. They are fantastically strong men - and need to be to wield their enormous two-handed axes with any degree of skill and control.

The axes are easily capable of cleaving a man down to his breastbone even through armour. German axemen themselves disdain armour as a sign of cowardice.