Sword Infantry
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Contents
Description/Introduction
What does this unit counter?
Most sword units in general.
Counters to this unit type
The main units that counters infantry is pikemen, ranged and artillery: they have a bonus against them and are therefore extremly effective in melee against them. They can also form a phalanx which will negate your charge and deal damage to your unit.
A pike phalanx will counter infantry very effectively, in the same way as the hoplite phalanx.
Finally, due to their speed, infantry is vulnerable to missile fire, and especially artillery.
General playstyle and general tips
Those tips can be used when playing every infantry type listed below, but their effectiveness varies according to the type of infantry/faction being used
Factions
Greece
Units
| Tier | Unit name | Picture | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Characteristics
Premium units
| Tier | Unit name | Picture | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T5 | Thureos Swordsmen | Example | With thrusting sword and light shields, these soldiers can fight where the hoplites cannot. | Only avalible on Wargamings online premium store. |
Commanders who can play them effectively
Alternative choice:
Alexander the Great
Roman Empire
Sword Infantry
Units
| Tier | Unit name | Picture | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Pedites | Example | A flexible unit that can form a tight, disciplined formation. |
| T2 | Milites | Example | Resilient, well-trained infantry. |
| T3 | Accensi | Example | Roman training makes a formidable infantryman out of even the poorest soldier. |
| T4 | Hastati | Example | A well-qeuipped unit that supplements sword and shield with deadly javelins. |
| T5 | Principes | Example | Flexible, reliable infantry that can lead the charge or hold the line. |
| T6 | Legonaries | Example | The men who conquered the known world. |
| T6 | Armoured Legonaries | Example | Clad in the best Roman steel, these troops make an excepitonal defensive unit. |
| T7 | Centurion | Example | The iron backbone of the legion. |
| T7 | Veteran Legionaries | Example | A wall of steel that will hold the line in the face of any foe. |
| T8 | Socii Extraordinarii | Example | Hand-picked form the best of Rome's Italian allies. |
| T8 | Eagle Cohort | Example | Legionaries will follow their Eagle into even the most dire of situations. |
| T9 | Evocati Cohort | Example | Some are happy to trade war for peace - but not these men. |
| T9 | Praetorians | Example | They will protect their Emperor from anything - when i suits them. |
| T10 | Palatini | Example | The Palace Guard are the extension of the Emperor's will and the instrument of his power. |
| T10 | Imperial Guard | Example | These men can make an Emperor - or tear him down. |
Characteristics
Well trained, well armoured, with great weapons, these sword units are flexible and reliable tool for a commander.
Premium units
| Tier | Unit name | Picture | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T3 | Ghost of Cannae | Example | Haunted by the memories of unimaginale bloodshed, the survivors of Canna march implacably toward redemption - or death. | 950 Gold |
| T5 | Retentus | Example | These experienced veterans act as steadying influence on more junoir soldiers. | 3.550 Gold |
| T6 | Murmillo Gladiators | Example | Thought lighty armoured, these warriors have faced death a hundred times: they are fast, vicious and fearless. | 4.700 Gold |
| T8 | Legio IX Hispana | Example | The legends surrounding these veteran troops are an inspration to their comrades. | 7.650 Gold |
Commanders who can play them effectively
Alternative choice:
Caesar
Barbarians
Sword Infantry
Units
| Tier | Unit name | Picture | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Tribesmen | Example | A unit of life-long fighters capabel of a ferocious charge. |
| T2 | Woodmen | Example | The woodsmen can burste from teh forest in a sudden, surging charge. |
| T3 | Warband | Example | Oath-bound warriors with a vicious charge. |
| T4 | Cherusci Warband | Example | The fearsome victors of Teutoburg. |
| T5 | Warriors | Example | Brutal lives forge brutal fighters. |
| T6 | Proven Warriors | Example | Veterans of a lifetime of war, clad in the spoils of a hundred battles. |
| T7 | Andartas Swords | Example | The reason Victory is a woman. |
| T8 | Chosen Swordsmen | Example | Seasoned veterans wielding a variety of armaments; an inspriation to the tribe. |
| T9 | Neaked Warriors | Example | What soldier's morale would not quail in the face of such brazen confidence? |
| T10 | Oathsworn | Example | Bound by unbreakable oaths, these elite, heavy-armed warrios are prepared to fight and for chief and tribe. |
Characteristics
Fast and lightly armoured, those swordsmen have a great flanking damage and mobility, at the cost of armour.
Falxmen
Units
| Tier | Unit Name | Picture | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| T5 | Falxmen | Example | Armed with a terrifying curved blade these warriors can carve through armour and shields. |
| T6 | Proven Falxmen | Example | These men wield vicious two-handed swords that pierce armour and ignore enemy shields. |
| T7 | Dacian Warriors | Example | The lands beyond the Danube breed hardy, ferocious warriors. |
| T8 | Cleavers | Example | Strike with the force of the thunderbolt. |
| T9 | Dacian Chosen | Example | The enemy will fall like wheat before the scythe. |
| T10 | Decebalus Gaurd | Example | Decebalus stood firm in the face of tyranny - these men will follow his example. |
Characteristics
Premium units
| Tier | Unit name | Picture | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T4 | Bloodsworn | Example | With their blood-oaths driving them these men will charge with incredible ferocity. | 2.400 Gold |
| T5 | Bastarnae Falxmen | Example | Armed with the brutal two-handed falx, these warriors will carve through armour, shield and flesh wiht practiced ease. | 3.400 Gold |
| T6 | Harii Painted Warrios | Example | Example | Only avalible on Wargamings online premium store. |
| T8 | Berserkers | Example | Ferocious warriors of legendary aggression who will throw themselves against the enemy again and again. | 7.600 Gold |
Commanders who can play them effectively
Alternative choice:
Boudica
Carthage
Sword Infantry
Units
| Tier | Unit name | Picture | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| T4 | Lybyan Recruits | Example | Cheap and effective Libyan merenaries, paid to hold a sword and follow orders. |
| T5 | Punic Mercenaries | Example | Ruthless sell-swords from across North Africa. |
| T6 | Iberian Rebels | Example | Vicious tribsmen ready to bear a grudge. |
| T7 | Libyan Infantry | Example | Stand still too long and they will roll right over you. |
| T8 | Insubres Swordsmen | Example | Roman-hating swordsmen who make a formidable and uppredictable foe. |
| T9 | Samnite Warriors | Example | Rome's own 'bogey men', out to cause trouble. |
| T10 | Campaign Elites | Example | You are in the presence of legendary victors. |
Characteristics
Carthaginian swords are very different from one tier to an other : overall, they are flexible, with a decent armour, and faster than their Roman counterparts.
Premium units
| Tier | Unit name | Picture | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T3 | Carthaginian Marines | Example | Carthaginian marines swept the enemy decks with a vicous missile fire before leaping into the fray. | 950 Gold |
| T6 | Mercenary Scutarii | Example | Armed with heavy shields, these men are tough, well-trained and dangerous. | 5.000 Gold |
| T8 | Hamilcar's Veterans | Example | Years of gruelling warfare have forged these men into a deadly reflection of their iron-willed commander. | 8.000 Gold |
Commanders who can play them effectively
Alternative choices:
Hasdrubal
