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? | == Description/Introduction == | | + | #REDIRECT [[Main_Page]] |
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? | == What does this unit counter? == | | + | |
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? | Most sword units in general. | | + | |
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? | == Counters to this unit type == | | + | |
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? | 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.<br /> | | + | |
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? | A pike phalanx will counter infantry very effectively, in the same way as the hoplite phalanx.<br/> | | + | |
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? | Finally, due to their speed, infantry is vulnerable to missile fire, and especially artillery. | | + | |
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? | == General playstyle and general tips == | | + | |
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? | 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. | | + | |
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? | Most sword infantry have a high morale flank damage value. Use that to defeat and rout your enemies. They are potent in a melee fight. | | + | |
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? | == Factions == | | + | |
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? | === Greece === | | + | |
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? | ==== Units ==== | | + | |
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? | ==== Characteristics ==== | | + | |
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? | ==== Premium units ==== | | + | |
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? | | T5|| Thureos Swordsmen || With thrusting sword and light shields, these soldiers can fight where the hoplites cannot. | | + | |
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? | ==== Commanders who can play them effectively ==== | | + | |
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? | [[TWA:Leonidas|Leonidas]]<br/> | | + | |
? | [[TWA:Miltiades|Miltiades]]<br/> | | + | |
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? | [[TWA:Alexander_the_Great|Alexander the Great]] | | + | |
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? | === Roman Empire === | | + | |
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? | ==== Units ==== | | + | |
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? | ! Tier !! Unit name !! Description | | + | |
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? | | T1 || Pedites || A flexible unit that can form a tight, disciplined formation. | | + | |
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? | | T2|| Milites || Resilient, well-trained infantry. | | + | |
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? | | T3|| Accensi || Roman training makes a formidable infantryman out of even the poorest soldier. | | + | |
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? | | T4 || Hastati || A well-qeuipped unit that supplements sword and shield with deadly javelins. | | + | |
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? | | T5 || Principes || Flexible, reliable infantry that can lead the charge or hold the line. | | + | |
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? | | T6 || Legonaries || The men who conquered the known world. | | + | |
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? | | T6 || Armoured Legonaries || Clad in the best Roman steel, these troops make an excepitonal defensive unit. | | + | |
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? | | T7 || Centurion || The iron backbone of the legion. | | + | |
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? | | T7 || Veteran Legionaries || A wall of steel that will hold the line in the face of any foe. | | + | |
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? | | T8 || Socii Extraordinarii || Hand-picked form the best of Rome's Italian allies. | | + | |
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? | | T8 || Eagle Cohort || Legionaries will follow their Eagle into even the most dire of situations. | | + | |
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? | | T9 || Evocati Cohort || Some are happy to trade war for peace - but not these men. | | + | |
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? | | T9 || Praetorians || They will protect their Emperor from anything - when it suits them. | | + | |
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? | | T10 || Palatini || The Palace Guard are the extension of the Emperor's will and the instrument of his power. | | + | |
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? | | T10 || Imperial Guard || These men can make an Emperor - or tear him down. | | + | |
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? | ==== Characteristics ==== | | + | |
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? | Well trained, well armoured, with great weapons, these sword units are flexible and reliable tool for a commander. | | + | |
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? | ==== Premium units ==== | | + | |
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? | | T3 || Ghosts of Cannae || Haunted by the memories of unimaginable bloodshed, the survivors of Cannae march implacably toward redemption - or death. | | + | |
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? | | T5|| Retentus || These experienced veterans act as steadying influence on more junior soldiers. | | + | |
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? | | T6|| Murmillo Gladiators || Thought lighty armoured, these warriors have faced death a hundred times: they are fast, vicious and fearless. | | + | |
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? | | T8 || Legio IX Hispana || The legends surrounding these veteran troops are an inspration to their comrades. | | + | |
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? | ==== Commanders who can play them effectively ==== | | + | |
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? | [[TWA:Germanicus|Germanicus]]<br/> | | + | |
? | [[TWA:Scipio_Africanus|Scipio]]<br/> | | + | |
? | [[TWA:Sulla|Sulla]] | | + | |
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? | [[TWA:Julius_Caesar|Caesar]] | | + | |
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? | === Barbarians === | | + | |
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? | Those melee infantry units are light armoured, better used for flanking and in the forest (they get a bonus there). | | + | |
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? | ==== Sword Infantry ==== | | + | |
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? | ===== Units ===== | | + | |
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? | ! Tier !! Unit name !! Description | | + | |
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? | | T1 || Tribesmen|| A unit of life-long fighters capabel of a ferocious charge. | | + | |
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? | | T2 || Woodmen || The woodsmen can burste from teh forest in a sudden, surging charge. | | + | |
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? | | T3 || Warband|| Oath-bound warriors with a vicious charge. | | + | |
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? | | T4 || Cherusci Warband|| The fearsome victors of Teutoburg. | | + | |
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? | | T5 || Warriors|| Brutal lives forge brutal fighters. | | + | |
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? | | T6 || Proven Warriors || Veterans of a lifetime of war, clad in the spoils of a hundred battles. | | + | |
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? | | T7 || Andartas Swords|| The reason Victory is a woman. | | + | |
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? | | T8 || Chosen Swordsmen || Seasoned veterans wielding a variety of armaments; an inspriation to the tribe. | | + | |
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? | | T9 || Neaked Warriors|| What soldier's morale would not quail in the face of such brazen confidence? | | + | |
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? | | T10 || Oathsworn|| Bound by unbreakable oaths, these elite, heavy-armed warrios are prepared to fight and for chief and tribe. | | + | |
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? | ===== Characteristics ===== | | + | |
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? | Fast and lightly armoured, those aggressive swordsmen have a great flanking damage and mobility, at the cost of armour. | | + | |
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? | ==== Falxmen ==== | | + | |
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? | | T5 || Falxmen || Armed with a terrifying curved blade these warriors can carve through armour and shields. | | + | |
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? | | T6 || Proven Falxmen || These men wield vicious two-handed swords that pierce armour and ignore enemy shields. | | + | |
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? | | T7 || Dacian Warriors || The lands beyond the Danube breed hardy, ferocious warriors. | | + | |
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? | | T8 || Cleavers || Strike with the force of the thunderbolt. | | + | |
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? | | T9 || Dacian Chosen || The enemy will fall like wheat before the scythe. | | + | |
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? | | T10 || Decebalus Gaurd || Decebalus stood firm in the face of tyranny - these men will follow his example. | | + | |
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? | ===== Characteristics ===== | | + | |
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? | Falxmen are an aggressive and mobile shock infantry unit that is very effective against armour. They, however, have no shield, which makes them vulnerable to missile fire. | | + | |
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? | They ignore enemy shield defence. | | + | |
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? | | T4 ||Bloodsworn || With their blood-oaths driving them these men will charge with incredible ferocity. | | + | |
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? | | T5 || Bastarnae Falxmen || Armed with the brutal two-handed falx, these warriors will carve through armour, shield and flesh wiht practiced ease. | | + | |
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? | | T6 || Harii Painted Warrios|| The shadow-touched forests of Germanina hide beings far more terrifying than boars and bears. | | + | |
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? | | T7 || Druids|| Cultural and religious leaders of the Celts, the Druids combine the martial aptitiude of their people with the authority to encoughrage and support there allies. | | + | |
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? | | T8 || Berserkers || Ferocious warriors of legendary aggression who will throw themselves against the enemy again and again. | | + | |
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? | ==== Commanders who can play them effectively==== | | + | |
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? | [[TWA:Arminius|Arminius]]<br/> | | + | |
? | [[TWA:Vercingetorix|Vercingetorix]] | | + | |
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? | [[TWA:Boudica|Boudica]] | | + | |
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? | === Carthage === | | + | |
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? | | T4 || Lybyan Recruits || Cheap and effective Libyan merenaries, paid to hold a sword and follow orders. | | + | |
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? | | T5 || Punic Mercenaries || Ruthless sell-swords from across North Africa. | | + | |
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? | | T6 || Iberian Rebels|| Vicious tribsmen ready to bear a grudge. | | + | |
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? | | T7 || Libyan Infantry || Stand still too long and they will roll right over you. | | + | |
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? | | T8 || Insubres Swordsmen || Roman-hating swordsmen who make a formidable and uppredictable foe. | | + | |
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? | | T9 || Samnite Warriors|| Rome's own 'bogey men', out to cause trouble. | | + | |
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? | | T10 || Campaign Elites|| You are in the presence of legendary victors. | | + | |
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? | ==== Characteristics ==== | | + | |
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? | 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. | | + | |
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? | | T3 || Carthaginian Marines || Carthaginian marines swept the enemy decks with a vicous missile fire before leaping into the fray. | | + | |
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? | | T6 || Mercenary Scutarii || Armed with heavy shields, these men are tough, well-trained and dangerous. | | + | |
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? | | T8 || Hamilcar's Veterans || Years of gruelling warfare have forged these men into a deadly reflection of their iron-willed commander. | | + | |
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? | ==== Commanders who can play them effectively ==== | | + | |
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? | [[TWA:Hannibal|Hannibal]]<br/> | | + | |
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? | [[TWA:Hasdrubal|Hasdrubal]] | | + | |