Auxiliary Longbow Hunters
| Recruitment Cost | 300 | |
| Upkeep Cost | 80 | |
| Missile Damage | 40 | |
| Range | 125 | |
| Shots Per Minute | 5 | |
| Ammunition | 15 | |
| Melee Attack | 8 | |
| Weapon Damage | 24 | |
| Charge Bonus | 3 | |
| Melee Defence | 12 | |
| Armour | 10 | |
| Health | 45 | |
| Base Morale | 25 |
Abilities
- Resistant to Fatigue
- Hide (scrub & forest)
- Resistant to Cold
- Snipe
- Stalk
- Flaming Shot
Strengths & Weaknesses
- Long range
- Average rate of fire
- Good damage but low armour penetration
- Very weak in melee
- Very poor morale
Description
The German warrior was exposed on an open, flat battlefield but, when fighting in hills and woodland, he had the advantage. Most were raised as hunters in dense forests, so became expert at stealthy manoeuvres and laying ambush. Whilst their battle tactics were proven, their longbows, often two metres in length and made of yew, lacked the power and accuracy of composite bows made in the east. Their ammunition was also somewhat lacking: limited iron supplies meant these men often fired bone-tipped arrows that struggled to pierce enemy armour. On the battlefield, archers lined up behind slingers - afforded some protection by the shields of the warriors in front of them.
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Regions Treva Vesontio Arsenium Ascaucalis Setidava Rhougion Flevum Belz Tulifurdum Budorgis Bagacum Flevium Bergium Lupfurdum Pelplin Bavay Alabu Tulifurdum Carrodunum Vesonto Uburzis Virunium Calancorum |
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