Cladaca (Goidilic Light Infantry)

Cladaca (Goidilic Light Infantry)
Cladaca (Goidilic Light Infantry)
Primary Weapon	Type: spear Attack: 5 Charge: 6 Lethality: 1 Range: 26.3 Ammo: 4 Attributes: Thrown before charge, Thrown missile, Armour Piercing
Secondary Weapon	Type: sword Attack: 12 Charge: 6 Lethality: 0.1
Defence	Armour: 2 Shield: 2 Skill: 12
Recruitment	Soldiers: 50 Cost: 1254 Upkeep: 314 Turns: 1
Mental	Morale: 11 Discipline: impetuous Training: trained
Other	Hit Points: 1 Mass: 1.05 Attributes: Can board ships, Improved hiding in forest, Can hide in long grass, Very Hardy Formation: square Side/Back spacing: 1.2/1.6 Mount effects: elephant -2, chariot +2 Ownership: Aedui, Arverni, Casse, Iberia, Eleutheroi

The Cladaca are the backbone of the early Goidilic (Gaelic or Goedelic) warrior society.

Description

The Cladaca (Klad-ak-ah; "Sword Carriers") are the backbone of the early Goidilic (Gaelic or Goedelic) warrior society. They are well trained, fairly organized, and willing to fight for their patrons always. They are equipped, firstly, with several darts thrown at very short range, with very heavy heads made so they can go through armor, shields, and helmets. They also have well made shields, and an iron sword, the Cladaca are able melee combatants, prepared to engage enemy infantry, even those of seemingly slightly superior quality. Their scaith (shield) is well taken care of, it is never taken to a fight in disrepair if there is time to fix it. Their weapons are sacred, and a warrior's respect for his weapons shows his respect for his tribe, because it is the weapons in his hands that will defend his people, and he cannot properly defend them if his weapons are rusted, dented, or broken. These warriors are made to engage most any threat at need.

Historically, the Goidils were not a single group of Celts, but intermingled blood of Gauls, Britons, Belgae, and even Iberians. The Cladaca were mixtures of all of the warrior traditions of these people. They were well equipped, and trained regularly, making them the most basic of professional warriors of the Goidilic people. Each man was taught to be self sufficient, with skills like cooking, hunting, and fishing, but also taught poems and songs, and orative skills, so to inspire one another. Each Cladaca was intended to be an individual warrior on the field, able to fight on his own if he was needed to. Mock duels were often a game for young Goidils, to improve their skill with their spears, axes, and swords, and with their scaith, the shield they would use to deflect enemy blows, as well as dart throwing games, to ensure they were good with their darts.

Usage

The Cladaca are light swordsmen versed in flank attacks. While they are no match for heavy infantry in direct combat, they are armed with metal darts that are devastating against them. They are also fast enough to outrun heavy infantry.

As such, use these men to circle the enemy heavy infantry while they are preoccupied with your troops so that they can unleash their darts upon them. Don't let missile units fire upon them or they will be shot to pieces due to their low armor.

Cladaca AOR