Ordmalica (Goidilic Shock Infantry)

Ordmalica (Goidilic Shock Infantry)
Ordmalica (Goidilic Shock Infantry)
Primary Weapon	Type: mace Attack: 10 Charge: 10 Lethality: 0.31 Attributes: Armour Piercing
Defence	Armour: 6 Shield: 0 Skill: 15
Recruitment	Soldiers: 30 Cost: 2661 Upkeep: 665 Turns: 1
Mental	Morale: 18 Discipline: impetuous Training: trained
Other	Hit Points: 1 Mass: 1.18 Attributes: Can board ships, Improved hiding in forest, Hardy Formation: square Side/Back spacing: 1.8/1.6 Mount effects: elephant -3 Ownership: Aedui, Arverni, Casse, Iberia, Eleutheroi

Note: This unit can only be used in a custom battle or a multiplayer battle and can only be played in a singleplayer campaign by modding certain files.

The Ordmalica are a particular type of elite Goidilic heavy infantry. They wield massive, two-handed hammers ready to smash and crush attackers and break armor.

Description

The Ordmalica (Ord-mul-ik-ah; "Hammer Fighters") are a type of Goidilic (Gaelic or Goedelic) heavy infantry; they're rare, experienced, and very wealthy. The wield massive, two-handed hammers, imitating Dagda, "the good god"; they smash and crush attackers, break armor, and smash cavalry mounts. These men are small in number, but they serve a strong purpose on a battle field, though they are slow to be mustered, and small in number. However, their weapons, skill, and fair quality armor, allow them to be used as strong anti-armor infantry. Their main disadvantage is impetousness; Celtic religious fanatics are not known for their restraint in most matters, combined with the essence of a Celtic warrior's lust for glory, they are extremely impetous, and are quick to break their loose formation.

Historically, the Goidils used hammers in large numbers; they were popular enough that later Irish and Scots still used them widely as the favored weapon of many field officers. The reason behind the favor given to the hammer is two-fold. It is a religious symbol. The main god of the Goidils wields a massive hammer from which he forged all creation, and with which he defends his people. It is also a practical weapon. It requires minimal craftsmenship, it's sure to kill or incapacitate its target in a single blow, and it can be used to kill cavalry, light infantry, and smash the armor of heavy infantry. They would be at a great disadvantage at range, where arrows could cut them down, as they lack a shield, and are slowed by the weight of their weapons, but in a melee, they would be quite fearsome.

Usage

These men are dedicated at killing armored units and they are able to destroy them with ease using their heavy hammers and their powerful charges. Being highly fanatical, they will fight to the last man. However, they should only attack from the flanks or the rear of their enemy as lacking shields, low numbers and having only medium armor they will die easily. They are also highly vulnerable to missile attacks, slingers will kill them with ease.

Ordmalica AOR