Dosidataskeli (Vasci Armoured Shock Infantry)

Dosidataskeli (Vasci Armoured Shock Infantry)
Dosidataskeli (Vasci Armoured Shock Infantry)
Primary Weapon	Type: spear Attack: 7 Charge: 8 Lethality: 1 Range: 38.5 Ammo: 2 Attributes: Thrown before charge, Thrown missile, Armour Piercing
Secondary Weapon	Type: spear Attack: 17 Charge: 8 Lethality: 0.13 Attributes: light spear
Defence	Armour: 23 Shield: 4 Skill: 11
Recruitment	Soldiers: 30 Cost: 3746 Upkeep: 949 Turns: 1
Mental	Morale: 18 Discipline: disciplined Training: highly_trained
Other	Hit Points: 1 Mass: 1.25 Attributes: Can board ships, Can hide in forest, Can dig tunnels Formation: square Side/Back spacing: 1/1.4 Mount effects: elephant -1 Ownership: Iberia

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 Dosidataskeli were a unit of exceedingly heavily armed and armored shock infantry originated from the Vasci tribes.

Description

The Dosidataskeli (Dos-ed-at-ah-skeel-ee) were a unit of exceedingly heavily armed and armored shock infantry that were the foot bodyguards of the Vasci kings. They were recruited exclusively in Cantabria-Vasconnia, where they originated. They are armored in Fenlana, "Fish Scale", which is a top layer of small scales armor fastened to a layer of felt to which is sewn a layer of chain. The result is a nearly impenetrable but flexible armor that is even resistant to armor piercing weapons. The Dosidataskeli are used to break the center of an enemy line. They first throw their solifera in order to disrupt and kill many enemy soldiers, and then they charge with their heavy spears and fight in melee until their enemy runs. Their job is simple, and they are frighteningly good at it. They are useful against any infantry or cavalry. Their only disadvantage is their expense and rarity.

Historically, the Dosidataskeli were feared enough to be written about by Greek historians. Stories of their fierceness was enough to inspire the Seleucids to design their own unit that was frighteningly similar to them and to export the mail veil east, where it was used by the Parthians. They were exported from Iberia and were instrumental in the first unifications of Ireland as well. The numbers of these soldiers must have always been low, due to the sheer expense of their equipment and training, and the size of the men that would form the unit. Still, if used correctly, the Dosidataskeli can be an extremely powerfull shock infantry.

Usage

These walking tanks so heavily armored that it will require swarms of axemen or falxmen to defeat them. Their incredible morale and disciplined formations makes them into a formidable wall that can hold even against massive odds and their armor-piercing javelins and powerful charge can make them devastating shock infantry.

Their speed and their expensive costs however are their only weaknesses so a General must make sure not to waste them.

Dosidataskeli AOR