Cimmerian Hurlers

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"[His] spear sliced through the night and into the chest of the leading man. Then the boy warriors hurled their spears from either side into the dark forms, and Agon threw his third spear and ran forward with the fourth."

— John R Dann, Song of the Axe (vol 2 cap 37)

In game[edit | edit source]

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Cimmerian Hurlers — Vital statistics

Light melee mercenary infantry with slow but powerful, armour-piercing attack. Weaker than Thracian Javelineers, but faster on foot.

  • Strong versus unarmed units, siege weapons and missile units with low accuracy or rate of fire
  • Weak versus military units, especially heavy cavalry.
Prereq: Build time HP LOS Attack Attack speed Movement
speed
Upgrades to
31px Military
5.3s
(80t)
100 6 23 2s
(30t)
25

Scythian Bowmen

Cost Created from Armour Weapon range Specialty
Base Ramp Pop
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Wealth.jpg: 50
Wealth.jpg: 5;
Food.jpg: 1
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  • Armour-piercing attacks.
  • Decent defensive bonus versus buildings.
  • Decent attack bonus versus archers.

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Overall strategy[edit | edit source]