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**JMRC** · 09-22-2009, 02:50

Originally Posted by The General

The shield's of curious size though... A bit smallish for a close combat warrior, one'd think, yet he holds his spear as a thrusting spear (and the spearhead is large). Cuuuriouss...

Before too much confusion is settled, let me point out a few things:

- the shield doesn't look from the getai...

- the unit is rendered in a spearmen animation, but it may not be its final animation family
- elite units don't require large amounts of armour and/or oversized shields; the elite status is given mostly by their martial skill or fanaticism during battle.

**-Praetor-** · 09-22-2009, 03:20

Originally Posted by JMRC

(...) the elite status is given mostly by their martial skill or fanaticism during battle.

...or extensive experience in tribal warfare and skirmishes.

**A Terribly Harmful Name** · 09-22-2009, 04:32

Yay for another barbarian unit that can be quickly slaughtered by javelins.

**Smeel** · 09-22-2009, 09:02

Originally Posted by -Praetor-

...or extensive experience in tribal warfare and skirmishes.

...or being filthy rich, buying the best armor.
(wasn't this the main reason? Allmost all elite units i've know of has been composed by nobles etc etc.)

**Ludens** · 09-22-2009, 17:31

Originally Posted by Smeel

...or being filthy rich, buying the best armor.
(wasn't this the main reason? Allmost all elite units i've know of has been composed by nobles etc etc.)

There is some truth in this, but wealth alone does not a good warrior make. Often, nobles would have such wealth and status because they were leading warriors, not the other way round.

You needed to be very rich to afford the best cataphract armour, but you needed to be very fit to use it.

**Phalanx300** · 09-22-2009, 21:17

Seems like it was a Getai unit afterall, and it seems it wasn't an elite unit either:

Early and Late versions of a getai spearman are in the build and a light cavalryman is also finished by Gustave. Tux made the models. - JMRC

**Gustave** · 09-22-2009, 22:11

No, they are 2 different units.

**DaciaJC** · 09-22-2009, 22:15

Originally Posted by Phalanx300

Seems like it was a Getai unit afterall, and it seems it wasn't an elite unit either:

Hmm, sounds like the Dacian light/heavy phalanx.

**Vasiliyi** · 09-23-2009, 06:01

you can go ahead and use my face as a unit... I dont quite have a full beard, but theres something..

I posted a picture of me wearing Chain mail that ive made in the Main EB subforum, If your interested. Id be honored..

**Phalanx300** · 09-22-2009, 14:20

Originally Posted by JMRC

Before too much confusion is settled, let me point out a few things:

- the shield doesn't look from the getai...

- the unit is rendered in a spearmen animation, but it may not be its final animation family
- elite units don't require large amounts of armour and/or oversized shields; the elite status is given mostly by their martial skill or fanaticism during battle.

Yes it does look like a shield you guys would give an Germanic soldier and the rest of the equipment as well.

Seeing Germanics were Iron-Poor this may very well be a Germanic elite, then again the Germanic elite Bodyguard were known as Long Haired Companions.