Nordic unit: Viking Billman ANSWERED

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Nordic unit: Viking Billman ANSWERED

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The bill was a polearm used by infantry in Europe in the Viking Age by Vikings and Anglo-Saxons as well as in the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries. It was a national weapon of the English, but was also common elsewhere, especially in Italy. Derived originally from the agricultural billhook, the bill consisted of a hooked chopping blade with several pointed projections mounted on a staff. The end of the cutting blade curves forward to form a hook, which is the bill’s distinguishing characteristic. In addition, the blade almost universally had one pronounced spike straight off the top like a spear head, and also a hook or spike mounted on the ‘reverse’ side of the blade. One advantage that it had over other polearms was that while it had the stopping power of a spear and the power of an axe, it also had the addition of a pronounced hook. If the sheer power of a swing did not fell the horse or its rider, the bill’s hooks were excellent at finding a chink in the plate armour of cavalrymen at the time, dragging the unlucky horseman off his mount to be finished off with either a sword or the bill itself..Basically a nordic billman stronger than the mercenary version because ofof the viking training (especially glima ) but in cost of more turns to produce.
Cost: 4
Trained at : Nordic hall
Hitpoints: 27
Attack: 9
Armor: 3/2
Speed: 3
Sight: 4
Mental resist: 25%
Bonuses:
75% Infantry melee
75% Buildings
100% Fortifications
160% Mounted
280% Mega structures
320% Elephants

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Nordic,Heavy footmelee,pole-arm wielder,anti-mounted.
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Re: Nordic unit: Viking Billman

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There is already vouglier.
I don't think nordic culture needs any other anti-mounted unit, especially similarily hybrid and definitely not another with the cost 4.
Also billman really doesn't fit nords.
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Re: Nordic unit: Viking Billman

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Sure.
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