

He forces time to pass slowly while he builds 2 or more barracks all at the same time. Although Caesar has limited the building of barracks to only one per city, the governor has found a way around this. The $150 barracks provides the workers needed to recruit new soldiers while the $1000 military academy provides the workers to train these new recruits into better fighting men. These five citizen-soldiers man the slow firing but deadly ballista located in each tower and rain down heavy darts on approaching enemies. In addition to the building cost each tower is manned by 5 paid city workers needing road access to housing. They are the primary tactical fighting units of the province.Įach tower costs $150 to build and can only be built in the places where our walls are two squares thick and wide. The primary legions may consist of heavy infantry, javelin throwers, and horse cavalry in any mixture the governor decides to build. The legions in their forts do not draw a salary and require no housing or road access since they are self-sufficient.

The primary emphasis in the Governor’s decision of what to build should be the type of enemy he believes to be the major threat of the province.Įach fort costs $1000 to build.

The wall towers contain civilian workers manning ballistae for defensive use. As a result the provincial army is limited to the building of six forts, one barracks, military academies, and defensive towers for fortifications. Those losses are trained military soldiers, city buildings, and the loss of city income.Ĭaesar does not allow our Governor to develop a large military since he has no intention of letting the provincial army carry out a war of aggression against another city, or even worse Rome itself. As such the tactics employed should be those that can prevent the enemy from damaging the city while always keeping military losses at a minimum. In Caesar 3, the military objectives are the defense of the Roman City that the governor is so diligently trying to build.

And it may be under enemy fire!” INTRODUCTION I will attempt to teach you the history of our glorious army and how to keep your head on your shoulders while fighting for the glory of the Roman Empire. I am your instructor, Flavius Equius, and you will address me as centurion. “Welcome new legionnaires to Barracks VIII and your first lesson in military history, formations and tactics. Home » Strategy » Basic Military Training
