| “ | Charged with defending mortar and cannon batteries in combat, these stalwart warriors never allow an artillery position to become overwhelmed. | „ |
Grundel's Defenders (Spearmen - Shields) is an 
Empire Regiment of Renown melee infantry unit introduced in Total War: Warhammer III with Thrones of Decay.
Recruitment[]
Recruited with: Regiments of Renown Recruitment panel
Description[]
State troops are paid as full-time professional soldiers, ready to answer the call to arms at all times. In addition to forming a standing army to repel enemy attack, state troops also serve as city guards, the fire watch and the enforcers of the law. However, most of the time these soldiers spend their days drilling and training with various weapons to the barked instructions of grim-faced Sergeants and veteran Marksmen. Every state trains its regiments to fight together, providing each other with mutual protection on the battlefield. State regiments often march to battle with detachments of differently armed troops to aid them. These detachments form up close to their regimental units, where they guard vulnerable flanks and provide battlefield support, either by joining their regimental units in the bloody melee of close combat, or by showering oncoming enemies with missile fire. Swordsmen fight shoulder to shoulder with Spearmen, the close range parries and ripostes of swords complimenting the longer reach of the spear. Handgunners and Crossbowmen fell their foes with withering volleys of fire, but should a foe survive through such salvos, a detachment of Halberdiers will bravely intercept them, cutting them down with heavy bladed pole arms.
Attributes[]
- Spear Infantry
- ▲ Shielded: Shields have a chance of blocking arrows, bolts, rifle shots and similar small arms fire - but only in a forward facing arc.
- ▲ Anti-Large: Anti-Large: Anti-large units have an advantage against targets that are at least as large as a horse. This advantage can be a damage bonus against large targets or an attack that focuses on a very small area. However, some units are simply better against large targets because their attacks are slow and easy to dodge by skilled melee combatants.
- ▲ Charge Defence Against All: When standing and bracing against a charge this unit will negate the enemy's charge bonus.
Unit Abilities[]
Passive Abilities[]
- Rear Guardian
Difference from Spearmen (Shields)[]
- New Passive Ability: Rear Guardian
- New Attribute: Expert Charge Defence
- New Attribute: Immune to Psychology
- Charge Defence vs. Large removed
- Cost (SP & MP): 350 → 550
- Upkeep: 94 → 138
Strategy[]
Unlike other "anti-large frontline units", this one should be kept behind the back of the army with the artillery units to protect them from flanking calvary. If you flank is safe enough, then there's really no reasons to use this unit to begin with.
