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Modernized Varangians

unlock_varangians_4_advance

Powerful warriors that originally hailed from the northern Viking lands, these select few ferocious soldiers make up the core of the royal guard. Armed with axes and shields, they have often been described as pelekyphóroi bárbaroi, axe-wielding barbarians.

RequiresBarracksAdvancerequires

Unlocks

Modernized VarangiansUnit Type

Conditions

Potential

Is or was Byzantium

Exact conditions

Advance tree

1. Siege Artillery
2. Reformed Breach Sorties
3. Barracks
4. Modernized Varangians

Connections

Requires 2

Advances

• BarracksReformationRequires

Countries

• ByzantiumPotential

Belongs to 1

• ReformationAge

Definitionin_game/common/advances/D008_byzantine_unlocks.txt:121

age = age_4_reformation

▾potential = {

has_or_had_tag = BYZ

}

unlock_unit = a_varangians_4

requires = barracks_advance

allow_children = no

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