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Imperial Varangian Guard

unlock_varangians_6_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.

RequiresConscription CenterAdvancerequires

Unlocks

Imperial Varangian GuardUnit Type

Conditions

Potential

Is or was Byzantium

Exact conditions

Advance tree

1. Levée en Masse
2. Field Artillery
3. Napoleonic Warfare
4. Conscription Center
5. Imperial Varangian Guard

Connections

Requires 2

Advances

• Conscription CenterRevolutionsRequires

Countries

• ByzantiumPotential

Belongs to 1

• RevolutionsAge

Definitionin_game/common/advances/D008_byzantine_unlocks.txt:149

age = age_6_revolutions

▾potential = {

has_or_had_tag = BYZ

}

unlock_unit = a_varangians_6

requires = conscription_center_advance

allow_children = no

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