Unit Type

Tercio

a_tercio

The Tercio is an elite military unit inside the Spanish Armies, famed for its battlefield formations. Considered some of the finest warriors in Western Europe, the Tercios are one of the region's first modern professional armies.

Unlocked by

TerciosAdvance

RequiresPikemenAdvance

Potential

• Culture›Belongs to the Iberian Culture Group
• Religion group: Christianity

Stats

Stat	Value	vs Age of Reformation Heavy Infantry
Maximum Strength	2,000
Combat Power	1.5
Morale Damage Done	10%	+10%
Morale Damage Taken	−20%	−20%
Damage Taken	100%
Initiative	3	+2
Combat Speed	2
Frontage	1
Flanking Ability	1
Secure Flanks	5%
Movement Speed	2
Unit Weight	1
Food Storage	5
Daily Food Consumption	0.33

Where the unit differs from the template: its category's stats and what it copies included. A terrain block replaces the template's.

Built on Age of Reformation Heavy Infantry

14 units, with what each changes from the template.

Unit	Raised as	Maximum Strength	Morale Damage Done	Strength Damage Done	Morale Damage Taken	Strength Damage Taken	Initiative	Combat Speed	Secure Flanks	Unit Weight	Attrition Loss	Coastal · damage	Forest · damage	Hills · damage	Mountains · damage	Plateau · damage	River · damage	Wetlands · damage	Woods · damage	Forest · movement	Hills · movement	Mountains · movement	Plateau · movement	Woods · movement
Standard units
Pikemen	Regular
Special units
Ḡilmān	Regular						+2
Infantería de Marina	Regular		+5%				+2					+25%					+15%	+15%
Iron-Helmet Musketeers	Regular		+10%	+10%
Heavy Legionaries	Regular				−10%	−10%	−0.5	−1
Mauricians	Regular						+3
Swiss Guard	Regular		+15%	+15%	−15%	−15%	+0.1
Ç̌äwa Musketeers	Regular					−10%					−0.5				+10%	+10%					−50%	−50%	−50%
Janissary Musketeers	Regular				−10%	−10%
Aṣ-Ṣaqāliba al-Muta'aḵḵirūn	Regular					−10%			+5%
Saxon Defensioner	Regular				−10%								+10%	+10%					+10%	−10%	−10%			−10%
Sub-Saharan Musketeers	Regular		+10%			−5%				−0.15
Tercio	Regular		+10%		−20%		+2
Modernized Varangians	Regular	+100	+20%	+20%								+10%					+15%

Across the ages

Conditions

Country potential

• Culture›Belongs to the Iberian Culture Group
• Religion group: Christianity

Exact conditions

Connections

Requires 2

Religion Groups

• ChristianityCountry potential

Culture Groups

• IIberianCountry potential

Belongs to 2

Ages

• ReformationAge

Unit Categories

• Heavy InfantryCategory

References 7

Prices

• HHeavy Infantry Build Costby namePrice to build
• HHeavy Infantry Maintenance Costby nameMaintenance price
• HHeavy Infantry Reinforcement Costby namePrice to reinforce

Goods Demands

• IInfantry ConstructionConstruction goods
• IInfantry MaintenanceMaintenance goods

Unit Types

• Age of Reformation Heavy InfantrySame as
• MusketeersUpgrades to

Unlocked by 1

• TerciosReformationUnlock unit

Referenced by 2

• CoronelíasUpgrades to
• Guardias de OrnatoUpgrades to

Mentioned in 1

• DDominance in EuropeDesc

Scripting 5

References 5

Game Concepts

• InitiativeInitiative
• Morale Damage DoneMorale damage done
• Morale Damage TakenMorale damage taken

Graphics Tags

• Mmedium_tagGfx tags
• Ttercio_tagGfx tags

Definitionin_game/common/unit_types/1_uniques_for_age_4_reformation.txt:110

copy_from = a_age_4_reformation_heavy_infantry

is_special = yes

upgrades_to = a_musketeers

buildable = yes

initiative = 2

morale_damage_done = 0.1

morale_damage_taken = -0.2

▾country_potential = {

▾culture = {

has_culture_group = culture_group:iberian_group

}

religion.group = religion_group:christian

}

gfx_tags = { tercio_tag medium_tag }

History