Germania

Difficulty: very hard Winning chance: low

Faction: Barbarian
Land fields: 208
Starting population: 627,000
Provinces: 3
Cities: 2
Growth material: Wood
Starting treasury: 2,000,000
Starting ships: 4
Starting trains: 4

Historical background

Germania was the Roman name for the land east of the Rhine and north of the Danube, home to many tribes such as the Cherusci, Chatti and Marcomanni. After the defeat of Varus in AD 9 Rome gave up the plan of a province reaching to the Elbe and secured the frontier on the Rhine, the Danube and later the Limes. Tacitus described the land and its people around AD 98 in his "Germania". The large confederations of the Migration Period later grew out of these tribes.

Strategic overview

Germania lies in the middle of Europe, between the Visigoths, the Jutes and the Roman realms of Belgica, Illyria and Byzantium. Dense forests supply plenty of wood, the realm's building material, and in forest Germanic troops fight better on average than those of any other realm.

As a barbarian realm you raise Tribes, up to 5 a month, the last two of them at a surcharge. Your troops are cheaper and more numerous but of lower quality. You can only form a friendship with other barbarian realms.

What to watch

Prefer to fight in forest. There your troops lose less of their strength than your enemies' do.
Belgica, Illyria and Byzantium can form friendships among themselves, but not with you. Look for your friends among the Visigoths and Jutes.
You have no food deposits. Use the plains for Latifundia and the forest for wood.
Amber is your luxury good, and you have salt in one place only. Keep that field safe.

Provinces

Province	Land fields	Share of province	Starting population
Cheruski	89	100%	285,000
Bructri	63	100%	190,500
Dacia	56	100%	151,500

Terrain

Terrain	Land fields	Share
Forest	83	40%
Plain	49	24%
Hill	41	20%
Mountain	25	12%
Swamp	10	5%

Resource deposits

Resource	Fields
Ore	3
Horses	2
Amber	2
Salt	1
Gold	1

Cities

City	Starting building	Province	Position (x / y)
Mynhir	Trade centre	Bructri	35 / 14
Tanais	Trade centre	Dacia	52 / 26

Army

This realm's legion types and unit types, with its own values. Compare all troops

Legion types

Legion type	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Infantriestamm	MSI	MSI	MII	MII	MII	MII	LEI	LEI	LEI	LEI
Kriegerstamm	KRG	KRG	KRG	KRG	KRG	KRG	KRG	KRG	KRG	KRG

Unit types

No.	Name	Class	MK	HG	Rüpu	EW	SW	Pla	Hil	Stp	Sav	For	Des	Swa	Mtn	FK	RW	Wt.	MP
18	Wikingische Axtkämpfer	MSI	IA	75	3	3	60	5	6	4	5	6	2	2	4	—	—	200	32
19	Westgotische Adelskrieger	MSI	IA	85	3	3	60	5	5	4	5	5	2	2	3	—	—	200	32
22	Germanische Adelskrieger	MSI	IA	65	3	3	60	5	5	4	5	6	3	3	4	—	—	200	32
32	Germanische Infantrie	MII	IB	30	1	3	35	4	4	3	4	5	2	3	3	—	—	200	32
44	Speerwerfertruppen	MII	IB	30	2	3	40	4	3	3	4	2	2	3	3	3	9	200	32
48	Cheruskische Axtkämpfer	MII	IB	35	2	3	40	5	5	4	5	6	2	2	3	—	—	200	32
49	Dakische Bastarnenkrieger	MII	IA	40	1	3	35	5	5	5	5	5	2	3	4	—	—	200	32
51	Vandalische Krieger	MII	IC	30	1	3	35	3	3	3	3	4	2	2	2	—	—	200	32
54	Langobardische Soldaten	MII	IB	40	1	3	35	4	4	3	4	4	2	2	3	—	—	200	32
61	Germanische Plänkler	LEI	IB	25	1	3	35	3	4	2	3	4	2	3	3	3	9	200	32
68	Bogenschützen	LEI	IB	35	1	3	30	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	14	200	32
69	Schleuderer	LEI	IB	30	1	3	25	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	12	200	32
76	Pfeilgeschützabteilung	LEI	IB	425	24	3	60	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	4	26	200	32
77	Steinschleuderabteilung	LEI	IB	475	36	3	60	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	5	20	200	32
83	Thrakische Peltasten	LEI	IA	45	1	3	35	4	5	5	4	4	2	2	3	4	9	200	32
87	Burgundische Bogenschützen	LEI	IB	35	1	3	35	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	14	200	32
90	Gepidische Krieger	LEI	IB	30	1	3	35	3	4	3	3	3	2	2	3	—	—	200	32
109	Stammeskrieger	KRG	IC	20	0	2	20	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	9	180	32
131	Germanische Adelsreiter mounted	SWR	IA	50	4	3	70	6	5	5	6	3	2	2	2	—	—	450	40
133	Berittene Axtkämpfer mounted	SWR	IB	85	4	3	70	6	5	5	6	3	2	2	3	—	—	450	40
136	Gotische Adelsreiter mounted	SWR	IA	75	4	3	70	5	4	4	5	3	2	2	2	—	—	450	40
148	Speerwerfer beritten mounted	MIR	IB	35	3	3	50	4	3	3	4	2	3	2	2	3	9	420	40
151	Batavische Reiterei mounted	MIR	IC	45	3	3	50	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	—	—	420	40
161	Germanische leichte Reiterei mounted	LER	IB	30	2	3	40	4	3	3	4	3	2	3	3	—	—	400	40
170	Anglische leichte Reiterei mounted	LER	IB	55	2	3	40	3	3	2	3	3	2	3	3	3	9	400	40

MK Moral class · HG Bounty per man · Rüpu Armour points per 25 men · EW Highest experience through training · SW Protection value · FK Ranged combat points · RW Range of ranged combat · Wt. Transport weight per man · MP Movement points · The eight columns in between are the melee points per terrain.