German Axemen

Therefore let Fortune turn her wheel around ⁠As it may please her, and the churl his mattock. — Dante Alighieri
==In game==
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Saxon unique mercenary light assault unit. Somewhat inferior to regular Axeman unit, but is capable of being trained quickly, and is cloaked when not moving or attacking.
*Strong versus siege weapons, massed melee infantry
*Weak versus heavy cavalry	
Saxon unique mercenary light assault unit. Somewhat inferior to regular Axeman unit, but is capable of being trained quickly, and is cloaked when not moving or attacking.
*Strong versus siege weapons, massed melee infantry
*Weak versus heavy cavalry	
Saxon unique mercenary light assault unit. Somewhat inferior to regular Axeman unit, but is capable of being trained quickly, and is cloaked when not moving or attacking.
*Strong versus siege weapons, massed melee infantry
*Weak versus heavy cavalry	
Saxon unique mercenary light assault unit. Somewhat inferior to regular Axeman unit, but is capable of being trained quickly, and is cloaked when not moving or attacking.
*Strong versus siege weapons, massed melee infantry
*Weak versus heavy cavalry	
Saxon unique mercenary light assault unit. Somewhat inferior to regular Axeman unit, but is capable of being trained quickly, and is cloaked when not moving or attacking.
*Strong versus siege weapons, massed melee infantry
*Weak versus heavy cavalry	
Saxon unique mercenary light assault unit. Somewhat inferior to regular Axeman unit, but is capable of being trained quickly, and is cloaked when not moving or attacking.
*Strong versus siege weapons, massed melee infantry
*Weak versus heavy cavalry	
Saxon unique mercenary light assault unit. Somewhat inferior to regular Axeman unit, but is capable of being trained quickly, and is cloaked when not moving or attacking.
*Strong versus siege weapons, massed melee infantry
*Weak versus heavy cavalry	
Saxon unique mercenary light assault unit. Somewhat inferior to regular Axeman unit, but is capable of being trained quickly, and is cloaked when not moving or attacking.
*Strong versus siege weapons, massed melee infantry
*Weak versus heavy cavalry
Prereq: 	Build time 	HP 	LOS 	Attack 	Attack speed 	Movementspeed 	 	
N/A 	5.6s(85t) 	92 	6 	16 	2.2s(32t) 	29 	 	
Cost 	Cost 	Cost 	Created from 	Armour 	Weapon range 	Specialty 	Specialty 	Specialty
Base 	Ramp 	Pop 	Created from 	Armour 	Weapon range 	Specialty 	Specialty 	Specialty
:: 60 	
:: 3 	1 	 	1 	Melee 	
*Armour piercing
*Bonus damage versus buildings, siege weapons.	
*Armour piercing
*Bonus damage versus buildings, siege weapons.	
*Armour piercing
*Bonus damage versus buildings, siege weapons.
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
=== Overall strategy===
Unlike other mercenary units of Germanic extraction, German Axemen have several special perks — they are capable of damaging structures and siege weapons alike, and they are also capable of becoming invisible after sitting idle for five seconds. This makes them fairly useful in several roles, most notably as an assault corps or "forlorn hope" for taking cities, due to their status as mercenaries — they can be trained very quickly. In addition, their cloaking ability makes them available for use in defensive ambush and psychological warfare — an enemy playing against you may be apprehensive as to where exactly your force of German Axemen is massing, and if a raid is about to commence. They are still weaker than conventional Axemen or Vikingr, however, so it behooves you to use these units wisely, preferably to ambush enemy siege trains, or to launch diversionary raids on enemy settlements to defend yourself or to divert an opponent's attention. 
When it comes to defending against them, the ability to spot them is most important. Certain buildings such as the Magistracy can help you catch sight of them as they enter your territory. Equally, units that can spot hidden units, such as Spies and Explorers are also just as useful. But perhaps the one unit best used for hunting them down would be the Roman elite Excubitor cavalry, which can spot hidden units, is mobile and can 1-hit most light infantry units. As such, a Byzantine player may find deployment of Excubitors highly useful in defending against German Axemen if facing a Saxon opponent.
Category:SaxonsCategory:Swords of the Prophets mercenaries
Category:Swords of the Prophets unique units
Category:assault infantry
Category:Light infantry
====See also====
*Axemen
*German Warriors
*German Noble
*German Lancers
*German Crossbowmen