About
Unit Description
The pickaxe is not the mightiest Dwarfen weapon, but explosives even things out somewhat.
Historical Description
When Dwarfs march to war, many mining Clans form regiments to join the battle. As a point of pride, they do not bear axes, but instead wield the same heavy two-handed mining picks and mattocks they use to laboriously carve out tunnels. As it turns out, these well-balanced and sturdily-made tools work equally well whether digging in to bedrock or hacking apart Goblins. Because tunnelling in the deeps is dangerous work, Miners constantly wear heavy armour and helms. Down the ages, this mail has served to protect them against rockfall and cave-ins as well as turning aside such attacks as Elf arrows or rusty Skaven blades. The longer and more established a Dwarf mine is, the more likely it is to be augmented with mechanical contrivances. Great steam engines draw in fresh air or haul chains to tow wagonloads of rock out of the depths. Some Miners even take to war with a few of their 'gadgets', such as blasting charges or a steam drill to aid in tunnelling under the enemy battle lines quickly. While the most conservative Dwarfs still grumble about these newer generations, stoutly wielding a pick to carve through a foe and winning the battle go a long way to aiding acceptance.
Attributes
Guerilla Deployment
Hide (forest)
This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Armour-Piercing
The damage of 
armour-piercing weapons mostly ignores the armour of the target, making them the ideal choice against heavily-armoured enemies. They are often heavier and attack at a slower rate though, making them less efficient against poorly-armoured targets.
Armoured
Armoured units can block damage from any source apart from Armour-Piercing damage.
Good Against Gates
This unit is quicker than most when it comes to smashing through gates with their melee weapons.
Special Ranged Weapon
This unit has a special missile attack with limited 
ammunition, which can be very useful when initiating attacks.
Detailed Stats
| Battle Entity Stats |
| Unit Size |
Small |
| Unit Type |
Man |
| Hit Points |
8 |
| Walk Speed |
1.50 |
| Run Speed |
2.80 |
| Acceleration |
4.00 |
| Deceleration |
4.50 |
| Charge Speed |
3.70 |
| Ch. Dist. to Commence Run |
30.00 |
| Ch. Dist. to Adopt Pose |
25.00 |
| Ch. Dist. to Pick Target |
25.00 |
| Turn Speed |
120 |
| Strafe Speed |
1.30 |
| Land Unit Stats |
| Unit Category |
Melee Infantry |
| Unit Class |
Melee Infantry |
| Move Action Points |
2100 |
| Melee Attack |
20 |
| Melee Defence |
18 |
| Charge Bonus |
6 |
| Melee (Dismounted) |
|
| Visibility Range |
40 - 1500 |
| Spot Tree Distance |
60 |
| Spot Scrub Distance |
60 |
| Rank Depth |
7 |
| Morale |
68 |
| Bonus Hit Points |
68 |
| Unit Stats |
| Unit Caste |
Melee Infantry |
| Unit Weight |
Heavy |
| Unit Group |
 Pickaxe Infantry |
| Unit Group Parent |
 Infantry |
| Recruitment Turns |
1 |
| Recruitment Cost |
425 |
| Upkeep Cost |
106 |
| Unit Size |
100 |
| Melee CP |
325 |
| Missile CP |
100 |
Equipment
| Melee Weapon |
| Weapon Size |
|
| Weapon Type |
Axe |
| Bonus vs Cavalry |
|
| Bonus vs Large |
|
| Bonus vs Infantry |
|
| Weapon Damage |
5 |
| Weapon AP Damage |
17 |
| Building Damage |
20 |
| Missile Weapon |
| Projectile Number |
1 |
| Effective Range |
55 |
| Minimum Range |
7 |
| Marksmanship Bonus |
10 |
| Projectile Spread |
|
| Damage |
1 |
| Armor-Piercing Damage |
|
| Base Reload Time |
9 |
| Shield |
| Missile Block Chance |
0 |
7,600 
