Centurion

Description
The Centurion is only available to the Blackshirt Legione and must be unlocked with Command Points before he can be called to the battlefield.

The Centurion is a Blackshirt officer who is designed to work with Squadristi squads. He imparts a 1.10x rate of fire, 0.90x suppression, and 0.90x ability cooldown bonus to all Squadristi within his command radius, but has no effect on other friendly infantry. These bonuses increase with each level of veterancy; the Centurion receives 50 percent of the experience gained by all Squadristi near him, allowing him to gain veterancy without engaging in direct combat. The Centurion has heroic health, meaning he can survive one sniper shot (two at Vet 3) and cannot be one-shot-killed by tanks or artillery when at full health. However, he is poorly equipped for combat, and must be supported with other infantry.

The Centurion is an independent unit and cannot be added to squads, but he can be ordered to follow them. Each Italian player may only field one Centurion at a time.

Beretta M1934 Pistol
Like all pistols, the Beretta M1934 suffers from short range, low damage output, and negligible suppression. The Centurion does have very good accuracy with the pistol, but he will be unable to fend off more than the most minor of threats.

Observe
The Centurion can use his field glasses to double his line of sight and greatly increase his chance of spotting snipers and other hidden enemies. The Centurion cannot move while this ability is active.

Rout
The legendary status of the Centurion causes the targeted enemy squad to lose all morale and flee back to the HQ sector. This ability is guaranteed to work on any infantry unit, regardless of their maximum or current morale.