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Thrakioi Iphikratous Phalangitai

(Thracian Iphikratean Pikemen)

Iphikrates' main reform was to equip his soldiers like lightweight hoplites. They wear the equipment of the peltast, with boots and also a light leather or linen cuirass, instead of the traditional muscled bronze cuirass, in addtion to a light Thracian or Phrygian helmet. Their weapons include a sword, a longer spear, and a light pelte shield instead of the heavy hoplon, so they can handle their spears with the left hand as well, which allows these units to wield sarissas.

Throughout the civilised world, levies formed the backbone of armies. Drawn from the ordinary citizens or subjects, they were in a tradition that, in Greece at least, began with the hoplite warfare of the city-states. What levy pikemen lacked in fighting skills when compared to professionals and mercenaries, they made up for in numbers. Equipped with sarissas, or long pikes, these levy phalanxes were a formidable wall of spear points. Initially, the citizen-levies of Greek city-states were expected to provide their own arms and equipment. As time passed, however, the citizen army developed into a more organised body for which arms and equipment were provided by the state. At the same time, personal loyalty to an individual general or king replaced old-fashioned civic duty.

Thrakioi Iphikratous Phalangitai

Unit Name

Thrakioi Iphikratous Phalangitai

Main Unit Key

thr_reformed_hoplites

Land Unit Key

thr_reformed_hoplites

Naval Unit Key

pel_transport

Soldiers

256

Category

Melee Infantry

Class

Hoplite/Pike Infantry

Custom Battle Cost

973

Recruitment Cost

973

Upkeep Cost

195

Melee Attack

30

Weapon Damage

9

├ Melee Weapon

pike2

├ Weapon Damage

9

├ Weapon Deadliness

0

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Bonus vs. Cavalry

2

├ Bonus vs. Elephants

6

└ Bonus vs Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

11

Melee Defence

49

├ Base Defence

18

├ Shield

shield2

└ Shield Defence

31

Armour

12

├ Armour

arm7

├ Armour Defence

12

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

20

├ Man Entity

medium_medium

├ Man Health

20

└ Bonus Hit Points

0

Base Morale

45

Abilities

Thrakioi Iphikratous Phalangitai
  • Stamina (average)
    Governs how fast the unit tires and restores fatigue, and is dependent on type of unit, weight and approach to combat.
  • Pike Phalanx
    The unit moves into a deep and close pike phalanx formation that increases frontal defense and attack but movement speed is reduced and the unit is vulnerable to flanking attacks.

Attributes

  • Disciplined
    This unit does not suffer a morale penalty when the general dies. It can also rally after routing more often.
  • Hide (forest)
    This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.

Strengths & Weaknesses

Transport
  • Very poor hull strength
  • Very slow speed
  • Weak ramming
Thrakioi Iphikratous Phalangitai
  • Good defensive unit
  • Low damage but average armour penetration
  • Average attack
  • Normal morale
  • Very vulnerable when not in phalanx