Baktria Spear Infantry

Scale Thorax Hoplites

These scale-armoured hoplites are well protected, and have good skill-at-arms.

Scale armour was common throughout the cultures of the ancient world. As the name suggests, it looked like fish scales, and was made from overlapping rows of small scale-shaped plates, attached to one another or to a backing layer of leather or padding. Scale armour was flexible and relatively easy to produce. Depending on local resources, all kinds of scales were made, including bronze, iron, leather, and hide, with horn being the most common. Because it was made from smaller pieces woven together, scale armour could be easily repaired. Before the Marian Reforms of 104BC, Republican Romans used the 'lorica squamata', a shirt of metal scales sewn onto a fabric backing. Cavalry also made use of scale armour: Scythian, Sarmatian and Parthian cataphracts were covered from head to toe in scale armour, as were their mounts.

Abilities

Scale Thorax Hoplites

• Hoplite Wall
  The unit moves into close wall formation.
  Bracing, melee defence, shield strength
  Acceleration, speed
• Square
  The unit moves into a close square formation.
  Bracing, morale, melee defence
  Can't move
• Rapid Advance
  Improved unit movement speed over an extended period.
  Speed, acceleration, charge speed
  Exertion: fatigue

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

Scale Thorax Hoplites

• Good defensive unit
• Low damage but average armour penetration
• Average attack
• Normal morale

Baktria Units
General (7)
1.Bactrian Horse Archers
2.Bactrian Royal Cavalry
3.Bactrian Royal Guard
4.Hellenic Cataphracts
5.Indian Armoured Elephants
6.Hetairoi Cataphracts
7.King's Disciplines
Melee Infantry (12)
8.Bactrian Hillmen
9.Mob
10.Thorax Swordsmen
11.Thureos Swordsmen
12.Bactrian Infantry
13.Indo-Kush Guild Warriors
14.Indo-Greek Noble Swordmen
15.Heavy Thorax Swordmen
16.Indo-Kush Swordmen
17.Companions Chosen Axemen
18.Desert Swordsmen
19.King's Disciplines
Missile Infantry (9)
20.Bactrian Peltasts
21.Elite Persian Archers
22.Eastern Javelinmen
23.Persian Light Archers
24.Eastern Slingers
25.Light Peltasts
26.Peltasts
27.Persian Noble Archer
28.Indo-Kush Longbowmen
Pike Infantry (4)
29.Levy Pikemen
30.Pikemen
31.Thorax Pikemen
32.Bactrian Elite Phalangitae
Spear Infantry (11)
33.Bactrian Royal Guard
34.Scale Thorax Hoplites
35.Eastern Spearmen
36.Thureos Spears
37.Golden Scale Hoplites
38.Thorax Spearmen
39.Heavy Thorax Spearmen
40.Indo-Greek Noble Hoplites
41.Indo-Kush Spearmen
42.Bactrian Spearmen
43.Desert Spearmen
Melee Cavalry (5)
44.Bactrian Light Horse
45.Bactrian Noble Horse
46.Citizen Cavalry
47.Desert Camel Spearmen
48.Eukratides' Horses
Missile Cavalry (6)
49.Bactrian Horse Archers
50.Horse Archers
51.Horse Skirmishers
52.Bactrian Prodromoi Cavalry
53.Dahae Riders
54.Desert Camel Archers
Shock Cavalry (4)
55.Bactrian Royal Cavalry
56.Hellenic Cataphracts
57.Hetairoi Cataphracts
58.Bactrian Hippeis
Elephant (2)
59.Indian Armoured Elephants
60.Indian War Elephants
Fixed Artillery (4)
61.Greek Giant Ballista
62.Greek Polybolos
63.Greek Bastion Scorpion
64.Greek Scorpion (Fixed)
Field Artillery (6)
65.Greek Bastion Ballista
66.Greek Ballista
67.Greek Scorpion
68.Greek Heavy Onager
69.Greek Bastion Onager
70.Greek Onager
Admiral (2)
71.Assault Tetreres - Bactrian Hillmen
72.Tower Penteres - Persian Light Archers
Melee Ship (3)
73.Assault Tetreres - Bactrian Hillmen
74.Fire Pot Dieres - Thureos Spears
75.Assault Dieres - Thureos Spears
Missile Ship (7)
76.Raiding Hemiolia - Eastern Javelinmen
77.Pursuit Trihemiolia - Eastern Javelinmen
78.Scorpion Penteres - Persian Light Archers
79.Tower Penteres - Persian Light Archers
80.Missile Penteres - Persian Light Archers
81.Scorpion Trieres - Eastern Slingers
82.Missile Trieres - Eastern Slingers
Artillery Ship (2)
83.Light Artillery Penteres - Greek Ballista (Ship)
84.Artillery Penteres - Greek Onager (Ship)