Macedon Spear Infantry

Militia Hoplites

Hoplites date back to the wars between the Greek city-states in the 8th and 7th centuries BC. During the Greco-Persian Wars most hoplites wore a Corinthian-style bronze helm, and a cuirass of bronze or stiffened linen or canvas. They were armed with a short sword and an iron-tipped spear with a bronze counterbalance butt-spike. Hoplites were named, though, after the round hoplon shield they carried. The hoplon-and-spear combination required them to fight as a phalanx, a block of spearmen some eight ranks deep. When closed up, each man would find shelter behind the shield of his neighbour, creating a wall of bristling spear-points. While all hoplites were originally citizen-soldiers, full-time mercenaries took over and became the standard fighting unit of the Greek world. Later, under Phillip II of Macedon and Alexander the Great, the shield became smaller, while the spear developed into the five metre sarissa pike. Many armies adopted the phalanx of hoplites as a tactical unit because it was very successful in battle.

Unit Name Militia Hoplites

Main Unit Key Gre_Militia_Hoplites

Land Unit Key Gre_Militia_Hoplites

Naval Unit Key greek_transport

Soldiers 160

Category Melee Infantry

Class Spear Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 440

Recruitment Cost 440

Upkeep Cost 65

Melee Attack 20

Weapon Damage 30

├ Melee Weapon rome_hoplite_spear

├ Melee Damage Base 16

├ Melee Damage Ap 14

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 10

├ Bonus vs Elephants 12

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 18

Melee Defence 66

├ Base Defence 40

├ Shield hoplite

└ Shield Defence 26

Armour 70

├ Armour cloth

├ Armour Defence 27

└ Shield Armour 43

Health 70

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_hoplite

├ Man Health 60

└ Bonus Hit Points 10

Base Morale 35

Abilities

• 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

• Hide (forest)
  This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.

Strengths & Weaknesses

• Very poor hull strength
• Very slow speed
• Weak ramming

• Average defensive unit
• Low damage but average armour penetration
• Weak attack
• Poor morale

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Village (Amber Shore) (greek_amber_1) Level 0 Settlement (Amber Collector) (greek_amber_2) Level 1 Town (Amber Trader) (greek_amber_3) Level 2 City (greek_city_1) Level 0 Polis (greek_city_2) Level 1 Megapolis (greek_city_3) Level 2 Village (Glassware) (greek_glass_1) Level 0 Settlement (Glass Blower) (greek_glass_2) Level 1 Town (Glass Maker) (greek_glass_3) Level 2 Village (Gold Mine) (greek_gold_1) Level 0 Settlement (Trench Mine) (greek_gold_2) Level 1 Town (Shaft Mine) (greek_gold_3) Level 2 Village (Grain Fields) (greek_grain_1) Level 0 Settlement (Grain Farms) (greek_grain_2) Level 1 Town (Grain Irrigated Farm) (greek_grain_3) Level 2 Village (Horse Trainers) (greek_horse_1) Level 0 Town (Horse Breeders) (greek_horse_2) Level 1 Village (Iron Workshop) (greek_iron_1) Level 0 Town (Shieldmaker) (greek_iron_armour_2) Level 1 Colony (Armourer) (greek_iron_armour_3) Level 2 Town (Blacksmith) (greek_iron_weapon_2) Level 1 Colony (Weaponsmith) (greek_iron_weapon_3) Level 2 Village (Lead Mine) (greek_lead_1) Level 0 Settlement (Trench Mine) (greek_lead_2) Level 1 Town (Shaft Mine) (greek_lead_3) Level 2 Village (Tannery) (greek_leather_1) Level 0 Settlement (Open Air Tannery) (greek_leather_2) Level 1 Town (Leather Workshop) (greek_leather_3) Level 2 Village (Loggers) (greek_lumber_1) Level 0 Settlement (Logging Camp) (greek_lumber_2) Level 1 Town (Timber Yard) (greek_lumber_3) Level 2 Village (Marble Pit) (greek_marble_1) Level 0 Settlement (Marble Quarry) (greek_marble_2) Level 1 Town (Marble Cutter) (greek_marble_3) Level 2 Village (Olive Grove) (greek_olive_1) Level 0 Settlement (Olive Press) (greek_olive_2) Level 1 Town (Mola Olearia) (greek_olive_3) Level 2 Village (Murex Snail Farm) (greek_purple_dye_1) Level 0 Settlement (Snail Vats) (greek_purple_dye_2) Level 1 Town (Dye Works) (greek_purple_dye_3) Level 2 Village (Silk Trader) (greek_silk_1) Level 0 Settlement (Silk Caravan) (greek_silk_2) Level 1 Town (Silk Market) (greek_silk_3) Level 2 Village (greek_town_1) Level 0 Civil Settlement (greek_town_civil_2) Level 1 Civil Town (greek_town_civil_3) Level 2 Farming Settlement (greek_town_farm_2) Level 1 Farming Town (greek_town_farm_3) Level 2 Market Settlement (greek_town_trade_2) Level 1 Market Town (greek_town_trade_3) Level 2 Village (Vineyard) (greek_wine_1) Level 0 Settlement (Large Vineyard) (greek_wine_2) Level 1 Town (Winemaker) (greek_wine_3) Level 2
Lv. 1	Colony (Amber Road) (greek_amber_4) Level 3 Metropolis (greek_city_4) Level 3 Colony (Master Glass Maker) (greek_glass_4) Level 3 Colony (Sluiced Mine) (greek_gold_4) Level 3 Colony (Grain Estate) (greek_grain_4) Level 3 Colony (Master Horse Breeders) (greek_horse_3) Level 2 Colony (Sluiced Mine) (greek_lead_4) Level 3 Colony (Master Leather Workshop) (greek_leather_4) Level 3 Colony (Timber Trader) (greek_lumber_4) Level 3 Colony (Marble Architect) (greek_marble_4) Level 3 Colony (Olive Oil Trader) (greek_olive_4) Level 3 Colony (Master Dye Works) (greek_purple_dye_4) Level 3 Colony (Silk Road) (greek_silk_4) Level 3 Civil Colony (greek_town_civil_4) Level 3 Farming Colony (greek_town_farm_4) Level 3 Market Colony (greek_town_trade_4) Level 3 Colony (Master Winemaker) (greek_wine_4) Level 3

Garrison Buildings
x 6	Village (Amber Shore) (greek_amber_1) Level 0 Polis (greek_city_2) Level 1 Village (Glassware) (greek_glass_1) Level 0 Village (Gold Mine) (greek_gold_1) Level 0 Village (Grain Fields) (greek_grain_1) Level 0 Village (Horse Trainers) (greek_horse_1) Level 0 Village (Iron Workshop) (greek_iron_1) Level 0 Village (Lead Mine) (greek_lead_1) Level 0 Village (Tannery) (greek_leather_1) Level 0 Village (Loggers) (greek_lumber_1) Level 0 Village (Marble Pit) (greek_marble_1) Level 0 Village (Olive Grove) (greek_olive_1) Level 0 Village (Murex Snail Farm) (greek_purple_dye_1) Level 0 Village (Silk Trader) (greek_silk_1) Level 0 Village (greek_town_1) Level 0 Village (Vineyard) (greek_wine_1) Level 0
x 4	Settlement (Amber Collector) (greek_amber_2) Level 1 Megapolis (greek_city_3) Level 2 Settlement (Glass Blower) (greek_glass_2) Level 1 Settlement (Trench Mine) (greek_gold_2) Level 1 Settlement (Grain Farms) (greek_grain_2) Level 1 Town (Horse Breeders) (greek_horse_2) Level 1 Town (Shieldmaker) (greek_iron_armour_2) Level 1 Colony (Armourer) (greek_iron_armour_3) Level 2 Town (Blacksmith) (greek_iron_weapon_2) Level 1 Colony (Weaponsmith) (greek_iron_weapon_3) Level 2 Settlement (Trench Mine) (greek_lead_2) Level 1 Settlement (Open Air Tannery) (greek_leather_2) Level 1 Settlement (Logging Camp) (greek_lumber_2) Level 1 Settlement (Marble Quarry) (greek_marble_2) Level 1 Settlement (Olive Press) (greek_olive_2) Level 1 Settlement (Snail Vats) (greek_purple_dye_2) Level 1 Settlement (Silk Caravan) (greek_silk_2) Level 1 Civil Settlement (greek_town_civil_2) Level 1 Farming Settlement (greek_town_farm_2) Level 1 Market Settlement (greek_town_trade_2) Level 1 Settlement (Large Vineyard) (greek_wine_2) Level 1
x 2	Town (Amber Trader) (greek_amber_3) Level 2 Metropolis (greek_city_4) Level 3 Town (Glass Maker) (greek_glass_3) Level 2 Town (Shaft Mine) (greek_gold_3) Level 2 Town (Grain Irrigated Farm) (greek_grain_3) Level 2 Colony (Master Horse Breeders) (greek_horse_3) Level 2 Town (Shaft Mine) (greek_lead_3) Level 2 Town (Leather Workshop) (greek_leather_3) Level 2 Town (Timber Yard) (greek_lumber_3) Level 2 Town (Marble Cutter) (greek_marble_3) Level 2 Town (Mola Olearia) (greek_olive_3) Level 2 Town (Dye Works) (greek_purple_dye_3) Level 2 Town (Silk Market) (greek_silk_3) Level 2 Civil Town (greek_town_civil_3) Level 2 Farming Town (greek_town_farm_3) Level 2 Market Town (greek_town_trade_3) Level 2 Town (Winemaker) (greek_wine_3) Level 2
x 8	City (greek_city_1) Level 0

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Athens Athenian Boule Syracuse Syracusan Nobles Cimmeria Cimmerian Nobles Epirus Epirean Nobles Knossos Rhodos Trapezos Macedon Macedonian Nobles Pergamon Pergamenes Nobles Hellenic Rebels Sardes
Samnite Wars	Greek Cities (Samnite Wars)
Hannibal at the Gates	Syracuse (Hannibal at the Gates) Syracusan Nobles (Hannibal at the Gates) Emporion (Hannibal at the Gates) Hellenic Rebels (Hannibal at the Gates)
Imperator Augustus	Judea (Imperator Augustus) Hellenic Rebels (Imperator Augustus)