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Egyptian Armored Spearmen

Armored Spearmen are very good for holding the enemy advance.

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.

Egyptian Armored Spearmen

Unit Name

Egyptian Armored Spearmen

Main Unit Key

Egy_Armored_Spears

Land Unit Key

Egy_Armored_Spears

Naval Unit Key

egyptian_transport

Soldiers

160

Category

Melee Infantry

Class

Spear Infantry

Custom Battle Cost

650

Recruitment Cost

650

Upkeep Cost

85

Melee Attack

27

Weapon Damage

29

├ Melee Weapon

rome_spear_anti_cav

├ Melee Damage Base

19

├ Melee Damage Ap

10

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Bonus vs. Large

23

├ Bonus vs Elephants

26

└ Bonus vs Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

21

Melee Defence

77

├ Base Defence

51

├ Shield

hoplite

└ Shield Defence

26

Armour

100

├ Armour

mail

├ Armour Defence

57

└ Shield Armour

43

Health

75

├ Man Entity

rome_infantry_very_heavy

├ Man Health

60

└ Bonus Hit Points

15

Base Morale

55

Abilities

Egyptian Armored Spearmen
  • 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
  • Cavalry Counter-tactics
    Improves unit's ability to endure enemy cavalry charges for an extended time.
    Bonus vs mounted units

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.
  • Resistant to Heat
    This unit tires less quickly in the desert.

Strengths & Weaknesses

Transport
  • Very poor hull strength
  • Very slow speed
  • Weak ramming
Egyptian Armored Spearmen
  • Very good defensive unit
  • Low damage but average armour penetration
  • Average attack
  • Good morale
Requires Buildings
Egyptian Armored Spearmen Lv. 0 Megapolis
Megapolis
(greek_city_3)
Level 2
Hoplite Barracks
Hoplite Barracks
(greek_military_heavy_3)
Level 2
Egyptian Armored Spearmen Lv. 1 Metropolis
Metropolis
(greek_city_4)
Level 3
Royal Barracks
Royal Barracks
(greek_military_heavy_4)
Level 3