Egypt Melee Infantry

Egyptian Infantry

Native troops supported the Greek phalanxes of Ptolemaic Egypt. Brave and proud warriors, Egyptians fulfilled several roles, but were most commonly used as peltasts, skirmishers on the flanks of the phalanxes, or as non-phalanx infantry in difficult terrain. Although the Ptolemies adopted all the trappings of the Pharaohs and their religious infrastructure, there was still much unrest among the native population long after the succession. This was due mainly to the way the Greek overlords used the traditions of the Pharaohs to fill their coffers at the expensive of ordinary people. The core of Ptolemaic armies was always Greek until the Battle of Raphia in 217BC, when they faced such a large Seleucid force and Ptolemy IV was forced to muster some 30,000 native Egyptians for the first time. Need overcame the suspicion of the disenchanted natives; the performance of the Egyptians in battle eventually led to a greater proportion of native troops in the Egyptian army and, in time, more diverse roles for those men as they gained the trust of their Greek commanders.

Unit Name Egyptian Infantry

Main Unit Key Egy_Infantry

Land Unit Key Egy_Infantry

Naval Unit Key egyptian_transport

Soldiers 160

Category Melee Infantry

Class Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 200

Recruitment Cost 200

Upkeep Cost 50

Missile Damage 34

├ Missile Weapon rome_javelin_precursor

├ Projectile javelin_prec

├ Missile Damage 19

├ Missile Ap Damage 15

└ Base Reload Time 40

Accuracy 5

Range 40

Reload 0

Shots Per Minute 2

Ammunition 2

Melee Attack 15

Weapon Damage 23

├ Melee Weapon rome_shortsword

├ Melee Damage Base 20

├ Melee Damage Ap 3

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 0

├ Bonus vs Elephants 0

└ Bonus vs Infantry 5

Charge Bonus 4

Melee Defence 57

├ Base Defence 22

├ Shield thureos

└ Shield Defence 35

Armour 72

├ Armour padded

├ Armour Defence 37

└ Shield Armour 35

Health 65

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_medium

├ Man Health 55

└ Bonus Hit Points 10

Base Morale 25

Abilities

• Shieldwall
  The unit moves into a close formation and raises shields.
  Armour strength, bracing, melee defence, shield strength
  Limited speed
• 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.
• Resistant to Heat
  This unit tires less quickly in the desert.

Strengths & Weaknesses

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

• Average attack
• Weak defence
• Average damage but low armour penetration
• 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 3	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 2	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 1	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 4	City (greek_city_1) Level 0

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Egypt Egyptian Nobles Egyptian Rebels Cyrenaica
Imperator Augustus	Egypt (Imperator Augustus) Egyptian Nobles (Imperator Augustus) Egyptian Rebels (Imperator Augustus)