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Spartan Pikemen

Spartan traditions and Macedonian pikes, combined to deadly effect.

When Cleomenes III succeeded his father, Leonidas II, as King of Sparta in 235BC, he attempted to return Sparta to its former glory, reintroducing the traditional Spartan military system to bolster the city’s dwindling population, even raising some perioikoi to full citizenship. He also improved the weapons and battle tactics of his existing forces, equipping his hoplites with long sarissa pikes, replacing the shorter hoplite spears that had been used for the last 500 years. The Spartan army that took to the battlefield after his reforms was comprised largely of citizen recruits well-versed in the tactics that had dominated Greek warfare since the rise of Macedon 100 years before. Its Macedonian-style phalanx was employed with some success, as Cleomenes’ forces initially countered the rising power of the Achaean League, but they were eventually defeated at Sellasia in 222BC. Cleomenes fled to Egypt, where he was eventually forced into taking his own life after a failed coup to conquer Alexandria.

Spartan Pikemen

Unit Name

Spartan Pikemen

Main Unit Key

Gre_Spartan_Pike

Land Unit Key

Gre_Spartan_Pike

Naval Unit Key

greek_transport

Soldiers

160

Category

Melee Infantry

Class

Pike Infantry

Custom Battle Cost

510

Recruitment Cost

560

Upkeep Cost

85

Melee Attack

26

Weapon Damage

29

├ Melee Weapon

rome_pike

├ Melee Damage Base

20

├ Melee Damage Ap

9

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Bonus vs. Large

5

├ Bonus vs Elephants

7

└ Bonus vs Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

8

Melee Defence

61

├ Base Defence

40

├ Shield

pikemen

└ Shield Defence

21

Armour

82

├ Armour

spolas

├ Armour Defence

52

└ Shield Armour

30

Health

85

├ Man Entity

rome_infantry_spartan

├ Man Health

65

└ Bonus Hit Points

20

Base Morale

60

Abilities

Spartan Pikemen
  • Pike Phalanx
    The unit moves into a deep, close defensive formation.
    Bonus vs cavalry, bracing.
    Limited speed
  • Steady
    Improves the unit's ability to endure enemy charges.
    Armour, melee defence
    Exertion: fatigue

Attributes

  • Disciplined
    This unit does not suffer a morale penalty when the general dies. It can also rally after routing more often.
  • Formation Attack
    The unit will try to stay in formation when in melee.
  • 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
Spartan Pikemen
  • Good defensive unit
  • Low damage but average armour penetration
  • Average attack
  • Normal morale
  • Very vulnerable when not in phalanx
Requires Buildings
Spartan Pikemen Lv. 0 Hoplite Barracks
Hoplite Barracks
(greek_military_heavy_3)
Level 2
Spartan Pikemen Lv. 1 Royal Barracks
Royal Barracks
(greek_military_heavy_4)
Level 3
Spartan Pikemen Lv. 2 Monument of Leonidas
Monument of Leonidas
(greek_military_heavy_5)
Level 4
Faction Availability
Grand Campaign
Imperator Augustus