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Eastern Spearmen

Spearmen should make horsemen behave with respect.

These spearmen were drawn from the subjects of the eastern regions. They were inexpensive, and simply equipped with a spear, wicker shield and cloth armour. Their shields were oval or rectangular in shape with a central handgrip. While uniformly equipped for the most part, their appearance varied greatly depending where they were recruited, and all kinds of Greek and Persian influences were manifest. In battle, spearmen guarded the flanks of phalanxes, or provided protection for skirmishers and archers. Although ill-equipped to face heavy enemies, their numbers and spears made them an effective counter to unarmoured cavalry. They were also a common type of mercenary and levied unit throughout Asia Minor and the Middle East.

Eastern Spearmen Eastern Spearmen
Eastern Spearmen

Unit Name

Eastern Spearmen

Main Unit Key

Eas_Garrison_Spear

Land Unit Key

Eas_Garrison_Spear

Naval Unit Key

pel_transport

Soldiers

160

Category

Melee Infantry

Class

Spear Infantry

Custom Battle Cost

170

Recruitment Cost

170

Upkeep Cost

50

Melee Attack

13

Weapon Damage

25

├ Melee Weapon

rome_spear

├ Melee Damage Base

20

├ Melee Damage Ap

5

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Bonus vs. Large

20

├ Bonus vs Elephants

20

└ Bonus vs Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

11

Melee Defence

34

├ Base Defence

24

├ Shield

tower

└ Shield Defence

10

Armour

45

├ Armour

cloth

├ Armour Defence

10

└ Shield Armour

35

Health

45

├ Man Entity

rome_infantry_medium_fast

├ Man Health

40

└ Bonus Hit Points

5

Base Morale

25

Abilities

Eastern Spearmen
  • Square
    The unit moves into a close square formation.
    Bracing, morale, melee defence
    Can't move

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

Transport
  • Very poor hull strength
  • Very slow speed
  • Weak ramming
Eastern Spearmen
  • Average defensive unit
  • Low damage but average armour penetration
  • Weak attack
  • Poor morale
Requires Buildings
Eastern Spearmen Lv. 0 Village (Amber Shore)
Village (Amber Shore)
(greek_amber_1)
Level 0
Settlement (Amber Collector)
Settlement (Amber Collector)
(greek_amber_2)
Level 1
Town (Amber Trader)
Town (Amber Trader)
(greek_amber_3)
Level 2
Colony (Amber Road)
Colony (Amber Road)
(greek_amber_4)
Level 3
City
City
(greek_city_1)
Level 0
Polis
Polis
(greek_city_2)
Level 1
Megapolis
Megapolis
(greek_city_3)
Level 2
Metropolis
Metropolis
(greek_city_4)
Level 3
Village (Glassware)
Village (Glassware)
(greek_glass_1)
Level 0
Settlement (Glass Blower)
Settlement (Glass Blower)
(greek_glass_2)
Level 1
Town (Glass Maker)
Town (Glass Maker)
(greek_glass_3)
Level 2
Colony (Master Glass Maker)
Colony (Master Glass Maker)
(greek_glass_4)
Level 3
Village (Gold Mine)
Village (Gold Mine)
(greek_gold_1)
Level 0
Settlement (Trench Mine)
Settlement (Trench Mine)
(greek_gold_2)
Level 1
Town (Shaft Mine)
Town (Shaft Mine)
(greek_gold_3)
Level 2
Colony (Sluiced Mine)
Colony (Sluiced Mine)
(greek_gold_4)
Level 3
Village (Grain Fields)
Village (Grain Fields)
(greek_grain_1)
Level 0
Settlement (Grain Farms)
Settlement (Grain Farms)
(greek_grain_2)
Level 1
Town (Grain Irrigated Farm)
Town (Grain Irrigated Farm)
(greek_grain_3)
Level 2
Colony (Grain Estate)
Colony (Grain Estate)
(greek_grain_4)
Level 3
Village (Horse Trainers)
Village (Horse Trainers)
(greek_horse_1)
Level 0
Town (Horse Breeders)
Town (Horse Breeders)
(greek_horse_2)
Level 1
Colony (Master Horse Breeders)
Colony (Master Horse Breeders)
(greek_horse_3)
Level 2
Village (Iron Workshop)
Village (Iron Workshop)
(greek_iron_1)
Level 0
Town (Shieldmaker)
Town (Shieldmaker)
(greek_iron_armour_2)
Level 1
Colony (Armourer)
Colony (Armourer)
(greek_iron_armour_3)
Level 2
Town (Blacksmith)
Town (Blacksmith)
(greek_iron_weapon_2)
Level 1
Colony (Weaponsmith)
Colony (Weaponsmith)
(greek_iron_weapon_3)
Level 2
Village (Lead Mine)
Village (Lead Mine)
(greek_lead_1)
Level 0
Settlement (Trench Mine)
Settlement (Trench Mine)
(greek_lead_2)
Level 1
Town (Shaft Mine)
Town (Shaft Mine)
(greek_lead_3)
Level 2
Colony (Sluiced Mine)
Colony (Sluiced Mine)
(greek_lead_4)
Level 3
Village (Tannery)
Village (Tannery)
(greek_leather_1)
Level 0
Settlement (Open Air Tannery)
Settlement (Open Air Tannery)
(greek_leather_2)
Level 1
Town (Leather Workshop)
Town (Leather Workshop)
(greek_leather_3)
Level 2
Colony (Master Leather Workshop)
Colony (Master Leather Workshop)
(greek_leather_4)
Level 3
Village (Loggers)
Village (Loggers)
(greek_lumber_1)
Level 0
Settlement (Logging Camp)
Settlement (Logging Camp)
(greek_lumber_2)
Level 1
Town (Timber Yard)
Town (Timber Yard)
(greek_lumber_3)
Level 2
Colony (Timber Trader)
Colony (Timber Trader)
(greek_lumber_4)
Level 3
Village (Marble Pit)
Village (Marble Pit)
(greek_marble_1)
Level 0
Settlement (Marble Quarry)
Settlement (Marble Quarry)
(greek_marble_2)
Level 1
Town (Marble Cutter)
Town (Marble Cutter)
(greek_marble_3)
Level 2
Colony (Marble Architect)
Colony (Marble Architect)
(greek_marble_4)
Level 3
Village (Olive Grove)
Village (Olive Grove)
(greek_olive_1)
Level 0
Settlement (Olive Press)
Settlement (Olive Press)
(greek_olive_2)
Level 1
Town (Mola Olearia)
Town (Mola Olearia)
(greek_olive_3)
Level 2
Colony (Olive Oil Trader)
Colony (Olive Oil Trader)
(greek_olive_4)
Level 3
Village (Murex Snail Farm)
Village (Murex Snail Farm)
(greek_purple_dye_1)
Level 0
Settlement (Snail Vats)
Settlement (Snail Vats)
(greek_purple_dye_2)
Level 1
Town (Dye Works)
Town (Dye Works)
(greek_purple_dye_3)
Level 2
Colony (Master Dye Works)
Colony (Master Dye Works)
(greek_purple_dye_4)
Level 3
Village (Silk Trader)
Village (Silk Trader)
(greek_silk_1)
Level 0
Settlement (Silk Caravan)
Settlement (Silk Caravan)
(greek_silk_2)
Level 1
Town (Silk Market)
Town (Silk Market)
(greek_silk_3)
Level 2
Colony (Silk Road)
Colony (Silk Road)
(greek_silk_4)
Level 3
Village (Spice Depot)
Village (Spice Depot)
(greek_spice_1)
Level 0
Settlement (Large Spice Depot)
Settlement (Large Spice Depot)
(greek_spice_2)
Level 1
Town (Spice Producer)
Town (Spice Producer)
(greek_spice_3)
Level 2
Colony (Master Spice Producer)
Colony (Master Spice Producer)
(greek_spice_4)
Level 3
Village
Village
(greek_town_1)
Level 0
Civil Settlement
Civil Settlement
(greek_town_civil_2)
Level 1
Civil Town
Civil Town
(greek_town_civil_3)
Level 2
Civil Colony
Civil Colony
(greek_town_civil_4)
Level 3
Farming Settlement
Farming Settlement
(greek_town_farm_2)
Level 1
Farming Town
Farming Town
(greek_town_farm_3)
Level 2
Farming Colony
Farming Colony
(greek_town_farm_4)
Level 3
Market Settlement
Market Settlement
(greek_town_trade_2)
Level 1
Market Town
Market Town
(greek_town_trade_3)
Level 2
Market Colony
Market Colony
(greek_town_trade_4)
Level 3
Village (Vineyard)
Village (Vineyard)
(greek_wine_1)
Level 0
Settlement (Large Vineyard)
Settlement (Large Vineyard)
(greek_wine_2)
Level 1
Town (Winemaker)
Town (Winemaker)
(greek_wine_3)
Level 2
Colony (Master Winemaker)
Colony (Master Winemaker)
(greek_wine_4)
Level 3
Garrison Buildings
Eastern Spearmen x 1 Village (Amber Shore)
Village (Amber Shore)
(greek_amber_1)
Level 0
Settlement (Amber Collector)
Settlement (Amber Collector)
(greek_amber_2)
Level 1
Town (Amber Trader)
Town (Amber Trader)
(greek_amber_3)
Level 2
Colony (Amber Road)
Colony (Amber Road)
(greek_amber_4)
Level 3
Village (Glassware)
Village (Glassware)
(greek_glass_1)
Level 0
Settlement (Glass Blower)
Settlement (Glass Blower)
(greek_glass_2)
Level 1
Town (Glass Maker)
Town (Glass Maker)
(greek_glass_3)
Level 2
Colony (Master Glass Maker)
Colony (Master Glass Maker)
(greek_glass_4)
Level 3
Village (Gold Mine)
Village (Gold Mine)
(greek_gold_1)
Level 0
Settlement (Trench Mine)
Settlement (Trench Mine)
(greek_gold_2)
Level 1
Town (Shaft Mine)
Town (Shaft Mine)
(greek_gold_3)
Level 2
Colony (Sluiced Mine)
Colony (Sluiced Mine)
(greek_gold_4)
Level 3
Village (Grain Fields)
Village (Grain Fields)
(greek_grain_1)
Level 0
Settlement (Grain Farms)
Settlement (Grain Farms)
(greek_grain_2)
Level 1
Town (Grain Irrigated Farm)
Town (Grain Irrigated Farm)
(greek_grain_3)
Level 2
Colony (Grain Estate)
Colony (Grain Estate)
(greek_grain_4)
Level 3
Village (Horse Trainers)
Village (Horse Trainers)
(greek_horse_1)
Level 0
Town (Horse Breeders)
Town (Horse Breeders)
(greek_horse_2)
Level 1
Colony (Master Horse Breeders)
Colony (Master Horse Breeders)
(greek_horse_3)
Level 2
Village (Iron Workshop)
Village (Iron Workshop)
(greek_iron_1)
Level 0
Town (Shieldmaker)
Town (Shieldmaker)
(greek_iron_armour_2)
Level 1
Colony (Armourer)
Colony (Armourer)
(greek_iron_armour_3)
Level 2
Town (Blacksmith)
Town (Blacksmith)
(greek_iron_weapon_2)
Level 1
Colony (Weaponsmith)
Colony (Weaponsmith)
(greek_iron_weapon_3)
Level 2
Village (Lead Mine)
Village (Lead Mine)
(greek_lead_1)
Level 0
Settlement (Trench Mine)
Settlement (Trench Mine)
(greek_lead_2)
Level 1
Town (Shaft Mine)
Town (Shaft Mine)
(greek_lead_3)
Level 2
Colony (Sluiced Mine)
Colony (Sluiced Mine)
(greek_lead_4)
Level 3
Village (Tannery)
Village (Tannery)
(greek_leather_1)
Level 0
Settlement (Open Air Tannery)
Settlement (Open Air Tannery)
(greek_leather_2)
Level 1
Town (Leather Workshop)
Town (Leather Workshop)
(greek_leather_3)
Level 2
Colony (Master Leather Workshop)
Colony (Master Leather Workshop)
(greek_leather_4)
Level 3
Village (Loggers)
Village (Loggers)
(greek_lumber_1)
Level 0
Settlement (Logging Camp)
Settlement (Logging Camp)
(greek_lumber_2)
Level 1
Town (Timber Yard)
Town (Timber Yard)
(greek_lumber_3)
Level 2
Colony (Timber Trader)
Colony (Timber Trader)
(greek_lumber_4)
Level 3
Village (Marble Pit)
Village (Marble Pit)
(greek_marble_1)
Level 0
Settlement (Marble Quarry)
Settlement (Marble Quarry)
(greek_marble_2)
Level 1
Town (Marble Cutter)
Town (Marble Cutter)
(greek_marble_3)
Level 2
Colony (Marble Architect)
Colony (Marble Architect)
(greek_marble_4)
Level 3
Village (Olive Grove)
Village (Olive Grove)
(greek_olive_1)
Level 0
Settlement (Olive Press)
Settlement (Olive Press)
(greek_olive_2)
Level 1
Town (Mola Olearia)
Town (Mola Olearia)
(greek_olive_3)
Level 2
Colony (Olive Oil Trader)
Colony (Olive Oil Trader)
(greek_olive_4)
Level 3
Village (Murex Snail Farm)
Village (Murex Snail Farm)
(greek_purple_dye_1)
Level 0
Settlement (Snail Vats)
Settlement (Snail Vats)
(greek_purple_dye_2)
Level 1
Town (Dye Works)
Town (Dye Works)
(greek_purple_dye_3)
Level 2
Colony (Master Dye Works)
Colony (Master Dye Works)
(greek_purple_dye_4)
Level 3
Village (Silk Trader)
Village (Silk Trader)
(greek_silk_1)
Level 0
Settlement (Silk Caravan)
Settlement (Silk Caravan)
(greek_silk_2)
Level 1
Town (Silk Market)
Town (Silk Market)
(greek_silk_3)
Level 2
Colony (Silk Road)
Colony (Silk Road)
(greek_silk_4)
Level 3
Village (Spice Depot)
Village (Spice Depot)
(greek_spice_1)
Level 0
Settlement (Large Spice Depot)
Settlement (Large Spice Depot)
(greek_spice_2)
Level 1
Town (Spice Producer)
Town (Spice Producer)
(greek_spice_3)
Level 2
Colony (Master Spice Producer)
Colony (Master Spice Producer)
(greek_spice_4)
Level 3
Village
Village
(greek_town_1)
Level 0
Civil Settlement
Civil Settlement
(greek_town_civil_2)
Level 1
Civil Town
Civil Town
(greek_town_civil_3)
Level 2
Civil Colony
Civil Colony
(greek_town_civil_4)
Level 3
Farming Settlement
Farming Settlement
(greek_town_farm_2)
Level 1
Farming Town
Farming Town
(greek_town_farm_3)
Level 2
Farming Colony
Farming Colony
(greek_town_farm_4)
Level 3
Market Settlement
Market Settlement
(greek_town_trade_2)
Level 1
Market Town
Market Town
(greek_town_trade_3)
Level 2
Market Colony
Market Colony
(greek_town_trade_4)
Level 3
Village (Vineyard)
Village (Vineyard)
(greek_wine_1)
Level 0
Settlement (Large Vineyard)
Settlement (Large Vineyard)
(greek_wine_2)
Level 1
Town (Winemaker)
Town (Winemaker)
(greek_wine_3)
Level 2
Colony (Master Winemaker)
Colony (Master Winemaker)
(greek_wine_4)
Level 3
Eastern Spearmen x 2 City
City
(greek_city_1)
Level 0
Polis
Polis
(greek_city_2)
Level 1
Megapolis
Megapolis
(greek_city_3)
Level 2
Metropolis
Metropolis
(greek_city_4)
Level 3