The Sassanids (Empire Divided) Spear Infantry

Persian Spearmen

The Persian war machine differed greatly from that of the west. Gone was the reliance on a backbone of columns and infantry; instead, the eastern empires fielded heavy cataphracts, drawn from the nobility, as their main strength. These powerful shock troops were complimented by horse or camel archers, to harry the enemy and keep them under pressure. On foot, the Persians fielded light spearmen levies supported by an elite division of archers to back the cavalry and rain death upon the enemy. Also, the cataphracts were often aided by the hammer-blow of the terrifying elephant corps, upon which great importance was placed due to its magnificent power.

Unit Name Persian Spearmen

Main Unit Key 3c_Sas_Persian_Spearmen

Land Unit Key 3c_Sas_Persian_Spearmen

Naval Unit Key 3c_pel_transport

Soldiers 160

Category Melee Infantry

Class Spear Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 300

Recruitment Cost 300

Upkeep Cost 60

Melee Attack 20

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 18

Melee Defence 42

├ Base Defence 32

├ Shield tower

└ Shield Defence 10

Armour 65

├ Armour leather

├ Armour Defence 30

└ Shield Armour 35

Health 45

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_medium

├ Man Health 40

└ Bonus Hit Points 5

Base Morale 40

Abilities

No Ability

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

• Good defensive unit
• Low damage but average armour penetration
• Average attack
• Normal morale

Garrison Buildings
x 1	Koy-Ban Patrol House (3c_east_administration_security_3) Level 2
x 2	Gizir Barracks (3c_east_administration_security_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Empire Divided	The Sassanids (Empire Divided) Sassanid Pretenders (Empire Divided) Sassanid Secessionists (Empire Divided)