Thraike Nobles
These fierce men know that noble blood must be proved by drawing the blood of others.There were some forty tribes of Thracians who shared a common language and culture, inhabiting a vast area north of the Greek city-states. They were seen as war-loving, rebellious, rambunctious, bad enemies, and good allies in a fight. Many Greeks dreaded a time when they would be united under a single leader and sweep southwards. Such a turn of events never happened, but Thracians could be found across much of the Greek and Persian world fighting as mercenaries; they often specialised as skirmishers and light troops. At the Battle of Raphia in 217BC there were Thracians in both opposing armies, ready to do bloody work. The forward curving rhomphaia with its razor-sharp blade and long handle could lop off limbs in the hands of a skilled user, and Thracians were certainly skilled. The most famous Thracian 'general' of all never actually fought an action in Thrace or in command of a Thracian army; he was Spartacus, the commander of the last great slave rebellion against Rome in 73-71BC.
Unit Name Thraike Nobles |
Main Unit Key Pel_Thr_Nobles |
Land Unit Key Pel_Thr_Nobles |
Naval Unit Key pel_transport |
Soldiers 160 |
Category Melee Infantry |
Class Melee Infantry |
Custom Battle Cost 1300 |
Recruitment Cost 1300 |
Upkeep Cost 200 |
Melee Attack 76 |
45 |
├ Melee Weapon rome_rhomphaia |
├ Melee Damage Base 30 |
├ Melee Damage Ap 15 |
├ Armour Piercing Yes |
├ Bonus vs. Large 20 |
├ Bonus vs Elephants 20 |
└ Bonus vs Infantry 0 |
Charge Bonus 63 |
14 |
├ Base Defence 14 |
├ Shield thracian |
└ Shield Defence 0 |
55 |
├ Armour spolas |
├ Armour Defence 35 |
└ Shield Armour 20 |
65 |
├ Man Entity rome_infantry_very_heavy |
├ Man Health 45 |
└ Bonus Hit Points 20 |
Base Morale 70 |
Abilities
No Ability
Attributes
- Encourage
This unit provides a morale bonus to nearby allies. - 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
- Very good attack
- Average defence
- Average damage but low armour penetration
- Good morale
Faction Availability | |
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Wrath of Sparta |