

Thracian Peltasts
The art of skirmishing has not been ignored by the warlike Thracians.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.
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Unit Name Thracian Peltasts |
Main Unit Key Thr_Peltasts |
Land Unit Key Thr_Peltasts |
Naval Unit Key barbarian_transport |
Soldiers 120 |
Category Missile Infantry |
Class Missile Infantry |
Custom Battle Cost 480 |
Recruitment Cost 480 |
Upkeep Cost 90 |
Missile Damage 41 |
├ Missile Weapon rome_javelin_improved |
├ Projectile javelin_improved |
├ Missile Damage 29 |
├ Missile Ap Damage 12 |
└ Base Reload Time 10 |
Accuracy 5 |
Range 80 |
Reload 23 |
Shots Per Minute 8 |
Ammunition 7 |
Melee Attack 28 |
Weapon Damage 35 |
├ Melee Weapon rome_balkan_sword |
├ Melee Damage Base 25 |
├ Melee Damage Ap 10 |
├ Armour Piercing No |
├ Bonus vs. Large 0 |
├ Bonus vs Elephants 0 |
└ Bonus vs Infantry 0 |
Charge Bonus 12 |
Melee Defence 40 |
├ Base Defence 15 |
├ Shield pelta |
└ Shield Defence 25 |
Armour 30 |
├ Armour padded_improved |
├ Armour Defence 25 |
└ Shield Armour 5 |
Health 55 |
├ Man Entity rome_infantry_light |
├ Man Health 40 |
└ Bonus Hit Points 15 |
Base Morale 45 |
Abilities
Thracian Peltasts- Quick Reload
Improved reloading for an extended time.
Shots per minute
Exertion: fatigue
Attributes
- Resistant to Fatigue
Fatigue has less of an effect on this unit. - Hide (scrub & forest)
This unit can hide in scrub and forest until enemy units get too close.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Transport- Very poor hull strength
- Very slow speed
- Weak ramming
- Short range
- Fast rate of fire
- Very good damage and armour penetration
- Large shield
- Very weak in melee
- Poor morale
Faction Availability | |
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Grand Campaign | |
Imperator Augustus |