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Neohomoioi Thorakitai

(Spartan Thorax Swordsmen)

Sparta during its last decades was more open to ideas of cultural and technological progress. This heavy sword unit is a Spartan interpretation of Thorax troops of other Hellenic factions.

The thureos, a large oval-shaped shield, became common throughout the Hellenistic world from the 3rd century BC. Made from wood covered in hide, it differed from the earlier Greek hoplon in having a central handgrip, which was protected by a vertical spine running the length of the shield. This in turn could be further reinforced by the addition of a wide metal strip that protected the grip and the user’s hand. Inspired by the sub-rectangular and oval shields of the Celts, possibly through contact with the migrating Galatians, its usage seems to have spread through the Illyrian and Thracian tribes before it was adopted by the Greeks. Although large, the thureos was light in comparison to the traditional hoplon, and was adopted by heavily-armoured peltasts. Named after their shields, 'thureophoroi' could fight as common peltasts, skirmishing with javelins, but could also form up with their larger shields and longer spears in a similar fashion to a phalanx. The versatile and useful design of the thureos meant it was used by many armies, including the auxiliaries and cavalry of the later Roman Legions.

Neohomoioi Thorakitai

Unit Name

Neohomoioi Thorakitai

Main Unit Key

Gre_Spar_Thorax_Sword

Land Unit Key

Gre_Spar_Thorax_Sword

Naval Unit Key

pel_transport

Soldiers

200

Category

Melee Infantry

Class

Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost

1144

Recruitment Cost

1144

Upkeep Cost

229

Missile Damage

12

├ Missile Weapon

prec2

├ Projectile

prec2

├ Missile Damage

12

├ Missile Ap Damage

0

└ Base Reload Time

10

Accuracy

5

Range

80

Reload

0

Shots Per Minute

6

Ammunition

1

Melee Attack

41

Weapon Damage

10

├ Melee Weapon

gsword3

├ Weapon Damage

10

├ Weapon Deadliness

0

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Bonus vs. Cavalry

0

├ Bonus vs. Elephants

0

└ Bonus vs Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

14

Melee Defence

78

├ Base Defence

26

├ Shield

shield5

└ Shield Defence

52

Armour

12

├ Armour

arm7

├ Armour Defence

12

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

20

├ Man Entity

heavy_medium

├ Man Health

20

└ Bonus Hit Points

0

Base Morale

65

Abilities

Neohomoioi Thorakitai
  • Stamina (good)
    Governs how fast the unit tires and restores fatigue, and is dependent on type of unit, weight and approach to combat.
  • Throw Javelin (medium)
    The unit throws its javelins towards a spot causing damage to everyone in the area of effect
    NOTE: you cannot throw javelins when you are inside a formation

Attributes

  • Disciplined
    This unit does not suffer a morale penalty when the general dies. It can also rally after routing more often.
  • 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
Neohomoioi Thorakitai
  • Good attack
  • Average defence
  • Average damage but low armour penetration
  • Normal morale
Requires Buildings
Neohomoioi Thorakitai Lv. 0 Muster Field
Muster Field
(rom_HELLENIC_military_main_1)
Level 0
Holosideros Barracks
Holosideros Barracks
(rom_HELLENIC_military_main_heavy_2)
Level 1
Hoplite Barracks
Hoplite Barracks
(rom_HELLENIC_military_main_heavy_3)
Level 2
Neohomoioi Thorakitai Lv. 1 Royal Barracks
Royal Barracks
(rom_HELLENIC_military_main_heavy_4)
Level 3
Faction Availability
Grand Campaign
Imperator Augustus