Palmyra (Imperator Augustus) Spear Infantry
Ekbatani Spears
These spearmen tasked to defend the capital of Atropene, Ekbatana, and were some of the most elite units at Atropene's disposal.Hired and trained to guard the capital of Atropene, these veterans and professionals can deal with most threats.
Unit Name Ekbatani Spears |
Main Unit Key Eas_Ekbatani_Spears |
Land Unit Key Eas_Ekbatani_Spears |
Naval Unit Key persian_transport |
Soldiers 160 |
Category Melee Infantry |
Class Spear Infantry |
Custom Battle Cost 870 |
Recruitment Cost 870 |
Upkeep Cost 100 |
34 |
├ Missile Weapon rome_javelin_precursor |
├ Projectile javelin_prec |
├ Missile Damage 19 |
├ Missile Ap Damage 15 |
└ Base Reload Time 40 |
Accuracy 5 |
Range 40 |
Reload 0 |
Shots Per Minute 2 |
Ammunition 2 |
Melee Attack 30 |
32 |
├ Melee Weapon rome_celtic_spear_elite |
├ Melee Damage Base 21 |
├ Melee Damage Ap 11 |
├ Armour Piercing No |
├ Bonus vs. Large 17 |
├ Bonus vs Elephants 19 |
└ Bonus vs Infantry 0 |
Charge Bonus 29 |
73 |
├ Base Defence 47 |
├ Shield hoplite |
└ Shield Defence 26 |
120 |
├ Armour scale_elite |
├ Armour Defence 77 |
└ Shield Armour 43 |
80 |
├ Man Entity rome_infantry_very_heavy |
├ Man Health 60 |
└ Bonus Hit Points 20 |
Base Morale 60 |
Abilities
Ekbatani Spears- Square
The unit moves into a close square formation.
Bracing, morale, melee defence
Can't move - Shieldwall
The unit moves into a close formation and raises shields.
Armour strength, bracing, melee defence, shield strength
Limited speed - Cavalry Counter-tactics
Improves unit's ability to endure enemy cavalry charges for an extended time.
Bonus vs mounted units - Rapid Advance
Improved unit movement speed over an extended period.
Speed, acceleration, charge speed
Exertion: fatigue
Attributes
- Expert Charge Defence
This unit’s melee attack and damage are increased against charging enemies. - 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 defensive unit
- Low damage but average armour penetration
- Average attack
- Good morale
Requires Buildings | |
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Lv. 1 |
Royal Karka
(east_city_royal_4) Level 3
Royal Barracks
(east_military_infantry_4) Level 3 |
Lv. 0 |
Infantry Quarters
(east_military_infantry_3) Level 2 |
Faction Availability | |
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Grand Campaign | |
Imperator Augustus |