Parthava Spear Infantry

Thureos Spears

Light Greek infantry, the thureophoroi developed around the early 4th century BC, and straddled the gap between the phalanx and the skirmishing peltasts. Named after the thureos, their large oval shields, they were more heavily armoured than the traditional Thracian and Greek peltast. Able to both skirmish and form up as a phalanx, they were used to guard the flanks and protect other light troops. Their shield, normally made from wood and covered with leather, had a central handgrip that was protected by a vertical spine and a metal boss-like strip, and may have been inspired by Celtic or Roman shields of the time. Like the longer sarissa, the spears used by the thureophoroi had a weighted butt-spike to provide balance, but this also allowed them to throw javelins, if so equipped, by jamming their spears into the ground. Able to fulfil a variety of roles, thureophoroi were common amongst both citizen and mercenary units of the Greek city-states until they were eclipsed by the Macedonian phalanxes of Phillip II and Alexander the Great.

Unit Name Thureos Spears

Main Unit Key Gre_Thureos_Spears

Land Unit Key Gre_Thureos_Spears

Naval Unit Key greek_transport

Soldiers 160

Category Melee Infantry

Class Spear Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 500

Recruitment Cost 500

Upkeep Cost 85

Missile Damage 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 22

Weapon Damage 29

├ Melee Weapon rome_spear

├ Melee Damage Base 19

├ Melee Damage Ap 10

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 15

├ Bonus vs Elephants 16

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 23

Melee Defence 76

├ Base Defence 41

├ Shield thureos

└ Shield Defence 35

Armour 87

├ Armour spolas

├ Armour Defence 52

└ Shield Armour 35

Health 65

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_medium_fast

├ Man Health 55

└ Bonus Hit Points 10

Base Morale 50

Abilities

• Square
  The unit moves into a close square formation.
  Bracing, morale, melee defence
  Can't move
• Rapid Advance
  Improved unit movement speed over an extended period.
  Speed, acceleration, charge speed
  Exertion: fatigue

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

• Very poor hull strength
• Very slow speed
• Weak ramming

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

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Infantry Quarters (east_military_infantry_3) Level 2
Lv. 1	Royal Barracks (east_military_infantry_4) Level 3

Garrison Buildings
x 2	Village (Amber Shore) (east_amber_1) Level 0 Settlement (Amber Collector) (east_amber_2) Level 1 Town (Amber Trader) (east_amber_3) Level 2 Large Town (Amber Road) (east_amber_4) Level 3 Royal Kerta (east_city_royal_3) Level 2 Satrap Kerta (east_city_satrap_3) Level 2 Village (Glassware) (east_glass_1) Level 0 Settlement (Glass Blower) (east_glass_2) Level 1 Town (Glass Maker) (east_glass_3) Level 2 Large Town (Master Glass Maker) (east_glass_4) Level 3 Village (Gold Mine) (east_gold_1) Level 0 Settlement (Trench Mine) (east_gold_2) Level 1 Town (Shaft Mine) (east_gold_3) Level 2 Large Town (Sluiced Mine) (east_gold_4) Level 3 Village (Grain Fields) (east_grain_1) Level 0 Settlement (Grain Farms) (east_grain_2) Level 1 Town (Grain Irrigated Farm) (east_grain_3) Level 2 Large Town (Grain Estate) (east_grain_4) Level 3 Village (Horse Trainers) (east_horse_1) Level 0 Settlement (Horse Breeders) (east_horse_2) Level 1 Town (Master Horse Breeders) (east_horse_3) Level 2 Settlement (Shieldmaker) (east_iron_armour_2) Level 1 Town (Armourer) (east_iron_armour_3) Level 2 Settlement (Blacksmith) (east_iron_weapon_2) Level 1 Town (Weaponsmith) (east_iron_weapon_3) Level 2 Village (Lead Mine) (east_lead_1) Level 0 Settlement (Trench Mine) (east_lead_2) Level 1 Town (Shaft Mine) (east_lead_3) Level 2 Large Town (Sluiced Mine) (east_lead_4) Level 3 Village (Tannery) (east_leather_1) Level 0 Settlement (Open Air Tannery) (east_leather_2) Level 1 Town (Leather Workshop) (east_leather_3) Level 2 Large Town (Master Leather Workshop) (east_leather_4) Level 3 Village (Loggers) (east_lumber_1) Level 0 Settlement (Logging Camp) (east_lumber_2) Level 1 Town (Timber Yard) (east_lumber_3) Level 2 Large Town (Timber Trader) (east_lumber_4) Level 3 Village (Marble Pit) (east_marble_1) Level 0 Settlement (Marble Quarry) (east_marble_2) Level 1 Town (Marble Cutter) (east_marble_3) Level 2 Large Town (Marble Architect) (east_marble_4) Level 3 Infantry Tents (east_military_infantry_2) Level 1 Infantry Quarters (east_military_infantry_3) Level 2 Royal Barracks (east_military_infantry_4) Level 3 Village (Olive Grove) (east_olive_1) Level 0 Settlement (Olive Press) (east_olive_2) Level 1 Town (Mola Olearia) (east_olive_3) Level 2 Large Town (Olive Oil Trader) (east_olive_4) Level 3 Village (Murex Snail Farm) (east_purple_dye_1) Level 0 Settlement (Snail Vats) (east_purple_dye_2) Level 1 Town (Dye Works) (east_purple_dye_3) Level 2 Large Town (Master Dye Works) (east_purple_dye_4) Level 3 Village (Silk Trader) (east_silk_1) Level 0 Settlement (Silk Caravan) (east_silk_2) Level 1 Town (Silk Market) (east_silk_3) Level 2 Large Town (Silk Road) (east_silk_4) Level 3 Village (east_town_1) Level 0 Garrison Settlement (east_town_garrison_2) Level 1 Garrison Town (east_town_garrison_3) Level 2 Garrison Large Town (east_town_garrison_4) Level 3 Trade Settlement (east_town_trade_2) Level 1 Trade Town (east_town_trade_3) Level 2 Trade Large Town (east_town_trade_4) Level 3 Village (Vineyard) (east_wine_1) Level 0 Settlement (Large Vineyard) (east_wine_2) Level 1 Town (Winemaker) (east_wine_3) Level 2 Large Town (Master Winemaker) (east_wine_4) Level 3
x 4	City (east_city_1) Level 0 Royal Large City (east_city_royal_2) Level 1 Satrap Large City (east_city_satrap_2) Level 1

Faction Availability
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