Garamantia Spear Infantry

Levy Spearmen

Throughout the civilised world, levies formed the backbone of many armies. Called to service from among citizens or subjects, they followed a long tradition that began, in Greece at least, with hoplite warfare between the city-states. Equipped with spears, these levied phalanxes could present a formidable wall of spear points to other infantry and cavalry. What levies lacked in skill and discipline compared to professional soldiers and mercenaries, they made up for in numbers and the advantage their weaponry provided. These troops, especially the citizen-levy of the Greek city-states, were at first expected to provide their own arms and equipment. As time passed, the citizen army developed into a more formalised body in which arms and equipment were provided. Often, however, personal loyalty to a general or king replaced any sense of civic duty, although 'civic duty' might be grudging to say the least in men taken from their homes, families and livelihoods, and thrust into battle.

Unit Name Levy Spearmen

Main Unit Key Afr_Levy_Spear

Land Unit Key Afr_Levy_Spear

Naval Unit Key pel_transport

Soldiers 160

Category Melee Infantry

Class Spear Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 190

Recruitment Cost 190

Upkeep Cost 60

Melee Attack 13

Weapon Damage 25

├ Melee Weapon rome_spear

├ Melee Damage Base 20

├ Melee Damage Ap 5

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 20

├ Bonus vs Elephants 20

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 11

Melee Defence 49

├ Base Defence 24

├ Shield thureos

└ Shield Defence 25

Armour 45

├ Armour cloth

├ Armour Defence 10

└ Shield Armour 35

Health 45

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_medium

├ Man Health 40

└ Bonus Hit Points 5

Base Morale 30

Abilities

• Square
  The unit moves into a close square formation.
  Bracing, morale, melee defence
  Can't move

Attributes

• Hide (forest)
  This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
• Resistant to Heat
  This unit tires less quickly in the desert.

Strengths & Weaknesses

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

• Average defensive unit
• Low damage but average armour penetration
• Weak attack
• Poor morale

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Village (Spice Depot) (east_spice_1) Level 0 Settlement (Large Spice Depot) (east_spice_2) Level 1 Town (Spice Producer) (east_spice_3) Level 2 Large Town (Master Spice Producer) (east_spice_4) Level 3

Garrison Buildings
x 2	Small City (dk_all_city_1) Level 0 City (dk_all_city_2) Level 1 Large City (dk_all_city_3) Level 2 Royal City (dk_all_city_4) Level 3 Garrison Settlement (dk_minor_settlement_garrison_2) Level 1 Garrison Town (dk_minor_settlement_garrison_3) Level 2 Garrison Large Town (dk_minor_settlement_garrison_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Axum Blemmyes Meroe African Rebels Garamantia Nasamones
Hannibal at the Gates	African Rebels (Hannibal at the Gates) Garamantia (Hannibal at the Gates) Mauri (Hannibal at the Gates)
Imperator Augustus	African Rebels (Imperator Augustus) Axum (Imperator Augustus) Blemmyes (Imperator Augustus) Gaetuli (Imperator Augustus) Garamantia (Imperator Augustus) Gerrhea (Imperator Augustus) Himyar (Imperator Augustus) Ma'in (Imperator Augustus) Mascat (Imperator Augustus) Mauri (Imperator Augustus) Meroe (Imperator Augustus) Nabataea (Imperator Augustus) Nasamones (Imperator Augustus) Numidia (Imperator Augustus) Qidri (Imperator Augustus) Saba (Imperator Augustus)