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Athenai Hoplitai

(Athenian Hoplites)

Hoplites: no other word says Greeks at war in quite the same way.

Hoplites date back to the wars between the Greek city-states in the 8th and 7th centuries BC. During the Greco-Persian Wars most hoplites wore a Corinthian-style bronze helm, and a cuirass of bronze or stiffened linen or canvas. They were armed with a short sword and an iron-tipped spear with a bronze counterbalance butt-spike. Hoplites were named, though, after the round hoplon shield they carried. The hoplon-and-spear combination required them to fight as a phalanx, a block of spearmen some eight ranks deep. When closed up, each man would find shelter behind the shield of his neighbour, creating a wall of bristling spear-points. While all hoplites were originally citizen-soldiers, full-time mercenaries took over and became the standard fighting unit of the Greek world. Later, under Phillip II of Macedon and Alexander the Great, the shield became smaller, while the spear developed into the five metre sarissa pike. Many armies adopted the phalanx of hoplites as a tactical unit because it was very successful in battle.

Athenai Hoplitai

Unit Name

Athenai Hoplitai

Main Unit Key

AOR_35_Athenian_Hoplites

Land Unit Key

AOR_35_Athenian_Hoplites

Naval Unit Key

pel_transport

Soldiers

200

Category

Melee Infantry

Class

Hoplite/Pike Infantry

Custom Battle Cost

1021

Recruitment Cost

1021

Upkeep Cost

204

Melee Attack

29

Weapon Damage

9

├ Melee Weapon

spear2

├ Weapon Damage

9

├ Weapon Deadliness

0

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Bonus vs. Cavalry

3

├ Bonus vs. Elephants

10

└ Bonus vs Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

13

Melee Defence

62

├ Base Defence

15

├ Shield

hshield2

└ Shield Defence

47

Armour

12

├ Armour

arm7

├ Armour Defence

12

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

20

├ Man Entity

hoplite_medium

├ Man Health

20

└ Bonus Hit Points

0

Base Morale

40

Abilities

Athenai Hoplitai
  • Stamina (poor)
    Governs how fast the unit tires and restores fatigue, and is dependent on type of unit, weight and approach to combat.
  • Phalanx
    The unit enters a defensive formation that increases frontal defense but the unit's movement speed and attack are reduced

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.
  • Expert Charge Defence
    This unit’s melee attack and damage are increased against charging enemies.

Strengths & Weaknesses

Transport
  • Very poor hull strength
  • Very slow speed
  • Weak ramming
Athenai Hoplitai
  • Good defensive unit
  • Low damage but average armour penetration
  • Average attack
  • Normal morale
Recuitment Requirement
Maximum Number 6
Unit Resouces DEI_Greece
Requires Buildings
Athenai Hoplitai Lv. 0 Athens (Occupied)
Athens (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_ATHENS_3)
Level 2
Fortified Athens (Occupied)
Fortified Athens (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_ATHENS_3_fort)
Level 2
Commercial Athens (Occupied)
Commercial Athens (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_ATHENS_3_trade)
Level 2
Athens (Occupied)
Athens (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_ATHENS_4)
Level 3
Fortified Athens (Occupied)
Fortified Athens (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_ATHENS_4_fort)
Level 3
Commercial Athens (Occupied)
Commercial Athens (Occupied)
(dei_main_city_ATHENS_4_trade)
Level 3
Roman Municipium
Roman Municipium
(rom_ROMAN_city_major_3)
Level 2
Roman Urbs
Roman Urbs
(rom_ROMAN_city_major_4)
Level 3
Roman Garrison Municipium
Roman Garrison Municipium
(rom_ROMAN_city_major_fort_3)
Level 2
Roman Fortified Capital
Roman Fortified Capital
(rom_ROMAN_city_major_fort_4)
Level 3
Roman Trade Municipium
Roman Trade Municipium
(rom_ROMAN_city_major_trade_3)
Level 2
Roman Economic Center
Roman Economic Center
(rom_ROMAN_city_major_trade_4)
Level 3
Faction Availability
Grand Campaign



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