Epistratoi Phalangitai
(Levy Pikemen)It should be counted an honour to defend one's home and family with the pike.
Throughout the civilised world, levies formed the backbone of armies. Drawn from the ordinary citizens or subjects, they were in a tradition that, in Greece at least, began with the hoplite warfare of the city-states. What levy pikemen lacked in fighting skills when compared to professionals and mercenaries, they made up for in numbers. Equipped with sarissas, or long pikes, these levy phalanxes were a formidable wall of spear points. Initially, the citizen-levies of Greek city-states were expected to provide their own arms and equipment. As time passed, however, the citizen army developed into a more organised body for which arms and equipment were provided by the state. At the same time, personal loyalty to an individual general or king replaced old-fashioned civic duty.
Unit Name Epistratoi Phalangitai |
Main Unit Key Gre_Levy_Pike |
Land Unit Key Gre_Levy_Pike |
Naval Unit Key pel_transport |
Soldiers 256 |
Category Melee Infantry |
Class Hoplite/Pike Infantry |
Custom Battle Cost 539 |
Recruitment Cost 539 |
Upkeep Cost 108 |
Melee Attack 27 |
9 |
├ Melee Weapon pike1 |
├ Weapon Damage 9 |
├ Weapon Deadliness 0 |
├ Armour Piercing No |
├ Bonus vs. Cavalry 2 |
├ Bonus vs. Elephants 6 |
└ Bonus vs Infantry 0 |
Charge Bonus 6 |
34 |
├ Base Defence 8 |
├ Shield shield1 |
└ Shield Defence 26 |
4 |
├ Armour arm2 |
├ Armour Defence 4 |
└ Shield Armour 0 |
20 |
├ Man Entity light_heavy |
├ Man Health 20 |
└ Bonus Hit Points 0 |
Base Morale 40 |
Abilities
Epistratoi Phalangitai- Stamina (average)
Governs how fast the unit tires and restores fatigue, and is dependent on type of unit, weight and approach to combat. - Pike Phalanx
The unit moves into a deep and close pike phalanx formation that increases frontal defense and attack but movement speed is reduced and the unit is vulnerable to flanking attacks.
Attributes
- 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
- Average defensive unit
- Low damage but average armour penetration
- Weak attack
- Poor morale
- Very vulnerable when not in phalanx
Faction Availability | |
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Macedonian Wars |