Kingdom of Makedon (Macedonian Wars) Hoplite/Pike Infantry

Thrakioi Hoplitai

Throughout the civilised world, levies formed the backbone of many armies. Called to service from among citizens or subjects, levies 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 Thrakioi Hoplitai

Main Unit Key Thr_Hoplites

Land Unit Key Thr_Hoplites

Naval Unit Key pel_transport

Soldiers 200

Category Melee Infantry

Class Hoplite/Pike Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 1190

Recruitment Cost 1190

Upkeep Cost 238

Melee Attack 33

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 19

Melee Defence 78

├ Base Defence 26

├ Shield shield5

└ Shield Defence 52

Armour 16

├ Armour arm9

├ Armour Defence 16

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 20

├ Man Entity hoplite_heavy

├ Man Health 20

└ Bonus Hit Points 0

Base Morale 50

Abilities

• 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

• 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

• 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
Lv. 0	Fortified Alexandria (dei_main_city_ALEXANDRIA_4_fort) Level 3 Commercial Alexandria (dei_main_city_ALEXANDRIA_4_trade) Level 3 Fortified Antioch (dei_main_city_ANTIOCH_4_fort) Level 3 Commercial Antioch (dei_main_city_ANTIOCH_4_trade) Level 3 Fortified Athens (dei_main_city_ATHENS_4_fort) Level 3 Commercial Athens (dei_main_city_ATHENS_4_trade) Level 3 Fortified Qart-Hadasht (dei_main_city_CARTHAGE_4_fort) Level 3 Commercial Qart-Hadasht (dei_main_city_CARTHAGE_4_trade) Level 3 Fortified Hierapytna (dei_main_city_KNOSSOS_4_fort) Level 3 Commercial Hierapytna (dei_main_city_KNOSSOS_4_trade) Level 3 Fortified Massalia (dei_main_city_MASSILIA_4_fort) Level 3 Commercial Massalia (dei_main_city_MASSILIA_4_trade) Level 3 Fortified Pella (dei_main_city_PELLA_4_fort) Level 3 Commercial Pella (dei_main_city_PELLA_4_trade) Level 3 Fortified Pergamon (dei_main_city_PERGAMON_4_fort) Level 3 Commercial Pergamon (dei_main_city_PERGAMON_4_trade) Level 3 Fortified Roma (Occupied) (dei_main_city_ROME_4_fort) Level 3 Commercial Roma (Occupied) (dei_main_city_ROME_4_trade) Level 3 Fortified Syracuse (dei_main_city_SYRACUSE_4_fort) Level 3 Commercial Syracuse (dei_main_city_SYRACUSE_4_trade) Level 3 Fortified Rhodos (dei_minor_city_RHODES_4_fort) Level 3 Commercial Rhodos (dei_minor_city_RHODES_4_trade) Level 3 Fortified Sparta (dei_minor_city_SPARTA_4_fort) Level 3 Commercial Sparta (dei_minor_city_SPARTA_4_trade) Level 3 Holosideros Barracks (rom_HELLENIC_military_main_heavy_2) Level 1 Hoplite Barracks (rom_HELLENIC_military_main_heavy_3) Level 2
Lv. 1	Royal Barracks (rom_HELLENIC_military_main_heavy_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Thyni Bithynia Basileion Odryson Odrysian Tribal Council Thracian Rebels Triballi
Imperator Augustus	Thracian Rebels (Imperator Augustus) Thracia (Imperator Augustus)
Macedonian Wars	Makedonian Rivals (Macedonian Wars) Kingdom of Makedon (Macedonian Wars) Makedonian Rebels (Macedonian Wars)