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Spartiatai Thorakitai Hoplitai

(Spartan Thorax Hoplites)

The phalanx is only as strong as the shield-arms of the warriors in it.

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.

Spartiatai Thorakitai Hoplitai

Unit Name

Spartiatai Thorakitai Hoplitai

Main Unit Key

AOR_35_Spartan_Thorax_Hoplites

Land Unit Key

AOR_35_Spartan_Thorax_Hoplites

Naval Unit Key

pel_transport

Soldiers

200

Category

Melee Infantry

Class

Hoplite/Pike Infantry

Custom Battle Cost

1234

Recruitment Cost

1234

Upkeep Cost

247

Melee Attack

34

Weapon Damage

9

├ Melee Weapon

spear3

├ Weapon Damage

9

├ Weapon Deadliness

0

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Bonus vs. Cavalry

4

├ Bonus vs. Elephants

10

└ Bonus vs Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

19

Melee Defence

73

├ Base Defence

26

├ Shield

hshield2

└ Shield Defence

47

Armour

16

├ Armour

arm9

├ Armour Defence

16

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

20

├ Man Entity

shoplite_heavy

├ Man Health

20

└ Bonus Hit Points

0

Base Morale

50

Abilities

Spartiatai Thorakitai 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
Spartiatai Thorakitai Hoplitai
  • Very good defensive unit
  • Low damage but average armour penetration
  • Average attack
  • Good morale
Recuitment Requirement
Maximum Number 6
Unit Resouces DEI_Greece
Requires Buildings
Spartiatai Thorakitai Hoplitai Lv. 0 Sparta
Sparta
(dei_minor_city_SPARTA_2)
Level 1
Sparta
Sparta
(dei_minor_city_SPARTA_3)
Level 2
Fortified Sparta
Fortified Sparta
(dei_minor_city_SPARTA_3_fort)
Level 2
Commercial Sparta
Commercial Sparta
(dei_minor_city_SPARTA_3_trade)
Level 2
Sparta
Sparta
(dei_minor_city_SPARTA_4)
Level 3
Sparta
Sparta
(dei_minor_city_SPARTA_4)
Level 3
Fortified Sparta
Fortified Sparta
(dei_minor_city_SPARTA_4_fort)
Level 3
Fortified Sparta
Fortified Sparta
(dei_minor_city_SPARTA_4_fort)
Level 3
Commercial Sparta
Commercial Sparta
(dei_minor_city_SPARTA_4_trade)
Level 3
Commercial Sparta
Commercial Sparta
(dei_minor_city_SPARTA_4_trade)
Level 3
Hellenistic Komai (Marble)
Hellenistic Komai (Marble)
(rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_marble_3)
Level 2
Hellenistic Town (Marble)
Hellenistic Town (Marble)
(rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_marble_4)
Level 3
Hellenistic Town (Marble)
Hellenistic Town (Marble)
(rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_marble_4)
Level 3
Faction Availability
Grand Campaign



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