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Illyrioi Grosphomachoi

(Illyrian Coastal Levies)

These axemen can announce themselves with a shower of javelins before closing for the kill.

Although called Illyrians by Greeks and Romans, these seafaring people from the Adriatic coast were actually not a single nation or tribe. The Greeks first had dealings with them during the Bronze Age, and the name was then applied to everyone in the area. The Illyrians were actually several petty, and not-so-petty, kingdoms that warred with each other when not fighting Greeks or their Macedonian neighbours. The Illyrians could not be lightly dismissed as barbarians: under powerful warlords such as Bardyllis, king of the Dardanians, they conquered Macedon and installed a puppet ruler in 393BC. It was Phillip II and Alexander the Great who eventually ended Illyrian interference in their affairs. The Illyrians were also pirates, and terrorised the Adriatic for centuries; this was what eventually prompted their subjugation by the Romans.

Illyrioi Grosphomachoi

Unit Name

Illyrioi Grosphomachoi

Main Unit Key

AOR_37_Illyrian_Coastal_Levies

Land Unit Key

AOR_37_Illyrian_Coastal_Levies

Naval Unit Key

pel_transport

Soldiers

300

Category

Melee Infantry

Class

Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost

567

Recruitment Cost

567

Upkeep Cost

113

Missile Damage

11

├ Missile Weapon

prec1

├ Projectile

prec1

├ Missile Damage

11

├ Missile Ap Damage

0

└ Base Reload Time

10

Accuracy

5

Range

80

Reload

0

Shots Per Minute

6

Ammunition

1

Melee Attack

33

Weapon Damage

11

├ Melee Weapon

axe2

├ Weapon Damage

11

├ Weapon Deadliness

0

├ Armour Piercing

Yes

├ Bonus vs. Cavalry

0

├ Bonus vs. Elephants

0

└ Bonus vs Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

13

Melee Defence

50

├ Base Defence

13

├ Shield

shield3

└ Shield Defence

37

Armour

3

├ Armour

arm1

├ Armour Defence

3

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

20

├ Man Entity

medium_medium

├ Man Health

20

└ Bonus Hit Points

0

Base Morale

35

Abilities

Illyrioi Grosphomachoi
  • Stamina (average)
    Governs how fast the unit tires and restores fatigue, and is dependent on type of unit, weight and approach to combat.

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
Illyrioi Grosphomachoi
  • Average attack
  • Weak defence
  • Average damage but low armour penetration
  • Poor morale
Recuitment Requirement
Maximum Number 8
Unit Resouces DEI_Illyria
Requires Buildings
Illyrioi Grosphomachoi Lv. 0 Hellenistic City
Hellenistic City
(rom_HELLENIC_city_major_1)
Level 0
Hellenistic Polis
Hellenistic Polis
(rom_HELLENIC_city_major_2)
Level 1
Hellenistic Kleroukhia
Hellenistic Kleroukhia
(rom_HELLENIC_city_major_3)
Level 2
Hellenistic Metropolis
Hellenistic Metropolis
(rom_HELLENIC_city_major_4)
Level 3
Hellenic Garrison Kleroukhia
Hellenic Garrison Kleroukhia
(rom_HELLENIC_city_major_fort_3)
Level 2
Hellenic Fortified Metropolis
Hellenic Fortified Metropolis
(rom_HELLENIC_city_major_fort_4)
Level 3
Hellenic Trade Kleroukhia
Hellenic Trade Kleroukhia
(rom_HELLENIC_city_major_trade_3)
Level 2
Hellenic Economic Metropolis
Hellenic Economic Metropolis
(rom_HELLENIC_city_major_trade_4)
Level 3
Hellenistic Hamlet (Copper)
Hellenistic Hamlet (Copper)
(rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_copper_1)
Level 0
Hellenistic Village (Copper)
Hellenistic Village (Copper)
(rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_copper_2)
Level 1
Fortified Town (Copper)
Fortified Town (Copper)
(rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_copper_fort_4)
Level 3
Hellenistic Hamlet (Marble)
Hellenistic Hamlet (Marble)
(rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_marble_1)
Level 0
Hellenistic Village (Marble)
Hellenistic Village (Marble)
(rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_marble_2)
Level 1
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
Faction Availability
Grand Campaign



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