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Kentronakan Doriphoroi

(Kentronakan Spearmen)

Veteran warriors specially tasked with defending the general, these armoured spearmen will rather die than fail in their duty.

Meaning shield bearer or shield carrier, the Macedonian hypaspist developed out of the foot squires of the Companion cavalry. Rising to prominence under Alexander the Great, these chosen foot soldiers were equipped more like their hoplite predecessors than the new sarissa-armed phalangite infantry of the Macedonian phalanx. Armoured in linothorax, a cuirass of linen reinforced with metal, and a helmet, greaves and the apsis shield, they were more heavily equipped than their phalangite counterparts. Even with the increased weight, the shield bearer’s armament of spears and short kopis swords made them more flexible in battle than the less manoeuvrable phalangite. Because of this they usually guarded the vulnerable flank of such sarissa-armed phalanxes and, as an elite body, held the place of honour on the army’s right flank between the phalangites and the Companion cavalry. Alexander’s hypaspists influenced the adoption of such units by many of his Successors, and their use continued within the Macedonian army for quite some time. Eventually the shield bearer role developed into a rank of lower staff officers spread throughout the army, reporting directly to the king.

Kentronakan Doriphoroi

Unit Name

Kentronakan Doriphoroi

Main Unit Key

Arm_Kentronakan_Spearmen

Land Unit Key

Arm_Kentronakan_Spearmen

Naval Unit Key

pel_transport

Soldiers

200

Category

Melee Infantry

Class

Hoplite/Pike Infantry

Custom Battle Cost

1214

Recruitment Cost

1214

Upkeep Cost

243

Melee Attack

31

Weapon Damage

9

├ Melee Weapon

spear4

├ Weapon Damage

9

├ Weapon Deadliness

0

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Bonus vs. Cavalry

4

├ Bonus vs. Elephants

10

└ Bonus vs Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

13

Melee Defence

79

├ Base Defence

32

├ Shield

hshield2

└ Shield Defence

47

Armour

16

├ Armour

arm9

├ Armour Defence

16

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

20

├ Man Entity

heavy_heavy

├ Man Health

20

└ Bonus Hit Points

0

Base Morale

65

Abilities

Kentronakan Doriphoroi
  • 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.
  • Resistant to Heat
    This unit tires less quickly in the desert.
  • 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
Kentronakan Doriphoroi
  • Very good defensive unit
  • Low damage but average armour penetration
  • Average attack
  • Good morale
Requires Buildings
Kentronakan Doriphoroi Lv. 0 Infantry Tents
Infantry Tents
(rom_EASTERN_levy_light_2)
Level 1
Infantry Quarters
Infantry Quarters
(rom_EASTERN_levy_light_3)
Level 2
Kentronakan Doriphoroi Lv. 1 Hamspah Barracks
Hamspah Barracks
(rom_EASTERN_levy_light_4)
Level 3
Faction Availability
Grand Campaign
Imperator Augustus