Qarthadastim Hoplite/Pike Infantry

H'anatim Kan'anim

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.

Unit Name H'anatim Kan'anim

Main Unit Key Car_Hoplites

Land Unit Key Car_Hoplites

Naval Unit Key pel_transport

Soldiers 200

Category Melee Infantry

Class Hoplite/Pike Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 1032

Recruitment Cost 1032

Upkeep Cost 206

Melee Attack 30

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 17

Melee Defence 60

├ Base Defence 13

├ Shield hshield2

└ Shield Defence 47

Armour 12

├ Armour arm7

├ Armour Defence 12

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 20

├ Man Entity hoplite_medium

├ 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

• 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

• Very poor hull strength
• Very slow speed
• Weak ramming

• Good defensive unit
• Low damage but average armour penetration
• Average attack
• Normal morale

Upgrade
Required Technology Cost 472 Upgrade To
Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Qart-Hadasht (dei_main_city_CARTHAGE_1) Level 0 Qart-Hadasht (dei_main_city_CARTHAGE_2) Level 1 Qart-Hadasht (dei_main_city_CARTHAGE_3) Level 2 Fortified Qart-Hadasht (dei_main_city_CARTHAGE_3_fort) Level 2 Commercial Qart-Hadasht (dei_main_city_CARTHAGE_3_trade) Level 2 Muster Field (rom_HELLENIC_military_main_1) Level 0 Holosideros Barracks (rom_HELLENIC_military_main_heavy_2) Level 1 Hoplite Barracks (rom_HELLENIC_military_main_heavy_3) Level 2
Lv. 1	Qart-Hadasht (dei_main_city_CARTHAGE_4) Level 3 Fortified Qart-Hadasht (dei_main_city_CARTHAGE_4_fort) Level 3 Commercial Qart-Hadasht (dei_main_city_CARTHAGE_4_trade) Level 3 Royal Barracks (rom_HELLENIC_military_main_heavy_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Qarthadastim Adirim Loyalists Punic Rebels Libya
Hannibal at the Gates	Qarthadastim (Hannibal at the Gates) Adirim Loyalists (Hannibal at the Gates) Punic Rebels (Hannibal at the Gates) Libya (Hannibal at the Gates)
Imperator Augustus	Punic Rebels (Imperator Augustus)