Erin-mesh Uriki
(Akkadian Elite Infantry)These Akkadian infantrymen wear some armour, helmets and light thorakes, and all carry aspis shields to go with their long spears. The Erin-mesh Uriki are drawn from the citizen rolls of Akkadian cities, and are customarily employed as guardians of cities and temples, and as emergency militia during wartime.
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.
Unit Name Erin-mesh Uriki |
Main Unit Key AOR_33_akkadian_elite_guards |
Land Unit Key AOR_33_akkadian_elite_guards |
Naval Unit Key pel_transport |
Soldiers 200 |
Category Melee Infantry |
Class Hoplite/Pike Infantry |
Custom Battle Cost 1344 |
Recruitment Cost 1344 |
Upkeep Cost 269 |
Melee Attack 34 |
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 |
82 |
├ Base Defence 30 |
├ Shield shield7 |
└ Shield Defence 52 |
18 |
├ Armour arm10 |
├ Armour Defence 18 |
└ Shield Armour 0 |
20 |
├ Man Entity hoplite_heavy |
├ Man Health 20 |
└ Bonus Hit Points 0 |
Base Morale 60 |
Abilities
Erin-mesh Uriki- 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
- Very good defensive unit
- Low damage but average armour penetration
- Average attack
- Good morale
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Unit Resouces | DEI_Mesopotamia | ||||||||||
Grand Campaign Regions
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Lv. 0 |
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(dei_main_city_PERGAMON_3) Level 2
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(dei_main_city_PERGAMON_3_fort) Level 2
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(dei_main_city_PERGAMON_3_trade) Level 2
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(dei_main_city_PERGAMON_4) Level 3
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(dei_main_city_PERGAMON_4_fort) Level 3
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(dei_main_city_PERGAMON_4_trade) Level 3
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(greek_town_farm_3) Level 2
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(rom_HELLENIC_city_major_3) Level 2
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(rom_HELLENIC_city_major_fort_3) Level 2
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(rom_HELLENIC_city_major_fort_4) Level 3
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(rom_HELLENIC_city_major_trade_3) Level 2
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(rom_HELLENIC_city_major_trade_4) Level 3
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(rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_glass_3) Level 2
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(rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_gold_3) Level 2
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(rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_gold_4) Level 3
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(rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_iron_2) Level 1
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(rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_marble_3) Level 2
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(rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_marble_4) Level 3
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(rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_olives_3) Level 2
Hellenistic Town (Olive Oil)
(rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_olives_4) Level 3
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(rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_slave_3) Level 2
Hellenistic Town (Trained Slaves)
(rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_slave_4) Level 3
Hellenistic Komai (Timber)
(rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_timber_3) Level 2
Hellenistic Town (Timber)
(rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_timber_4) Level 3
Hellenistic Komai (Wine)
(rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_wine_3) Level 2
Hellenistic Town (Wine)
(rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_wine_4) Level 3 |
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Caesar in Gaul | |
Hannibal at the Gates | |
Imperator Augustus | |
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