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Thrakioi Thorakitai Doriphoroi

(Thracian Thorax Spearmen)

Thorakitai are able to bear spears and do battle in a phalanx and act as skirmishers when required.

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.

Thrakioi Thorakitai Doriphoroi

Unit Name

Thrakioi Thorakitai Doriphoroi

Main Unit Key

Thr_Thorax_Spears

Land Unit Key

Thr_Thorax_Spears

Naval Unit Key

pel_transport

Soldiers

200

Category

Melee Infantry

Class

Spear Infantry

Custom Battle Cost

1102

Recruitment Cost

1102

Upkeep Cost

220

Missile Damage

12

├ Missile Weapon

prec2

├ Projectile

prec2

├ Missile Damage

12

├ Missile Ap Damage

0

└ Base Reload Time

10

Accuracy

5

Range

80

Reload

0

Shots Per Minute

6

Ammunition

1

Melee Attack

32

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

13

Melee Defence

78

├ Base Defence

26

├ Shield

shield5

└ Shield Defence

52

Armour

14

├ Armour

arm8

├ Armour Defence

14

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

20

├ Man Entity

heavy_medium

├ Man Health

20

└ Bonus Hit Points

0

Base Morale

55

Abilities

Thrakioi Thorakitai Doriphoroi
  • Stamina (low)
    Governs how fast the unit tires and restores fatigue, and is dependent on type of unit, weight and approach to combat.
  • Throw Javelin (medium)
    The unit throws its javelins towards a spot causing damage to everyone in the area of effect
    NOTE: you cannot throw javelins when you are inside a formation

Attributes

  • Expert Charge Defence
    This unit’s melee attack and damage are increased against charging enemies.
  • 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.

Strengths & Weaknesses

Transport
  • Very poor hull strength
  • Very slow speed
  • Weak ramming
Thrakioi Thorakitai Doriphoroi
  • Very good defensive unit
  • Low damage but average armour penetration
  • Average attack
  • Good morale