Persian Spearmen
With a spear in one hand and a shield in the other, these men constitute the core melee component of most garrison forces. Whilst it would be a falsehood to number them amongst the professional soldiery, they are sworn to defend their homelands and are effective at performing delaying actions against enemy forces which have breached the outer fortifications.Very few Persians were professional soldiers and, apart from the earlier elite Achaemenid Immortals and some mercenary hoplites, none were formally trained or drilled. Instead, troops were levied by rich land owners as an obligation during times of war. Levied infantry included slingers, archers and javelin throwers, all wearing little armour but some with shields for protection. As might be expected due to the local terrain, cavalry was an important component in an eastern army, and several types were raised. Lighter cavalry wore iron or bronze scale armour over a tunic; these mounted warriors carried javelins and a sword but had no shield. Horse archers were used to wear down infantry with fast, ruthless attacks. Heavy cavalry included a royal bodyguard. The Parthians, and later the Sassanid Persians, developed all-over horse armour to protect their valued steeds as well as the fearsome cataphract warriors. These were as armoured as any late medieval knight.
Unit Name Persian Spearmen |
Main Unit Key GAR_Per_Garrisoned_Spearmen |
Land Unit Key GAR_Per_Garrisoned_Spearmen |
Naval Unit Key pel_transport |
Soldiers 200 |
Category Melee Infantry |
Class Hoplite/Pike Infantry |
Custom Battle Cost 580 |
Recruitment Cost 585 |
Upkeep Cost 100 |
Melee Attack 18 |
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 11 |
59 |
├ Base Defence 17 |
├ Shield hshield1 |
└ Shield Defence 42 |
10 |
├ Armour arm6 |
├ Armour Defence 10 |
└ Shield Armour 0 |
20 |
├ Man Entity hoplite_medium |
├ Man Health 20 |
└ Bonus Hit Points 0 |
Base Morale 45 |
Abilities
Persian Spearmen- Stamina (average)
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
- 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
- Good defensive unit
- Low damage but average armour penetration
- Average attack
- Normal morale
Faction Availability | |
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Grand Campaign | |
Imperator Augustus |