Arabian Rebels Melee Infantry

Siyyafunan

The thureos, a large oval-shaped shield, became common throughout the Hellenistic world from the 3rd century BC. Made from wood covered in hide, it differed from the earlier Greek hoplon in having a central handgrip, which was protected by a vertical spine running the length of the shield. This in turn could be further reinforced by the addition of a wide metal strip that protected the grip and the user’s hand. Inspired by the sub-rectangular and oval shields of the Celts, possibly through contact with the migrating Galatians, its usage seems to have spread through the Illyrian and Thracian tribes before it was adopted by the Greeks. Although large, the thureos was light in comparison to the traditional hoplon, and was adopted by heavily-armoured peltasts. Named after their shields, 'thureophoroi' could fight as common peltasts, skirmishing with javelins, but could also form up with their larger shields and longer spears in a similar fashion to a phalanx. The versatile and useful design of the thureos meant it was used by many armies, including the auxiliaries and cavalry of the later Roman Legions.

Unit Name Siyyafunan

Main Unit Key Ara_thureos_soldiers

Land Unit Key Ara_thureos_soldiers

Naval Unit Key pel_transport

Soldiers 200

Category Melee Infantry

Class Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 1150

Recruitment Cost 1150

Upkeep Cost 230

Missile Damage 11

├ Missile Weapon prec1

├ Projectile prec1

├ Missile Damage 11

├ Missile Ap Damage 0

└ Base Reload Time 10

Accuracy 5

Range 80

Reload 0

Shots Per Minute 6

Ammunition 1

Melee Attack 36

Weapon Damage 11

├ Melee Weapon bsword3

├ Weapon Damage 11

├ Weapon Deadliness 0

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Cavalry 0

├ Bonus vs. Elephants 0

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 11

Melee Defence 74

├ Base Defence 22

├ Shield shield5

└ Shield Defence 52

Armour 14

├ Armour arm8

├ Armour Defence 14

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 20

├ Man Entity medium_medium

├ Man Health 20

└ Bonus Hit Points 0

Base Morale 55

Abilities

• Stamina (low)
  Governs how fast the unit tires and restores fatigue, and is dependent on type of unit, weight and approach to combat.

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.

Strengths & Weaknesses

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

• Very good attack
• Average defence
• Average damage but low armour penetration
• Good morale

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Infantry Tents (rom_EASTERN_levy_light_2) Level 1 Infantry Quarters (rom_EASTERN_levy_light_3) Level 2
Lv. 1	Hamspah Barracks (rom_EASTERN_levy_light_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Saba Separatists Hagar Mamlakat Himyar Ma'in Mascat Qidri Arabian Rebels Mamlakatin Saba
Imperator Augustus	Hagar (Imperator Augustus) Mamlakat Himyar (Imperator Augustus) Ma'in (Imperator Augustus) Mascat (Imperator Augustus) Qidri (Imperator Augustus) Arabian Rebels (Imperator Augustus) Mamlakatin Saba (Imperator Augustus)