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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.

Erin-mesh Uriki

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

Weapon Damage

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

Melee Defence

82

├ Base Defence

30

├ Shield

shield7

└ Shield Defence

52

Armour

18

├ Armour

arm10

├ Armour Defence

18

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

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
Erin-mesh Uriki
  • Very good defensive unit
  • Low damage but average armour penetration
  • Average attack
  • Good morale
Recuitment Requirement
Unit Resouces DEI_Mesopotamia

Grand Campaign Regions

Grand Campaign
Provinces Regions
Mesopotamia Athura Babirus Meshan Osroene
Requires Buildings
Erin-mesh Uriki Lv. 0 Pergamon
Pergamon
(dei_main_city_PERGAMON_3)
Level 2
Fortified Pergamon
Fortified Pergamon
(dei_main_city_PERGAMON_3_fort)
Level 2
Commercial Pergamon
Commercial Pergamon
(dei_main_city_PERGAMON_3_trade)
Level 2
Pergamon
Pergamon
(dei_main_city_PERGAMON_4)
Level 3
Fortified Pergamon
Fortified Pergamon
(dei_main_city_PERGAMON_4_fort)
Level 3
Commercial Pergamon
Commercial Pergamon
(dei_main_city_PERGAMON_4_trade)
Level 3
Civil Town
Civil Town
(greek_town_civil_3)
Level 2
Civil Colony
Civil Colony
(greek_town_civil_4)
Level 3
Farming Town
Farming Town
(greek_town_farm_3)
Level 2
Farming Colony
Farming Colony
(greek_town_farm_4)
Level 3
Market Town
Market Town
(greek_town_trade_3)
Level 2
Market Colony
Market Colony
(greek_town_trade_4)
Level 3
Hellenistic Kleroukhia
Hellenistic Kleroukhia
(rom_HELLENIC_city_major_3)
Level 2
Hellenistic Metropolis
Hellenistic Metropolis
(rom_HELLENIC_city_major_4)
Level 3
Hellenic Garrison Kleroukhia
Hellenic Garrison Kleroukhia
(rom_HELLENIC_city_major_fort_3)
Level 2
Hellenic Fortified Metropolis
Hellenic Fortified Metropolis
(rom_HELLENIC_city_major_fort_4)
Level 3
Hellenic Trade Kleroukhia
Hellenic Trade Kleroukhia
(rom_HELLENIC_city_major_trade_3)
Level 2
Hellenic Economic Metropolis
Hellenic Economic Metropolis
(rom_HELLENIC_city_major_trade_4)
Level 3
Hellenistic Komai (Glassware)
Hellenistic Komai (Glassware)
(rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_glass_3)
Level 2
Hellenistic Town (Glassware)
Hellenistic Town (Glassware)
(rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_glass_4)
Level 3
Hellenistic Komai
Hellenistic Komai
(rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_gold_3)
Level 2
Hellenistic Town
Hellenistic Town
(rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_gold_4)
Level 3
Village (Iron)
Village (Iron)
(rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_iron_2)
Level 1
Hellenistic Komai (Marble)
Hellenistic Komai (Marble)
(rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_marble_3)
Level 2
Hellenistic Town (Marble)
Hellenistic Town (Marble)
(rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_marble_4)
Level 3
Hellenistic Komai (Olive Oil)
Hellenistic Komai (Olive Oil)
(rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_olives_3)
Level 2
Hellenistic Town (Olive Oil)
Hellenistic Town (Olive Oil)
(rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_olives_4)
Level 3
Hellenistic Komai (Trained Slaves)
Hellenistic Komai (Trained Slaves)
(rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_slave_3)
Level 2
Hellenistic Town (Trained Slaves)
Hellenistic Town (Trained Slaves)
(rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_slave_4)
Level 3
Hellenistic Komai (Timber)
Hellenistic Komai (Timber)
(rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_timber_3)
Level 2
Hellenistic Town (Timber)
Hellenistic Town (Timber)
(rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_timber_4)
Level 3
Hellenistic Komai (Wine)
Hellenistic Komai (Wine)
(rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_wine_3)
Level 2
Hellenistic Town (Wine)
Hellenistic Town (Wine)
(rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_wine_4)
Level 3
Faction Availability
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