Drangiana (Imperator Augustus) Spear Infantry

Spear Vanguards

Unit Name Spear Vanguards

Main Unit Key Eas_Spear_Vanguards

Land Unit Key Eas_Spear_Vanguards

Naval Unit Key persian_transport

Soldiers 160

Category Melee Infantry

Class Spear Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 770

Recruitment Cost 770

Upkeep Cost 85

Melee Attack 27

Weapon Damage 29

├ Melee Weapon rome_spear_anti_cav

├ Melee Damage Base 19

├ Melee Damage Ap 10

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 23

├ Bonus vs Elephants 26

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 23

Melee Defence 78

├ Base Defence 43

├ Shield thureos

└ Shield Defence 35

Armour 92

├ Armour mail

├ Armour Defence 57

└ Shield Armour 35

Health 65

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_heavy_fast

├ Man Health 55

└ Bonus Hit Points 10

Base Morale 50

Abilities

• Shieldwall
  The unit moves into a close formation and raises shields.
  Armour strength, bracing, melee defence, shield strength
  Limited speed
• Rapid Advance
  Improved unit movement speed over an extended period.
  Speed, acceleration, charge speed
  Exertion: fatigue
• Use the Whip
  Improved attack and fatigue resistance for a short time.
  Melee attack, weapon damage, fatigue resistance
  Exertion: fatigue

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

• Good defensive unit
• Low damage but average armour penetration
• Average attack
• Normal morale

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Infantry Quarters (east_military_infantry_3) Level 2
Lv. 1	Royal Barracks (east_military_infantry_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Seleucid Seleucid Nobles Arachosia Aria Drangiana Media Parthava Persia Sagartia
Imperator Augustus	Characene (Imperator Augustus) Drangiana (Imperator Augustus) Palmyra (Imperator Augustus) Paradene (Imperator Augustus) Persia (Imperator Augustus)