Parthia (Imperator Augustus) Spear Infantry

Persian Hoplites

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 Hoplites

Main Unit Key Eas_Persian_Hoplites

Land Unit Key Eas_Persian_Hoplites

Naval Unit Key persian_transport

Soldiers 160

Category Melee Infantry

Class Spear Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 520

Recruitment Cost 520

Upkeep Cost 80

Melee Attack 20

Weapon Damage 29

├ Melee Weapon rome_spear

├ Melee Damage Base 19

├ Melee Damage Ap 10

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 15

├ Bonus vs Elephants 16

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 16

Melee Defence 64

├ Base Defence 38

├ Shield hoplite

└ Shield Defence 26

Armour 90

├ Armour leather

├ Armour Defence 47

└ Shield Armour 43

Health 70

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_heavy_fast

├ Man Health 55

└ Bonus Hit Points 15

Base Morale 40

Abilities

• Square
  The unit moves into a close square formation.
  Bracing, morale, melee defence
  Can't move
• Rapid Advance
  Improved unit movement speed over an extended period.
  Speed, acceleration, charge speed
  Exertion: fatigue

Attributes

• 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. 1	Royal Karka (east_city_royal_4) Level 3 Satrap Karka (east_city_satrap_4) Level 3 Royal Barracks (east_military_infantry_4) Level 3 Game Field (east_town_centre_game_4) Level 3 Master Trader (east_town_centre_trade_4) Level 3 Garrison Large Town (east_town_garrison_4) Level 3 Trade Large Town (east_town_trade_4) Level 3
Lv. 0	Infantry Quarters (east_military_infantry_3) Level 2

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Armenia Armenian Nobles Media Atropatene Parthia Parthian Nobles Seleucid Seleucid Nobles
Imperator Augustus	Armenia (Imperator Augustus) Armenian Nobles (Imperator Augustus) Media Atropatene (Imperator Augustus) Parthia (Imperator Augustus) Parthian Nobles (Imperator Augustus)