Qidri (Imperator Augustus) Spear Infantry

Herdsmen

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 Herdsmen

Main Unit Key Mro_Herdsmen_Spears

Land Unit Key Mro_Herdsmen_Spears

Naval Unit Key egyptian_transport

Soldiers 160

Category Melee Infantry

Class Spear Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 650

Recruitment Cost 650

Upkeep Cost 80

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 25

Melee Defence 69

├ Base Defence 45

├ Shield tower

└ Shield Defence 24

Armour 63

├ Armour cloth

├ Armour Defence 27

└ Shield Armour 36

Health 70

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_medium

├ Man Health 55

└ Bonus Hit Points 15

Base Morale 55

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
• Headhunt
  Gradual increase in effectiveness of the unit's attack.
  Melee attack, morale
  Melee defence

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 Royal Barracks (east_military_infantry_4) Level 3
Lv. 0	Infantry Tents (east_military_infantry_2) Level 1 Infantry Quarters (east_military_infantry_3) Level 2

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Axum Blemmyes Meroe African Rebels Garamantia Nasamones
Hannibal at the Gates	African Rebels (Hannibal at the Gates) Garamantia (Hannibal at the Gates) Mauri (Hannibal at the Gates)
Imperator Augustus	African Rebels (Imperator Augustus) Axum (Imperator Augustus) Blemmyes (Imperator Augustus) Gaetuli (Imperator Augustus) Garamantia (Imperator Augustus) Gerrhea (Imperator Augustus) Himyar (Imperator Augustus) Ma'in (Imperator Augustus) Mascat (Imperator Augustus) Mauri (Imperator Augustus) Meroe (Imperator Augustus) Nabatea (Imperator Augustus) Nasamones (Imperator Augustus) Numidia (Imperator Augustus) Qidri (Imperator Augustus) Saba (Imperator Augustus)