Samnites (Samnite Wars) Spear Infantry
Etruscan Thorax Spearmen
Moderately trained spearmen, more experienced guarding the frontiers than in actual battle; though it would still be unwise to be on the business end of their spears.Unit Name Etruscan Thorax Spearmen |
Main Unit Key Ita_Etruscan_Trained_Spears |
Land Unit Key Ita_Etruscan_Trained_Spears |
Naval Unit Key roman_transport |
Soldiers 160 |
Category Melee Infantry |
Class Spear Infantry |
Custom Battle Cost 690 |
Recruitment Cost 690 |
Upkeep Cost 80 |
Melee Attack 26 |
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 |
66 |
├ Base Defence 40 |
├ Shield hoplite |
└ Shield Defence 26 |
100 |
├ Armour mail |
├ Armour Defence 57 |
└ Shield Armour 43 |
70 |
├ Man Entity rome_infantry_heavy_fast |
├ Man Health 55 |
└ Bonus Hit Points 15 |
Base Morale 50 |
Abilities
Etruscan Thorax Spearmen- Shield Screen
The unit raises their shields in a static defensive formation.
Bracing, melee defence, shield strength
Can't move - Rapid Advance
Improved unit movement speed over an extended period.
Speed, acceleration, charge speed
Exertion: fatigue - Cavalry Counter-tactics
Improves unit's ability to endure enemy cavalry charges for an extended time.
Bonus vs mounted units
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
Transport- Very poor hull strength
- Very slow speed
- Weak ramming
- Good defensive unit
- Low damage but average armour penetration
- Average attack
- Normal morale
Requires Buildings | |
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Lv. 0 |
Auxiliary Camp
(rome_military_aux_2) Level 1
Auxiliary Barracks
(rome_military_aux_3) Level 2 |
Lv. 1 |
Auxiliary Garrison
(rome_military_aux_4) Level 3 |
Faction Availability | |
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Grand Campaign | |
Samnite Wars | |
Hannibal at the Gates |