Armenian Phalanx Pikemen
The influence of the hellenes has been strong indeed, with the conquests of Alexander and greek colonies dottng the black sea. In response to these pressures, Armenia has raised its own force of pikemen, taken from the veterans of other spear units.The Agrianes were a Paeonian tribe of fierce fighters. Known for their incredible dexterity and speed, they became an auxiliary infantry unit in the army of Alexander the Great. Carrying a clutch of javelins into battle, the Agrianes were able to move fast and strike hard. They wore little or no armour to hinder them and carried no shield. Alexander employed them time and time again as front line troops in many of his major battles, where they developed into an elite missile assault unit under the command of his general Attalus, proving especially effective in mountainous areas where agility was essential and the phalanx formation proved unwieldy. Carrying axes and knives that could also be used as climbing hooks, the Agrianes were exceptional not only at climbing and traversing difficult terrain, but also when assaulting manmade defences and walls. Fiercely loyal and extremely effective, they were also used to protect siege equipment before joining the crack hypastists for the assault. Alexander rewarded the Agrianes for their service with the right to govern their own lands. Later an elite force of Agrianes fought for Antiochus at Raphia in 217BC against Ptolemy IV.
Unit Name Armenian Phalanx Pikemen |
Main Unit Key ROH_Armenian_Phalanx |
Land Unit Key ROH_Armenian_Phalanx |
Naval Unit Key persian_transport |
Soldiers 160 |
Category Melee Infantry |
Class Pike Infantry |
Custom Battle Cost 660 |
Recruitment Cost 660 |
Upkeep Cost 85 |
Melee Attack 29 |
29 |
├ Melee Weapon rome_pike |
├ Melee Damage Base 20 |
├ Melee Damage Ap 9 |
├ Armour Piercing No |
├ Bonus vs. Large 5 |
├ Bonus vs Elephants 7 |
└ Bonus vs Infantry 0 |
Charge Bonus 7 |
59 |
├ Base Defence 38 |
├ Shield pikemen |
└ Shield Defence 21 |
87 |
├ Armour scale |
├ Armour Defence 57 |
└ Shield Armour 30 |
65 |
├ Man Entity rome_infantry_heavy_pike |
├ Man Health 50 |
└ Bonus Hit Points 15 |
Base Morale 50 |
Abilities
Armenian Phalanx Pikemen- Pike Phalanx
The unit moves into a deep, close defensive formation.
Bonus vs cavalry, bracing.
Limited speed - Steady
Improves the unit's ability to endure enemy charges.
Armour, melee defence
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
Transport- Very poor hull strength
- Very slow speed
- Weak ramming
- Very good defensive unit
- Low damage but average armour penetration
- Average attack
- Good morale
- Very vulnerable when not in phalanx
Requires Buildings | |
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Lv. 0 |
Infantry Quarters
(east_military_infantry_3) Level 2 |
Lv. 1 |
Royal Barracks
(east_military_infantry_4) Level 3 |
Faction Availability | |
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Grand Campaign | |
Imperator Augustus |