Etruscan League Spear Infantry

Etruscan Hoplites

Hoplites date back to the wars between the Greek city-states in the 8th and 7th centuries BC. During the Greco-Persian Wars most hoplites wore a Corinthian-style bronze helm, and a cuirass of bronze or stiffened linen or canvas. They were armed with a short sword and an iron-tipped spear with a bronze counterbalance butt-spike. Hoplites were named, though, after the round hoplon shield they carried. The hoplon-and-spear combination required them to fight as a phalanx, a block of spearmen some eight ranks deep. When closed up, each man would find shelter behind the shield of his neighbour, creating a wall of bristling spear-points. While all hoplites were originally citizen-soldiers, full-time mercenaries took over and became the standard fighting unit of the Greek world. Later, under Phillip II of Macedon and Alexander the Great, the shield became smaller, while the spear developed into the five metre sarissa pike. Many armies adopted the phalanx of hoplites as a tactical unit because it was very successful in battle.

Unit Name Etruscan Hoplites

Main Unit Key Ita_Etruscan_Hoplites

Land Unit Key Ita_Etruscan_Hoplites

Naval Unit Key greek_transport

Soldiers 160

Category Melee Infantry

Class Spear Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 750

Recruitment Cost 750

Upkeep Cost 85

Melee Attack 27

Weapon Damage 30

├ Melee Weapon rome_hoplite_spear

├ Melee Damage Base 16

├ Melee Damage Ap 14

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 10

├ Bonus vs Elephants 12

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 20

Melee Defence 73

├ Base Defence 47

├ Shield hoplite

└ Shield Defence 26

Armour 95

├ Armour spolas

├ Armour Defence 52

└ Shield Armour 43

Health 75

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_hoplite

├ Man Health 60

└ Bonus Hit Points 15

Base Morale 55

Abilities

• Hoplite Wall
  The unit moves into close wall formation.
  Bracing, melee defence, shield strength
  Acceleration, speed
• Rapid Advance
  Improved unit movement speed over an extended period.
  Speed, acceleration, charge speed
  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.

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	Manipular Barracks (rome_military_main_2) Level 1 Cohort Barracks (rome_military_main_3) Level 2 Civil Town (rome_town_civil_3) Level 2 Market Town (rome_town_trade_3) Level 2
Lv. 1	Legionary Barracks (rome_military_main_4) Level 3 Civil Colonia (rome_town_civil_4) Level 3 Market Colonia (rome_town_trade_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Etruscan League
Hannibal at the Gates	Etruscan League (Hannibal at the Gates)