Spears Of Macedon
The spears of Macedon are an elite flanking force, what they lack in defence they more than make up for in offence.Gladiators were usually slaves, condemned criminals or prisoners of war but others did enter the arena. Those with debts or a lust for glory could sell themselves as gladiators, and soldiers who had given ground might be sent to the arena as punishment. A gladiator's life was arduous and brutal, even before fighting in the games. Trainees could, and would, be killed in practice if they fought beneath their abilities, as a way of encouraging the others. The ludus, the training ground and home of gladiators, was run by a lanista, and within its walls his word was law. Outside the arena he was considered to be on the bottom rung of society; some Roman cemeteries did not allow the bodies of lanistas to be buried inside their walls, even. Having said that, there was also a peculiar glamour about their business and some were famed amongst games fans as the men who owned and trained gladiators - the sports stars of the Roman world.
Unit Name Spears Of Macedon |
Main Unit Key Gre_Spears_Of_Macedon |
Land Unit Key Gre_Spears_Of_Macedon |
Naval Unit Key greek_transport |
Soldiers 160 |
Category Melee Infantry |
Class Spear Infantry |
Custom Battle Cost 850 |
Recruitment Cost 850 |
Upkeep Cost 95 |
Melee Attack 38 |
33 |
├ Melee Weapon rome_hoplite_spear_elite |
├ Melee Damage Base 18 |
├ Melee Damage Ap 15 |
├ Armour Piercing No |
├ Bonus vs. Large 12 |
├ Bonus vs Elephants 15 |
└ Bonus vs Infantry 0 |
Charge Bonus 35 |
42 |
├ Base Defence 42 |
├ Shield none |
└ Shield Defence 0 |
74 |
├ Armour bronze |
├ Armour Defence 74 |
└ Shield Armour 0 |
80 |
├ Man Entity rome_infantry_hoplite |
├ Man Health 60 |
└ Bonus Hit Points 20 |
Base Morale 60 |
Abilities
Spears Of Macedon- Killing Spree
Increases weapon damage for an extended period.
Weapon damage
Exertion: fatigue - Rapid Advance
Improved unit movement speed over an extended period.
Speed, acceleration, charge speed
Exertion: fatigue - Use the Whip
Improved attack and fatigue resistance for a short time.
Melee attack, weapon damage, fatigue resistance
Exertion: fatigue
Attributes
- Disciplined
This unit does not suffer a morale penalty when the general dies. It can also rally after routing more often. - Encourage
This unit provides a morale bonus to nearby allies. - Hide (forest)
This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
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
Requires Buildings | |
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Lv. 0 |
Hoplite Barracks
(greek_military_heavy_3) Level 2 |
Lv. 1 |
Royal Barracks
(greek_military_heavy_4) Level 3 |
Faction Availability | |
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Grand Campaign |