Massilia Spear Infantry

Light 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 Light Hoplites

Main Unit Key Gre_Light_Hoplites

Land Unit Key Gre_Light_Hoplites

Naval Unit Key greek_transport

Soldiers 160

Category Melee Infantry

Class Spear Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 400

Recruitment Cost 400

Upkeep Cost 75

Melee Attack 18

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 16

Melee Defence 63

├ Base Defence 37

├ Shield hoplite

└ Shield Defence 26

Armour 80

├ Armour padded

├ Armour Defence 37

└ Shield Armour 43

Health 65

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_medium

├ Man Health 55

└ Bonus Hit Points 10

Base Morale 30

Abilities

• Hoplite Wall
  The unit moves into close wall formation.
  Bracing, melee defence, shield strength
  Acceleration, speed
• Square
  The unit moves into a close square formation.
  Bracing, morale, melee defence
  Can't move
• 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

• Average defensive unit
• Low damage but average armour penetration
• Weak attack
• Poor morale

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Muster Field (greek_military_1) Level 0 Holosideros Barracks (greek_military_heavy_2) Level 1 Hoplite Barracks (greek_military_heavy_3) Level 2 Periokos Camp (greek_military_light_2) Level 1 Skirmisher Camp (greek_military_light_3) Level 2
Lv. 1	Royal Barracks (greek_military_heavy_4) Level 3 Mercenary Camp (greek_military_light_4) Level 3

Garrison Buildings
x 1	Village (Amber Shore) (greek_amber_1) Level 0 City (greek_city_1) Level 0 Inn (greek_city_centre_inn_3) Level 2 Wine Shop (greek_city_centre_wine_3) Level 2 Village (Glassware) (greek_glass_1) Level 0 Village (Gold Mine) (greek_gold_1) Level 0 Village (Grain Fields) (greek_grain_1) Level 0 Village (Horse Trainers) (greek_horse_1) Level 0 Village (Iron Workshop) (greek_iron_1) Level 0 Village (Lead Mine) (greek_lead_1) Level 0 Village (Tannery) (greek_leather_1) Level 0 Village (Loggers) (greek_lumber_1) Level 0 Village (Marble Pit) (greek_marble_1) Level 0 Hoplite Barracks (greek_military_heavy_3) Level 2 Mercenary Camp (greek_military_light_4) Level 3 Village (Olive Grove) (greek_olive_1) Level 0 Village (Murex Snail Farm) (greek_purple_dye_1) Level 0 Village (Silk Trader) (greek_silk_1) Level 0 Village (greek_town_1) Level 0 Village (Vineyard) (greek_wine_1) Level 0
x 2	Settlement (Amber Collector) (greek_amber_2) Level 1 Town (Amber Trader) (greek_amber_3) Level 2 Colony (Amber Road) (greek_amber_4) Level 3 Polis (greek_city_2) Level 1 Megapolis (greek_city_3) Level 2 Metropolis (greek_city_4) Level 3 Settlement (Glass Blower) (greek_glass_2) Level 1 Town (Glass Maker) (greek_glass_3) Level 2 Colony (Master Glass Maker) (greek_glass_4) Level 3 Settlement (Trench Mine) (greek_gold_2) Level 1 Town (Shaft Mine) (greek_gold_3) Level 2 Colony (Sluiced Mine) (greek_gold_4) Level 3 Settlement (Grain Farms) (greek_grain_2) Level 1 Town (Grain Irrigated Farm) (greek_grain_3) Level 2 Colony (Grain Estate) (greek_grain_4) Level 3 Town (Horse Breeders) (greek_horse_2) Level 1 Colony (Master Horse Breeders) (greek_horse_3) Level 2 Town (Shieldmaker) (greek_iron_armour_2) Level 1 Colony (Armourer) (greek_iron_armour_3) Level 2 Town (Blacksmith) (greek_iron_weapon_2) Level 1 Colony (Weaponsmith) (greek_iron_weapon_3) Level 2 Settlement (Trench Mine) (greek_lead_2) Level 1 Town (Shaft Mine) (greek_lead_3) Level 2 Colony (Sluiced Mine) (greek_lead_4) Level 3 Settlement (Open Air Tannery) (greek_leather_2) Level 1 Town (Leather Workshop) (greek_leather_3) Level 2 Colony (Master Leather Workshop) (greek_leather_4) Level 3 Settlement (Logging Camp) (greek_lumber_2) Level 1 Town (Timber Yard) (greek_lumber_3) Level 2 Colony (Timber Trader) (greek_lumber_4) Level 3 Settlement (Marble Quarry) (greek_marble_2) Level 1 Town (Marble Cutter) (greek_marble_3) Level 2 Colony (Marble Architect) (greek_marble_4) Level 3 Muster Field (greek_military_1) Level 0 Holosideros Barracks (greek_military_heavy_2) Level 1 Periokos Camp (greek_military_light_2) Level 1 Skirmisher Camp (greek_military_light_3) Level 2 Settlement (Olive Press) (greek_olive_2) Level 1 Town (Mola Olearia) (greek_olive_3) Level 2 Colony (Olive Oil Trader) (greek_olive_4) Level 3 Settlement (Snail Vats) (greek_purple_dye_2) Level 1 Town (Dye Works) (greek_purple_dye_3) Level 2 Colony (Master Dye Works) (greek_purple_dye_4) Level 3 Settlement (Silk Caravan) (greek_silk_2) Level 1 Town (Silk Market) (greek_silk_3) Level 2 Colony (Silk Road) (greek_silk_4) Level 3 Civil Settlement (greek_town_civil_2) Level 1 Civil Town (greek_town_civil_3) Level 2 Civil Colony (greek_town_civil_4) Level 3 Farming Settlement (greek_town_farm_2) Level 1 Farming Town (greek_town_farm_3) Level 2 Farming Colony (greek_town_farm_4) Level 3 Market Settlement (greek_town_trade_2) Level 1 Market Town (greek_town_trade_3) Level 2 Market Colony (greek_town_trade_4) Level 3 Settlement (Large Vineyard) (greek_wine_2) Level 1 Town (Winemaker) (greek_wine_3) Level 2 Colony (Master Winemaker) (greek_wine_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Athens Athenian Boule Syracuse Syracusan Nobles Knossos Rhodos Trapezos Massilia Massilian Nobles
Samnite Wars	Greek Cities (Samnite Wars)
Caesar in Gaul	Massilia (Caesar in Gaul)
Hannibal at the Gates	Syracuse (Hannibal at the Gates) Syracusan Nobles (Hannibal at the Gates) Emporion (Hannibal at the Gates) Massilia (Hannibal at the Gates)
Imperator Augustus	Judea (Imperator Augustus)