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Pontic Chosen Infantry

Chosen infantry, elite soldiers.

The thureos, a large oval-shaped shield, became common throughout the Hellenistic world from the 3rd century BC. Made from wood covered in hide, it differed from the earlier Greek hoplon in having a central handgrip, which was protected by a vertical spine running the length of the shield. This in turn could be further reinforced by the addition of a wide metal strip that protected the grip and the user’s hand. Inspired by the sub-rectangular and oval shields of the Celts, possibly through contact with the migrating Galatians, its usage seems to have spread through the Illyrian and Thracian tribes before it was adopted by the Greeks. Although large, the thureos was light in comparison to the traditional hoplon, and was adopted by heavily-armoured peltasts. Named after their shields, 'thureophoroi' could fight as common peltasts, skirmishing with javelins, but could also form up with their larger shields and longer spears in a similar fashion to a phalanx. The versatile and useful design of the thureos meant it was used by many armies, including the auxiliaries and cavalry of the later Roman Legions.

Pontic Chosen Infantry

Unit Name

Pontic Chosen Infantry

Main Unit Key

Eas_Pontic_Chosen

Land Unit Key

Eas_Pontic_Chosen

Naval Unit Key

greek_transport

Soldiers

160

Category

Melee Infantry

Class

Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost

850

Recruitment Cost

850

Upkeep Cost

90

Melee Attack

33

Weapon Damage

38

├ Melee Weapon

rome_eastern_sword_elite

├ Melee Damage Base

33

├ Melee Damage Ap

5

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Bonus vs. Large

0

├ Bonus vs Elephants

0

└ Bonus vs Infantry

7

Charge Bonus

28

Melee Defence

77

├ Base Defence

51

├ Shield

hoplite

└ Shield Defence

26

Armour

100

├ Armour

mail

├ Armour Defence

57

└ Shield Armour

43

Health

75

├ Man Entity

rome_infantry_very_heavy

├ Man Health

60

└ Bonus Hit Points

15

Base Morale

60

Abilities

Pontic Chosen Infantry
  • Use the Whip
    Improved attack and fatigue resistance for a short time.
    Melee attack, weapon damage, fatigue resistance
    Exertion: fatigue
  • Shieldwall
    The unit moves into a close formation and raises shields.
    Armour strength, bracing, melee defence, shield strength
    Limited 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.
  • 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
Pontic Chosen Infantry
  • Very good attack
  • Average defence
  • Average damage but low armour penetration
  • Good morale
Requires Buildings
Pontic Chosen Infantry Lv. 0 Hoplite Barracks
Hoplite Barracks
(greek_military_heavy_3)
Level 2
Pontic Chosen Infantry Lv. 1 Royal Barracks
Royal Barracks
(greek_military_heavy_4)
Level 3
Faction Availability
Grand Campaign
Imperator Augustus