Gorgo's Skirmishers
"Come back with this shield, or on it..."Although an outsider might consider the highly militaristic society of Sparta to be fiercely patriarchal, the reality was somewhat different. Mothers were honoured due to their essential role in producing its male warriors. Also, unusually for the time, marriage dowries were espoused in favour of matches based on personality and physique, rather than property and wealth. This was because the physical fitness of parents was considered paramount in assuring the health of their offspring. Spartan women were, like men, trained for physical agility from a young age, and married later in life as a result. Furthermore, wives did not perform domestic chores, instead dedicating themselves to training, childbearing and supervision of the enslaved Helots, who did all the physical labour at home and on the land. As up to half the male population were away fighting at any one time, this supervision was not limited to the household and fields; women had an active role in the day-to-day running of the city too.
Unit Name Gorgo's Skirmishers |
Main Unit Key Gre_Gorgos_Skirmishers |
Land Unit Key Gre_Gorgos_Skirmishers |
Naval Unit Key greek_transport |
Soldiers 120 |
Category Missile Infantry |
Class Missile Infantry |
Custom Battle Cost 520 |
Recruitment Cost 520 |
Upkeep Cost 75 |
22 |
├ Missile Weapon rome_sling_improved |
├ Projectile sling_stone_improved |
├ Missile Damage 17 |
├ Missile Ap Damage 5 |
└ Base Reload Time 9 |
Accuracy 5 |
Range 155 |
Reload 25 |
Shots Per Minute 9 |
Ammunition 35 |
Melee Attack 9 |
23 |
├ Melee Weapon rome_shortsword |
├ Melee Damage Base 20 |
├ Melee Damage Ap 3 |
├ Armour Piercing No |
├ Bonus vs. Large 0 |
├ Bonus vs Elephants 0 |
└ Bonus vs Infantry 5 |
Charge Bonus 6 |
50 |
├ Base Defence 15 |
├ Shield small_bronze |
└ Shield Defence 35 |
27 |
├ Armour cloth |
├ Armour Defence 27 |
└ Shield Armour 0 |
55 |
├ Man Entity rome_infantry_very_light |
├ Man Health 45 |
└ Bonus Hit Points 10 |
Base Morale 35 |
Abilities
Gorgo's Skirmishers- Rapid Advance
Improved unit movement speed over an extended period.
Speed, acceleration, charge speed
Exertion: fatigue
Attributes
- Resistant to Fatigue
Fatigue has less of an effect on this unit. - Hide (scrub & forest)
This unit can hide in scrub and forest until enemy units get too close.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Transport- Very poor hull strength
- Very slow speed
- Weak ramming
- Very long range
- Average rate of fire
- Low damage but average armour penetration
- Very weak in melee
- Very poor morale
Faction Availability | |
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Grand Campaign | |
Imperator Augustus |