Assault Hexeres - Spartan Hoplites
These magnificent ships are both intimidating and extremely dangerous.These men know nothing but war, and are rightly feared by all.
As centuries passed, naval tactics and needs changed across the Mediterranean. There was a move towards larger ships, partly as an expression of national or dynastic power: the Ptolemaic rulers of Egypt were particularly fond of large ships to show their wealth and influence in a physical way. These 'polyremes', a term meaning many oared, were not suitable for ramming work in battle. In practice many of them had no more oars than smaller ships; what they had were more rowers per oar than smaller ships. A Roman hexareme or Greek hexeres would have a couple of banks of oars with three men per oar, and appear to be an over-sized version of a smaller ship. Even so, thanks to being tremendously heavy and strongly constructed, they were slow moving, and hardly capable of the quick turns needed to take advantage of enemy mistakes. Instead the large ships made use of their wide decks and plentiful carrying capacities and became fighting platforms for infantry and artillery. Boarding or long-range bombardment were the methods to be used to defeat the enemy; naval warfare had come full circle in terms of fighting methods, even if ships had grown significantly.
(Spartan Hoplites)
Conditioned from the age of seven for a life on campaign, and dedicated to full-time military training, the Spartans were exceptionally well drilled and masters of their weaponry and equipment. Anyone who lost their shield in battle was dishonoured: while cuirass and helmet were for protecting the individual, the shield was seen as protection for the entire phalanx. As such, the Spartans were a highly-disciplined and co-ordinated force, largely superior to any other on the battlefield. It was the Spartans who led the defence of the Peloponnese against the Persians in 480BC and, after two full days of battle, fought the famous last stand at Thermopylae. 300 Spartans and their Greek allies blocked the tiny pass between the cliffs and the sea, forcing the Persians to attack their deadly phalanx head on. When a Greek traitor eventually caused the Spartans to be outflanked, they fought to the very last man. The time spent defeating the Spartans was just enough for the remaining Greek allies to prepare a fleet to defeat the Persian navy decisively near the island of Salamis, ending the war.
Unit Name Assault Hexeres - Spartan Hoplites |
Main Unit Key Gre_Spartan_Six |
Land Unit Key Gre_Spartan_Hoplites |
Naval Unit Key greek_six |
Soldiers 160 |
Category Heavy Ship |
Class Melee Ship |
Custom Battle Cost 1130 |
Recruitment Cost 1130 |
Upkeep Cost 130 |
1046 |
└ Ship greek_six |
Ship Speed 4 |
Melee Attack 26 |
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 23 |
80 |
├ Base Defence 54 |
├ Shield hoplite |
└ Shield Defence 26 |
95 |
├ Armour spolas |
├ Armour Defence 52 |
└ Shield Armour 43 |
80 |
├ Man Entity rome_infantry_spartan |
├ Man Health 65 |
└ Bonus Hit Points 15 |
Base Morale 55 |
Abilities
Assault Hexeres- Row Hard 30
Increases speed for 30 strokes.
Ship speed
- 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
Assault Hexeres- Very good hull strength
- Heavy crew
- Slow speed
- Strong ramming
- Very good boarding
- Good defensive unit
- Low damage but average armour penetration
- Average attack
- Normal morale
Requires Buildings | |
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Lv. 0 |
Drydock
(greek_port_military_3) Level 2
Military Port
(greek_port_military_4) Level 3 |
Garrison Buildings | |
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x 2 |
Drydock
(greek_port_military_3) Level 2
Military Port
(greek_port_military_4) Level 3 |
Faction Availability | |
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Grand Campaign | |
Imperator Augustus |