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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.

Assault Hexeres - Spartan Hoplites

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

Ship Health

1046

└ Ship

greek_six

Ship Speed

4

Melee Attack

26

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

23

Melee Defence

80

├ Base Defence

54

├ Shield

hoplite

└ Shield Defence

26

Armour

95

├ Armour

spolas

├ Armour Defence

52

└ Shield Armour

43

Health

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
Spartan Hoplites
  • 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
Spartan Hoplites
  • Good defensive unit
  • Low damage but average armour penetration
  • Average attack
  • Normal morale
Requires Buildings
Assault Hexeres - Spartan Hoplites Lv. 0 Drydock
Drydock
(greek_port_military_3)
Level 2
Military Port
Military Port
(greek_port_military_4)
Level 3
Garrison Buildings
Assault Hexeres - Spartan Hoplites x 2 Drydock
Drydock
(greek_port_military_3)
Level 2
Military Port
Military Port
(greek_port_military_4)
Level 3
Faction Availability
Grand Campaign
Imperator Augustus