Mercenary Thureos Spears
Skirmishing hoplites are good value for money, almost two units for the price of one!Light Greek infantry, the thureophoroi developed around the early 4th century BC, and straddled the gap between the phalanx and the skirmishing peltasts. Named after the thureos, their large oval shields, they were more heavily armoured than the traditional Thracian and Greek peltast. Able to both skirmish and form up as a phalanx, they were used to guard the flanks and protect other light troops. Their shield, normally made from wood and covered with leather, had a central handgrip that was protected by a vertical spine and a metal boss-like strip, and may have been inspired by Celtic or Roman shields of the time. Like the longer sarissa, the spears used by the thureophoroi had a weighted butt-spike to provide balance, but this also allowed them to throw javelins, if so equipped, by jamming their spears into the ground. Able to fulfil a variety of roles, thureophoroi were common amongst both citizen and mercenary units of the Greek city-states until they were eclipsed by the Macedonian phalanxes of Phillip II and Alexander the Great.
Unit Name Mercenary Thureos Spears |
Main Unit Key Mer_Gre_Thureos_Spears |
Land Unit Key Mer_Gre_Thureos_Spears |
Naval Unit Key pel_transport |
Soldiers 160 |
Category Melee Infantry |
Class Spear Infantry |
Custom Battle Cost 540 |
Recruitment Cost 360 |
Upkeep Cost 270 |
29 |
├ Missile Weapon rome_javelin_light |
├ Projectile javelin_light |
├ Missile Damage 20 |
├ Missile Ap Damage 9 |
└ Base Reload Time 10 |
Accuracy 5 |
Range 80 |
Reload 0 |
Shots Per Minute 6 |
Ammunition 5 |
Melee Attack 24 |
25 |
├ Melee Weapon rome_spear |
├ Melee Damage Base 20 |
├ Melee Damage Ap 5 |
├ Armour Piercing No |
├ Bonus vs. Large 20 |
├ Bonus vs Elephants 20 |
└ Bonus vs Infantry 0 |
Charge Bonus 26 |
55 |
├ Base Defence 30 |
├ Shield thureos |
└ Shield Defence 25 |
65 |
├ Armour leather |
├ Armour Defence 30 |
└ Shield Armour 35 |
50 |
├ Man Entity rome_infantry_medium_fast |
├ Man Health 40 |
└ Bonus Hit Points 10 |
Base Morale 50 |
Abilities
Mercenary Thureos Spears- Square
The unit moves into a close square formation.
Bracing, morale, melee defence
Can't move
Attributes
- Disciplined
This unit does not suffer a morale penalty when the general dies. It can also rally after routing more often. - Formation Attack
The unit will try to stay in formation when in melee. - 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
- Good defensive unit
- Low damage but average armour penetration
- Average attack
- Normal morale
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1 | rom_province_pool_hellas | Achaia |
Athenae Gortyna Sparta |
0 | 0.75 | 1 | 2 |
2 | rom_province_pool_macedonia | Macedonia |
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0 | 0.75 | 1 | 2 |
3 | rom_province_pool_magna_graecia | Sicily |
Agrigentum Panormus Syracuse |
0 | 0.75 | 1 | 2 |
4 | rom_province_pool_asia | Asia |
Ephesus Pergamon Pessinus Rhodos |
0 | 0.75 | 1 | 2 |
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5 | rom_province_pool_hellas | Hellas |
Athenai Hierapytna Sparta |
0 | 0.75 | 1 | 2 |
6 | rom_province_pool_macedonia | Macedonia |
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0 | 0.75 | 1 | 2 |
7 | rom_province_pool_magna_graecia | Magna Graecia |
Cosentia Brundisium Lilybaeum Syracusae |
0 | 0.75 | 1 | 2 |
8 | rom_province_pool_asia | Asia |
Ephesus Pergamon Pessinus Rhodos |
0 | 0.75 | 1 | 2 |
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