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Assault Hexeres - Palmyrene Spearmen

These magnificent ships are both intimidating and extremely dangerous.

Cheap spearmen are not necessarily poor spearmen.

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.

(Palmyrene Spearmen)
These spearmen were drawn from the subjects of the eastern regions. They were inexpensive, and simply equipped with a spear, wicker shield and cloth armour. Their shields were oval or rectangular in shape with a central handgrip. While uniformly equipped for the most part, their appearance varied greatly depending where they were recruited, and all kinds of Greek and Persian influences were manifest. In battle, spearmen guarded the flanks of phalanxes, or provided protection for skirmishers and archers. Although ill-equipped to face heavy enemies, their numbers and spears made them an effective counter to unarmoured cavalry. They were also a common type of mercenary and levied unit throughout Asia Minor and the Middle East.

Assault Hexeres - Palmyrene Spearmen

Unit Name

Assault Hexeres - Palmyrene Spearmen

Main Unit Key

3c_Pal_Assault_Hexeres

Land Unit Key

3c_Pal_Palmyrene_Spearmen

Naval Unit Key

3c_greek_six

Soldiers

160

Category

Heavy Ship

Class

Melee Ship

Custom Battle Cost

980

Recruitment Cost

980

Upkeep Cost

195

Missile Damage

29

├ Missile Weapon

rome_javelin_light_nonprecursor

├ 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

2

Ship Health

1046

└ Ship

greek_six

Ship Speed

5

Melee Attack

24

Weapon Damage

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

Melee Defence

55

├ Base Defence

30

├ Shield

thureos

└ Shield Defence

25

Armour

70

├ Armour

spolas

├ Armour Defence

35

└ Shield Armour

35

Health

50

├ Man Entity

rome_infantry_medium_fast

├ Man Health

40

└ Bonus Hit Points

10

Base Morale

50

Abilities

Assault Hexeres
  • Row Hard 30
    Increases speed for 30 strokes.
    Ship speed
Palmyrene Spearmen
  • 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

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

Assault Hexeres
  • Very good hull strength
  • Heavy crew
  • Slow speed
  • Strong ramming
  • Very good boarding
Palmyrene Spearmen
  • Good defensive unit
  • Low damage but average armour penetration
  • Average attack
  • Normal morale
Requires Buildings
Assault Hexeres - Palmyrene Spearmen Lv. 0 Docks
Docks
(3c_rome_port_patrol_3)
Level 2
Coastal Patrol
Coastal Patrol
(3c_rome_port_patrol_4)
Level 3
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