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Pikemen

A phalanx armed with pikes presents a formidable threat.

A tightly-formed phalanx of sarissa-armed infantry presented an almost impenetrable wall of spear points, especially to cavalry. An effective weapon for mass combat, the sarissa itself was a two-handed spear or pike, between four and seven metres long. With an iron tip and a bronze butt-spike which provided balance, it could be dug into the ground to bolster a defensive stance. When advancing in close order against the enemy, each man would occupy a square roughly a metre each side, with the sarissas of the first five ranks projecting beyond the phalanx. When defending, phalanxes would close up, locking together with each man's shield protecting the pikeman to his right. Although such formations were difficult to break, this stability came at the expense of manoeuvrability, leading to their main weakness on their flanks and rear.

Pikemen

Unit Name

Pikemen

Main Unit Key

3c_Rom_Pikemen

Land Unit Key

3c_Rom_Pikemen

Naval Unit Key

3c_pel_transport

Soldiers

160

Category

Melee Infantry

Class

Pike Infantry

Custom Battle Cost

500

Recruitment Cost

500

Upkeep Cost

100

Melee Attack

34

Weapon Damage

24

├ Melee Weapon

rome_pike

├ Melee Damage Base

20

├ Melee Damage Ap

4

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Bonus vs. Large

0

├ Bonus vs Elephants

0

└ Bonus vs Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

7

Melee Defence

25

├ Base Defence

15

├ Shield

pikemen

└ Shield Defence

10

Armour

65

├ Armour

spolas

├ Armour Defence

35

└ Shield Armour

30

Health

55

├ Man Entity

rome_infantry_heavy_pike

├ Man Health

40

└ Bonus Hit Points

15

Base Morale

45

Abilities

Pikemen
  • Pike Phalanx
    The unit moves into a deep, close defensive formation.
    Bonus vs cavalry, bracing
    Limited speed

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
Pikemen
  • Good defensive unit
  • Low damage but average armour penetration
  • Average attack
  • Normal morale
  • Very vulnerable when not in phalanx
Requires Buildings
Pikemen Lv. 0 Cohort Barracks
Cohort Barracks
(3c_rome_military_2)
Level 1
Legionary Barracks
Legionary Barracks
(3c_rome_military_3)
Level 2
Cavalry Barracks
Cavalry Barracks
(3c_rome_military_cavalry_4)
Level 3
Castrum Stativum
Castrum Stativum
(3c_rome_military_infantry_4)
Level 3
Garrison Buildings
Pikemen x 2 Aurelian Walls
Aurelian Walls
(3c_rome_city_aurelian_walls_5)
Level 4
Pikemen x 1 Cohort Barracks
Cohort Barracks
(3c_rome_military_2)
Level 1
Legionary Barracks
Legionary Barracks
(3c_rome_military_3)
Level 2
Castrum Stativum
Castrum Stativum
(3c_rome_military_infantry_4)
Level 3