Baktria Spear Infantry

Scale Thorax Hoplites

These scale-armoured hoplites are well protected, and have good skill-at-arms.

Scale armour was common throughout the cultures of the ancient world. As the name suggests, it looked like fish scales, and was made from overlapping rows of small scale-shaped plates, attached to one another or to a backing layer of leather or padding. Scale armour was flexible and relatively easy to produce. Depending on local resources, all kinds of scales were made, including bronze, iron, leather, and hide, with horn being the most common. Because it was made from smaller pieces woven together, scale armour could be easily repaired. Before the Marian Reforms of 104BC, Republican Romans used the 'lorica squamata', a shirt of metal scales sewn onto a fabric backing. Cavalry also made use of scale armour: Scythian, Sarmatian and Parthian cataphracts were covered from head to toe in scale armour, as were their mounts.

Abilities

Scale Thorax Hoplites

• Hoplite Wall
  The unit moves into close wall formation.
  Bracing, melee defence, shield strength
  Acceleration, 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

Scale Thorax Hoplites

• Good defensive unit
• Low damage but average armour penetration
• Average attack
• Normal morale

Baktria Units
General (5)
1.Bactrian Horse Archers
2.Bactrian Royal Cavalry
3.Bactrian Royal Guard
4.Hellenic Cataphracts
5.Indian Armoured Elephants
Melee Infantry (3)
6.Bactrian Hillmen
7.Mob
8.Thorax Swordsmen
Missile Infantry (7)
9.Bactrian Peltasts
10.Elite Persian Archers
11.Eastern Javelinmen
12.Persian Light Archers
13.Eastern Slingers
14.Light Peltasts
15.Peltasts
Pike Infantry (3)
16.Levy Pikemen
17.Pikemen
18.Thorax Pikemen
Spear Infantry (4)
19.Bactrian Royal Guard
20.Scale Thorax Hoplites
21.Eastern Spearmen
22.Thureos Spears
Melee Cavalry (3)
23.Bactrian Light Horse
24.Bactrian Noble Horse
25.Citizen Cavalry
Missile Cavalry (3)
26.Bactrian Horse Archers
27.Horse Archers
28.Horse Skirmishers
Shock Cavalry (2)
29.Bactrian Royal Cavalry
30.Hellenic Cataphracts
Elephant (2)
31.Indian Armoured Elephants
32.Indian War Elephants
Fixed Artillery (4)
33.Greek Giant Ballista
34.Greek Polybolos
35.Greek Bastion Scorpion
36.Greek Scorpion (Fixed)
Field Artillery (6)
37.Greek Bastion Ballista
38.Greek Ballista
39.Greek Scorpion
40.Greek Heavy Onager
41.Greek Bastion Onager
42.Greek Onager
Admiral (2)
43.Assault Tetreres - Bactrian Hillmen
44.Tower Penteres - Persian Light Archers
Melee Ship (3)
45.Assault Tetreres - Bactrian Hillmen
46.Fire Pot Dieres - Thureos Spears
47.Assault Dieres - Thureos Spears
Missile Ship (7)
48.Raiding Hemiolia - Eastern Javelinmen
49.Pursuit Trihemiolia - Eastern Javelinmen
50.Scorpion Penteres - Persian Light Archers
51.Tower Penteres - Persian Light Archers
52.Missile Penteres - Persian Light Archers
53.Scorpion Trieres - Eastern Slingers
54.Missile Trieres - Eastern Slingers
Artillery Ship (2)
55.Light Artillery Penteres - Greek Ballista (Ship)
56.Artillery Penteres - Greek Onager (Ship)