Carthage Spear Infantry

Citizen Militia

Throughout the civilised world, levies formed the backbone of many armies. Called to service from among citizens or subjects, they followed a long tradition that began, in Greece at least, with hoplite warfare between the city-states. Equipped with spears, these levied phalanxes could present a formidable wall of spear points to other infantry and cavalry. What levies lacked in skill and discipline compared to professional soldiers and mercenaries, they made up for in numbers and the advantage their weaponry provided. These troops, especially the citizen-levy of the Greek city-states, were at first expected to provide their own arms and equipment. As time passed, the citizen army developed into a more formalised body in which arms and equipment were provided. Often, however, personal loyalty to a general or king replaced any sense of civic duty, although 'civic duty' might be grudging to say the least in men taken from their homes, families and livelihoods, and thrust into battle.

Unit Name Citizen Militia

Main Unit Key Car_Citizen_Militia

Land Unit Key Car_Citizen_Militia

Naval Unit Key pel_transport

Soldiers 160

Category Melee Infantry

Class Spear Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 280

Recruitment Cost 280

Upkeep Cost 80

Melee Attack 15

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 15

Melee Defence 47

├ Base Defence 32

├ Shield hoplite

└ Shield Defence 15

Armour 80

├ Armour spolas

├ Armour Defence 35

└ Shield Armour 45

Health 45

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_heavy

├ Man Health 40

└ Bonus Hit Points 5

Base Morale 45

Abilities

• 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.
• Resistant to Heat
  This unit tires less quickly in the desert.

Strengths & Weaknesses

• Very poor hull strength
• Very slow speed
• Weak ramming

• Average defensive unit
• Low damage but average armour penetration
• Weak attack
• Poor morale

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Carthage Adirim loyalists Adirim Secessionists Punic Rebels Libya Nova Carthago
Hannibal at the Gates	Carthage (Hannibal at the Gates) Adirim loyalists (Hannibal at the Gates) Adirim Secessionists (Hannibal at the Gates) Punic Rebels (Hannibal at the Gates) Libya (Hannibal at the Gates)
Imperator Augustus	Punic Rebels (Imperator Augustus)