Carthage Spear Infantry

Late Carthaginian Hoplites

It is an honour for the sons of Carthage to fight in phalanx with their brothers-in-arms.

Hoplites date back to the wars between the Greek city-states in the 8th and 7th centuries BC. During the Greco-Persian Wars most hoplites wore a Corinthian-style bronze helm, and a cuirass of bronze or stiffened linen or canvas. They were armed with a short sword and an iron-tipped spear with a bronze counterbalance butt-spike. Hoplites were named, though, after the round hoplon shield they carried. The hoplon-and-spear combination required them to fight as a phalanx, a block of spearmen some eight ranks deep. When closed up, each man would find shelter behind the shield of his neighbour, creating a wall of bristling spear-points. While all hoplites were originally citizen-soldiers, full-time mercenaries took over and became the standard fighting unit of the Greek world. Later, under Phillip II of Macedon and Alexander the Great, the shield became smaller, while the spear developed into the five metre sarissa pike. Many armies adopted the phalanx of hoplites as a tactical unit because it was very successful in battle.

Abilities

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

Strengths & Weaknesses

Transport

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

Late Carthaginian Hoplites

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

Carthage Units
General (2)
1.African War Elephants
2.General's Bodyguard
Command (1)
3.General's Bodyguard
Melee Infantry (2)
4.Libyan Infantry
5.Mob
Missile Infantry (2)
6.Libyan Javelinmen
7.Libyan Peltasts
Pike Infantry (1)
8.African Pikemen
Spear Infantry (6)
9.Citizen Militia
10.Carthaginian Hoplites
11.Late Carthaginian Hoplites
12.Late Libyan Hoplites
13.Libyan Hoplites
14.Sacred Band
Melee Cavalry (1)
15.Carthaginian Cavalry
Shock Cavalry (1)
16.Noble Cavalry
Elephant (2)
17.African Elephants
18.African War Elephants
Fixed Artillery (4)
19.Carthaginian Giant Ballista
20.Carthaginian Polybolos
21.Carthaginian Bastion Scorpion
22.Carthaginian Scorpion (Fixed)
Field Artillery (7)
23.Carthaginian Bastion Ballista
24.Carthaginian Ballista
25.Carthaginian Scorpion
26.Carthaginian Heavy Onager
27.Carthaginian Bastion Onager
28.Carthaginian Onager
29.Snake Pot Ballista
Admiral (4)
30.Assault Tetreres - Carthaginian Hoplites
31.Tower Penteres - Libyan Javelinmen
32.Heavy Tower Hepteres - Libyan Javelinmen
33.Assault Tetreres - Late Carthaginian Hoplites
Melee Ship (7)
34.Assault Tetreres - Carthaginian Hoplites
35.Fire Pot Dieres - Libyan Hoplites
36.Assault Dieres - Libyan Hoplites
37.Assault Tetreres - Late Carthaginian Hoplites
38.Fire Pot Dieres - Late Libyan Hoplites
39.Assault Dieres - Late Libyan Hoplites
40.Assault Hexeres - Sacred Band
Missile Ship (9)
41.Scorpion Penteres - Libyan Javelinmen
42.Tower Penteres - Libyan Javelinmen
43.Missile Penteres - Libyan Javelinmen
44.Raiding Hemiolia - Libyan Javelinmen
45.Heavy Tower Hepteres - Libyan Javelinmen
46.Missile Hepteres - Libyan Javelinmen
47.Scorpion Trieres - Libyan Javelinmen
48.Missile Trieres - Libyan Javelinmen
49.Pursuit Trihemiolia - Libyan Javelinmen
Artillery Ship (2)
50.Light Artillery Penteres - Carthaginian Ballista (Ship)
51.Artillery Penteres - Carthaginian Onager (Ship)