Cimmeria Spear Infantry

Cimmerian Noble Infantry

The Spartocid court noblemen, traditionally armed and trained in the Greek way of war.

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

Cimmerian Noble Infantry

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

Attributes

• Expert Charge Defence
  This unit’s melee attack and damage are increased against charging enemies.
• Disciplined
  This unit does not suffer a morale penalty when the general dies. It can also rally after routing more often.
• Encourage
  This unit provides a morale bonus to nearby allies.
• 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

Cimmerian Noble Infantry

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

Cimmeria Units
General (3)
1.Cimmerian Noble Infantry
2.Citizen Cavalry
3.Noble Horse Archers
Melee Infantry (1)
4.Young Axes
Missile Infantry (5)
5.Cimmerian Heavy Archers
6.Javelinmen
7.Picked Peltasts
8.Slingers
9.Steppe Archers
Spear Infantry (7)
10.Cimmerian Noble Infantry
11.Citizen Hoplites
12.Hoplites
13.Militia Hoplites
14.Scythian Hoplites
15.Steppe Spearmen
16.Tribesmen
Melee Cavalry (1)
17.Citizen Cavalry
Missile Cavalry (3)
18.Armoured Horse Archers
19.Steppe Horse Archers
20.Noble Horse Archers
Shock Cavalry (1)
21.Steppe Lancers
Fixed Artillery (4)
22.Greek Giant Ballista
23.Greek Polybolos
24.Greek Bastion Scorpion
25.Greek Scorpion (Fixed)
Field Artillery (6)
26.Greek Bastion Ballista
27.Greek Ballista
28.Greek Scorpion
29.Greek Heavy Onager
30.Greek Bastion Onager
31.Greek Onager
Admiral (2)
32.Missile Hepteres - Cimmerian Heavy Archers
33.Assault Hexeres - Scythian Hoplites
Melee Ship (5)
34.Assault Hexeres - Scythian Hoplites
35.Assault Tetreres - Young Axes
36.Assault Hexeres - Young Axes
37.Fire Pot Dieres - Young Axes
38.Assault Dieres - Young Axes
Missile Ship (9)
39.Heavy Tower Hepteres - Cimmerian Heavy Archers
40.Missile Hepteres - Cimmerian Heavy Archers
41.Raiding Hemiolia - Javelinmen
42.Pursuit Trihemiolia - Javelinmen
43.Scorpion Penteres - Slingers
44.Tower Penteres - Slingers
45.Missile Penteres - Slingers
46.Scorpion Trieres - Slingers
47.Missile Trieres - Slingers
Artillery Ship (2)
48.Light Artillery Penteres - Greek Ballista (Ship)
49.Artillery Penteres - Greek Onager (Ship)