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Levy Pikemen

It is considered an honour to defend one's home and family.

Throughout the civilised world, levies formed the backbone of armies. Drawn from the ordinary citizens or subjects, they were in a tradition that, in Greece at least, began with the hoplite warfare of the city-states. What levy pikemen lacked in fighting skills when compared to professionals and mercenaries, they made up for in numbers. Equipped with sarissas, or long pikes, these levy phalanxes were a formidable wall of spear points. Initially, the citizen-levies of Greek city-states were expected to provide their own arms and equipment. As time passed, however, the citizen army developed into a more organised body for which arms and equipment were provided by the state. At the same time, personal loyalty to an individual general or king replaced old-fashioned civic duty.

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Levy Pikemen

Unit Name

Levy Pikemen

Main Unit Key

Gre_Levy_Pike

Land Unit Key

Gre_Levy_Pike

Naval Unit Key

pel_transport

Soldiers

160

Category

Melee Infantry

Class

Pike Infantry

Custom Battle Cost

450

Recruitment Cost

450

Upkeep Cost

90

Melee Attack

30

Weapon Damage

20

├ Melee Weapon

rome_pike_levy

├ Melee Damage Base

16

├ Melee Damage Ap

4

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Bonus vs. Large

0

├ Bonus vs Elephants

0

└ Bonus vs Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

4

Melee Defence

15

├ Base Defence

5

├ Shield

pikemen

└ Shield Defence

10

Armour

60

├ Armour

leather

├ Armour Defence

30

└ Shield Armour

30

Health

45

├ Man Entity

rome_infantry_heavy

├ Man Health

40

└ Bonus Hit Points

5

Base Morale

35

Abilities

Levy 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
Levy Pikemen
  • Average defensive unit
  • Low damage but average armour penetration
  • Weak attack
  • Poor morale
  • Very vulnerable when not in phalanx
Requires Buildings
Levy Pikemen Lv. 0 Muster Field
Muster Field
(greek_military_1)
Level 0
Stables
Stables
(greek_military_east_stable_2)
Level 1
Satrap's Stables
Satrap's Stables
(greek_military_east_stable_3)
Level 2
Royal Stables
Royal Stables
(greek_military_east_stable_4)
Level 3
Holosideros Barracks
Holosideros Barracks
(greek_military_heavy_2)
Level 1
Hoplite Barracks
Hoplite Barracks
(greek_military_heavy_3)
Level 2
Royal Barracks
Royal Barracks
(greek_military_heavy_4)
Level 3
Periokos Camp
Periokos Camp
(greek_military_light_2)
Level 1
Skirmisher Camp
Skirmisher Camp
(greek_military_light_3)
Level 2
Mercenary Camp
Mercenary Camp
(greek_military_light_4)
Level 3
Garrison Buildings
Levy Pikemen x 2 Muster Field
Muster Field
(greek_military_1)
Level 0
Stables
Stables
(greek_military_east_stable_2)
Level 1
Satrap's Stables
Satrap's Stables
(greek_military_east_stable_3)
Level 2
Royal Stables
Royal Stables
(greek_military_east_stable_4)
Level 3
Holosideros Barracks
Holosideros Barracks
(greek_military_heavy_2)
Level 1
Periokos Camp
Periokos Camp
(greek_military_light_2)
Level 1
Skirmisher Camp
Skirmisher Camp
(greek_military_light_3)
Level 2
Mercenary Camp
Mercenary Camp
(greek_military_light_4)
Level 3