Mercenary Illyrian Armoured Pikemen

Historically, the Macedonian phalanx innovated the use of the fearsome sarissa: a pike of up to 21 feet in length. First introduced to the army by Alexander the Great’s father, Phillip II, the sarissa was cumbersome but created an almost impregnable phalanx formation. Presenting a wall of pikes from five files of men, it protected more of the front ranks and created a much bigger killing zone than the traditional hoplite phalanx. Defensively, the Macedonian phalanx could not only withstand and repel any cavalry or infantry charge to the front, it could also deflect incoming arrows, as the back rows kept their pikes vertical until needed. Arrows were caught up in the raised pikes and fell harmlessly to the ground, where they could be repurposed by the deadly Cretan archers fielded to support the pikes. Thusly, the Macedonian attack, whilst slow-moving, could also be unstoppable: if coordinated and disciplined, it simply steamrollered its enemies from the field. Following his untimely death, the 'Diadochi' - Alexander's 'Successors' - continued to use and further refine pike phalanx combat.

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Unit Name Mercenary Illyrian Armoured Pikemen

Main Unit Key 3c_Mer_Illyrian_Armoured_Pikemen

Land Unit Key 3c_Mer_Illyrian_Armoured_Pikemen

Naval Unit Key 3c_pel_transport

Soldiers 160

Category Melee Infantry

Class ​パ​イ​ク​歩​兵

Custom Battle Cost 555

Recruitment Cost 555

​維​持​費 415

Melee Attack 39

Weapon Damage 24

├ Melee Weapon rome_pike

├ Melee Damage Base 20

├ Melee Damage Ap 4

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 0

├ Bonus vs Elephants 0

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 9

Melee Defence 33

├ Base Defence 23

├ Shield pikemen

└ Shield Defence 10

Armour 70

├ Armour mail

├ Armour Defence 40

└ Shield Armour 30

Health 55

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_very_heavy_pike

├ Man Health 40

└ Bonus Hit Points 15

Base Morale 55

Abilities

• Pike Phalanx
  The unit moves into a deep, close defensive formation.
  Bonus vs cavalry, bracing
  Limited speed

Attributes

• ​確​固​た​る​規​律
  ​こ​の​部​隊​は、​将​軍​が​死​亡​し​て​も​士​気​ペ​ナ​ル​テ​ィ​を​被​ら​な​い。​ま​た、​他​の​部​隊​よ​り​も​敗​走​後​復​帰​す​る​確​率​が​高​い。
• ​隊​形​維​持
  ​こ​の​部​隊​は、​白​兵​戦​時​に​隊​形​を​維​持​し​よ​う​と​す​る。
• ​潜​伏 (​森)
  ​こ​の​部​隊​は、​敵​が​す​ぐ​そ​ば​に​接​近​す​る​ま​で​森​に​潜​伏​す​る​事​が​で​き​る。

Strengths & Weaknesses

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

• Good defensive unit
• Low damage but average armour penetration
• Average attack
• Normal morale
• Very vulnerable when not in phalanx

Empire Divided Mercenaries Pool

Mercenaries Pool
No.	Pool	Province	Region	Initial Unit Count	Chance To Replenish	Max Replenish Per Turn	Max Count
1	3c_province_pool_illyria	Illyricum	​デ​ュ​ッ​ラ​キ​ウ​ム ​ナ​ロ​ナ ​サ​ロ​ナ	0	0.15	1	2