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Class: spearmen · Category: infantry · Men per unit: 60

Reforms: Unlocked by The Great Reforms of Philopoimen · Older units become this one with The Great Reforms of Philopoimen

The ‘Epilektoi’ elite phalangites are equipped with the finest panoply available to the Achaians and their wealth of experience makes them a formidable force on the battlefield. These wealthier and most able men of both city and phalanx were armed with bronze shields that were silvered over, gilded breastplates, plumed helmets, and bronze greaves that display their somewhat more elevated social status. Remaining permanently under arms, the Epilektoi must have been the strongest force in the Achaian army.

	Primary	Secondary
Attack	21	6
Charge bonus	4	4
Type	melee · blade	melee · simple
Damage	piercing	piercing
Properties	Long spear (bonus against cavalry, penalty against infantry) · +8 attack against cavalry · very long pike (phalanx)	—

	Primary	Secondary
Total	31	—
Armour	12	—
Defence skill	16	—
Shield	3	—

Hit points	1
Ground: scrub / sand / forest / snow	-5 / -1 / -8 / -1
Charge distance	0
Formations	Square · Phalanx

Technical stats

Time between blows (primary / secondary)	2.5 s / 2.5 s
Extra fatigue in hot climates	3
Collision mass per man (1.0 is normal)	1.26
Spacing between men: close / loose	1 × 1 m / 2 × 2.4 m
Default ranks	5

In battle: Can sap · Very good stamina

A core roster unit for one faction, which can raise it anywhere it holds the right building:

Achaean League

Exactly what a settlement must have, route by route (2)

Building	Also requires
Direct Rule	Tier 3 Military Industrial Complex · The Great Reforms of Philopoimen · Tier 2 Colony
Homeland	Tier 2 Military Industrial Complex · The Great Reforms of Philopoimen