units argyraspides - RTR-Imperium-Surrectum/ris-wiki GitHub Wiki
Class: spearmen · Category: infantry · Men per unit: 60
"Under Theodotos the Aitolian, who had played the traitor to Ptolemy, was a force of ten thousand selected from every part of the kingdom and armed in the Macedonian manner, most of them with silver shields." (Polyb. 5.79.4)
| Rank in roster | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men per unit | 60 |
█████████· 87% |
| Attack | 22 |
██████████ 99% |
| Charge bonus | 6 |
███······· 28% |
| Defence | 31 |
█████····· 45% |
| · armour | 12 |
███████··· 69% |
| · defence skill | 16 |
███······· 28% |
| · shield | 3 |
████······ 37% |
| Morale | 13 |
███████··· 70% |
| Discipline | Normal | |
| Training | Highly trained | |
| Recruitment cost | 2,383 dn |
██████···· 64% |
| Upkeep per turn | 872 dn |
████████·· 83% |
| Turns to recruit | 4 |
| Primary | Secondary | |
|---|---|---|
| Attack | 22 | 7 |
| Charge bonus | 6 | 6 |
| 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 | 0 |
| Collision mass per man (1.0 is normal) | 1.23 |
| 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 3 factions, each able to raise it anywhere they hold the right building:
Seleucid Empire · Seleucid Rebels (Asia Minor) · Seleucid Rebels (Upper Satrapies)
Exactly what a settlement must have, route by route (2)
| Building | Also requires |
|---|---|
| Direct Rule | Tier 3 Military Industrial Complex · Tier 2 Colony |
| Homeland | Tier 2 Military Industrial Complex |