units chryaspides - RTR-Imperium-Surrectum/ris-wiki GitHub Wiki
Class: spearmen · Category: infantry · Men per unit: 60
Reforms: Unlocked by Adoption of the Thorakitai
"They were followed by twenty thousand Macedonians of whom ten thousand bore golden shields, five thousand brazen shields and the rest silver shields." (Polyb. 30.25.5)
| Rank in roster | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men per unit | 60 |
█████████· 87% |
| Attack | 19 |
█████████· 92% |
| Charge bonus | 1 |
█········· 4% |
| Defence | 24 |
███······· 27% |
| · armour | 10 |
█████····· 54% |
| · defence skill | 11 |
█········· 6% |
| · shield | 3 |
████······ 37% |
| Morale | 10 |
███······· 29% |
| Discipline | Normal | |
| Training | Highly trained | |
| Recruitment cost | 1,843 dn |
████······ 41% |
| Upkeep per turn | 675 dn |
██████···· 61% |
| Turns to recruit | 2 |
| Primary | Secondary | |
|---|---|---|
| Attack | 19 | 4 |
| Charge bonus | 1 | 1 |
| 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 | 24 | — |
| Armour | 10 | — |
| Defence skill | 11 | — |
| Shield | 3 | — |
| Hit points | 1 |
| Ground: scrub / sand / forest / snow | -4 / -1 / -6 / -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 | -1 |
| Collision mass per man (1.0 is normal) | 1.05 |
| Spacing between men: close / loose | 1 × 1 m / 2 × 2.4 m |
| Default ranks | 5 |
In battle: Can sap · Good stamina
A core roster unit for 4 factions, each able to raise it anywhere they hold the right building:
Lysiad Kingdom · Seleucid Empire · Seleucid Rebels (Asia Minor) · Seleucid Rebels (Upper Satrapies)