units helot_archers - RTR-Imperium-Surrectum/ris-wiki GitHub Wiki
Class: missile · Category: infantry · Men per unit: 40
The Spartan helots were conscripted for service in the armies of Sparta, serving their Spartiate masters as camp followers, porters, and labourers. In battle, they were sometimes also deployed as archers, tasked to harass the enemy skirmishers and the flanks and rear of enemy infantry formations.
| Rank in roster | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men per unit | 40 |
███······· 30% |
| Attack | 7 |
█········· 6% |
| Charge bonus | 0 |
█········· 0% |
| Defence | 12 |
█········· 4% |
| · armour | 1 |
█········· 0% |
| · defence skill | 11 |
█········· 6% |
| · shield | 0 |
█········· 0% |
| Morale | 4 |
█········· 0% |
| Discipline | Low | |
| Training | Untrained | |
| Recruitment cost | 1,090 dn |
█········· 6% |
| Upkeep per turn | 399 dn |
█········· 14% |
| Turns to recruit | 2 |
| Primary | Secondary | |
|---|---|---|
| Attack | 7 | 4 |
| Charge bonus | 0 | 0 |
| Type | missile · archery | melee · blade |
| Damage | piercing | piercing |
| Projectile | arrow | — |
| Range | 120 | — |
| Ammunition | 25 | — |
| Primary | Secondary | |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 12 | — |
| Armour | 1 | — |
| Defence skill | 11 | — |
| Shield | 0 | — |
| Hit points | 1 |
| Ground: scrub / sand / forest / snow | 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 |
| Charge distance | 30 |
| Formations | Square |
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) | 0.81 |
| Spacing between men: close / loose | 1.2 × 2.8 m / 2.16 × 5.04 m |
| Default ranks | 5 |
In battle: Very good stamina
A core roster unit for one faction, which can raise it anywhere it holds the right building: