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Seleucid Chrysaspides

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

Reforms: Unlocked by Adoption of the Thorakitai

Description

"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)

Stats

Rank in roster
Men per unit 60 █████████· 87%
Attack 19 █████████· 92%
Charge bonus 1 █········· 4%
Defence 24 ███······· 26%
  · 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

Weapons

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) —

Defence

Primary Secondary
Total 24 —
Armour 10 —
Defence skill 11 —
Shield 3 —

Condition and terrain

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 -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

Who can recruit it

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)

Exactly what a settlement must have, route by route (3)
Building Also requires
Indirect Rule Garrison Building or Tier 1 Military Industrial Complex · Adoption of the Thorakitai · Tier 1 Colony
Direct Rule Garrison Building or Tier 1 Military Industrial Complex · Adoption of the Thorakitai · Tier 1 Colony
Homeland Garrison Building or Tier 1 Military Industrial Complex · Adoption of the Thorakitai

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