Mercenary Samnite Hoplites

Mercenary Samnite Hoplites info card Mercenary Samnite Hoplites unit card

Mercenary. Hired from a regional pool, not recruited from a building.

Class: spearmen · Category: infantry · Men per unit: 40

Description

Samnite warriors were fast moving and accomplished ambushers, yet were also capable of fighting in open battle with spear and shield.

		Rank in roster
Men per unit	40	`███·······` 30%
Attack	12	`█████·····` 48%
Charge bonus	12	`████······` 42%
Defence	40	`███████···` 74%
· armour	9	`█████·····` 50%
· defence skill	26	`████████··` 78%
· shield	5	`██████····` 57%
Morale	11	`████······` 39%
Discipline	Impetuous (may charge without orders)
Training	Highly trained
Recruitment cost	2,430 dn	`███████···` 67%
Upkeep per turn	593 dn	`████······` 39%
Turns to recruit	3

	Primary	Secondary		Primary	Secondary		Primary	Secondary		Primary	Secondary
Attack	12	10	Charge bonus	12	15	Type	thrown · blade	melee · blade	Damage	piercing	piercing
Projectile	pilum_early	—	Range	40	—	Ammunition	2	—	Properties	Armour-piercing (counts only half the target's armour) · used just before charging into combat	Light spear (braced against cavalry charges from the front) · +8 attack against cavalry

	Primary	Secondary		Primary	Secondary		Primary	Secondary		Primary	Secondary
Total	40	—	Armour	9	—	Defence skill	26	—	Shield	5	—


Hit points	1	Ground: scrub / sand / forest / snow	0 / -1 / -1 / -1	Charge distance	30	Formations	Square

Technical stats


Time between blows (primary / secondary)	2.5 s / 2.5 s	Extra fatigue in hot climates	2	Collision mass per man (1.0 is normal)	1.22	Spacing between men: close / loose	1 × 1.05 m / 2 × 2.4 m
Default ranks	5

In battle: Can sap · Good stamina

No mercenary pool on the campaign map offers this unit, so it cannot be hired.