Pergamene Katoikoi Phalangites
Class: spearmen · Category: infantry · Men per unit: 60
Description
Before the Peace of Apameia in 188 BC the military power of the Attalid kingdom was rather insignificant, with Eumenes II contributing a paltry 4000 men, mostly mercenaries, to the campaign against Antiochos III in Asia in 190 BC. This assessment led to the long-standing belief that there was no citizenry armed as Macedonian Phalangites in the Pergamene army before 188 BC. However, an inscription mentions what seems to be a permanent open-air military camp (to hypaithron) near Attalid Tralleis (SEG 46, 1434) already in the 3rd century and in the 270s BC Philteairos had 1000 bronze peltai - the shields of the phalangites - produced in a temporary workshop in Pergamon, of whom he gave 600 to his ally Kyme (SEG 50, 1195). The evidence thus hints at the existence of Pergamene Phalangites before 188 BC, even though their number may have been as small as 400 men and there is no guarantee they were a standing force.
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 | 3 |
Weapons
| Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | 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 | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | 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) | 1.09 | 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 one faction, which can raise it anywhere it holds the right building:
Exactly what a settlement must have, route by route (3)
| Building | Also requires | Building | Also requires | Building | Also requires | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indirect Rule | Tier 2 Military Industrial Complex · Tier 1 Colony | Direct Rule | Tier 2 Military Industrial Complex · Tier 1 Colony | Homeland | Tier 2 Military Industrial Complex |