Spearman (Greek) | |||||||||
Greek Infantry Unit | |||||||||
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Age Available | Copper Age | ||||||||
Damage | 11 | ||||||||
Attack Range | Melee | ||||||||
Hit Points | 230 | ||||||||
Speed | 6 | ||||||||
Snare | 0.65 (0.55) | ||||||||
Sight Range | 20 | ||||||||
Train Time | 12s (15) | ||||||||
Trained/Built from | Barracks (Greek) | ||||||||
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Armor vs. infantry | 0.3 (0.2) | ||||||||
Armor vs. cavalry | 0.3 (0.4) | ||||||||
Armor vs. siege | 0.3 | ||||||||
Bonus vs. cavalry | 3.0 | ||||||||
The Spearman is a Greek Infantry Unit in Age of Empires Online.
PvP Values which are different are put in brackets ().
Overview[]
- The most basic military unit, the Spearman excels at overcoming Cavalry.
Equipment Slots[]
Heavy Spear | Medium Armor | Soldiers' Gear |
Upgrades[]
Spearman Champion (Greek) | Conditioning | Temper | Scale | Shield Rim |
Combined Arms | Iron Smelting | Chain | Shield Truss | Agoge Discipline |
Damascus Steel | Laminar Armor | Shield Boss | Close-Combat Expertise |
History[]
The AoE Spearman is a bit of an anachronism since all spearmen from the Classical Age of Greece onwards carried a shield. Classical Greek armies e.g the Spartans and Athenians; routinely turned up to battle with armies consisting entirely of shielded spearmen (Hoplites). Any unshielded men were used as skirmishers and threw javelins at the enemy. Armies starting acquiring significant numbers of skirmishers (Peltasts) and Cavalry as tactics evolved during the Peloponnesian War.
Trivia[]
- According to the Moddb page, Spearman were originally going to be clubman (no upgrade, Copper Age), however this was changed to Clubmen and Spearmen being unique soldiers (the first being a Campaign unique unit)