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{{TW Unit|image=[[Image:IMAGE HERE]] | {{TW Unit|image=[[Image:IMAGE HERE]] | ||
− | |Class= | + | |Class=Spear Infantry |
− | |Unit Size= | + | |Unit Size=160 |
− | |Weaponry= | + | |Weaponry=Spear |
− | |Morale= | + | |Morale=65 |
− | |Melee Attack= | + | |Melee Attack=36 |
− | |Ranged Attack= | + | |Ranged Attack=N/A |
− | |Defence= | + | |Defence=69 |
− | |Charge Bonus= | + | |Charge Bonus=24 |
− | |Accuracy= | + | |Accuracy=N/A |
− | |Range= | + | |Range=N/A |
− | |Ammunition= | + | |Ammunition=N/A |
− | |Region= | + | |Region=Global |
− | |Recruitment Cost= | + | |Recruitment Cost=800 |
− | |Upkeep Cost= | + | |Upkeep Cost=140 |
|Turns to Build=VALUE HERE | |Turns to Build=VALUE HERE | ||
− | |Unit Limit= | + | |Unit Limit=N/A |
− | |Building Requirements= | + | |Building Requirements=Manipular Barracks |
− | |Tech Requirements= | + | |Tech Requirements=N/A |
− | |Attributes= | + | |Attributes=<li>Can Form Square</li> <li>Can Form Testudo</li> <li>Rapid Advance</li> <li>Disciplined</li> <li>Can Hide in Forest</li> <li>Formation Attack</li> |
}} | }} | ||
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+ | Wealth, experience, and age make these battle-hardened veterans a fearsome force. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
+ | During the 300s BCE, the Romans abandoned the phalanx in favur of an army of hastati, principes, and triarii. These were deployed in maniples: compact blocks of men, laid-out in a checkerboard formation. This allowed flexibility moving across a battlefield, particularly when compared to a solid phalanx. | ||
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+ | Like most sophisticated city-states in the ancient world, Rome expected its men to fight, and supply their own war gear when they did so. A cynical observer might note that the manipular legion also made sure that the hierarchy of Rome was preserved: The youngest and least-wealthy romans became the hastati, which were the first line of battle in a Roman legion. Behind the hastati came the second line, which was comprized of principes, who were older and richer men. Behind the principes came the third line, which was comprized of triarii, who were the most experienced warriors. The phrase “going to the triarii” was a Roman saying in all kind of situations, implying that everything else had been tried and found wanting. | ||
==Details== | ==Details== | ||
+ | The triarii where the last line in the pre-marian legion. They were the wealthiest and most-experienced men. | ||
+ | Each of them is armed with a spear that is called a "hasta", and a rectangular shield that is called a "scutum". They battled in a phalanx-like formation. | ||
+ | In Total War: Rome II, the triarii have the formation "defensive testudo", which improves the shields' block chance, but stops the unit from moving. | ||
+ | The triarii can also be chosen as the general's bodyguards before the marian reform, in which the maniple organization was replaced with the cohort organization. | ||
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+ | This unit has high melee defense, medium attack, and good morale. | ||
==Factions== | ==Factions== | ||
+ | {{List Column|1| | ||
+ | *[[Image:TWR2_Rome_Faction.PNG |36px]] [[Rome_(TWR2_Faction) |Rome]] | ||
+ | *[[Image:TWR2_Senate_Faction.PNG |36px]] [[Senate_Loyalists_(TWR2_Faction) |Senate Loyalists]] | ||
+ | *[[Image:TWR2_Slave_Faction.PNG |36px]] [[Slaves_(TWR2_Faction) |Slaves]] | ||
+ | *[[Image:TWR2_Lucania_Faction.PNG |36px]] [[Lucania_(TWR2_Faction) |Lucania]] | ||
+ | }} | ||
− | + | [[Category:TWR2 Infantry]] | |
− | [[Category: | + | [[Category:TWR2 Units]] |
Latest revision as of 05:01, 28 November 2024
Wealth, experience, and age make these battle-hardened veterans a fearsome force.
Overview
During the 300s BCE, the Romans abandoned the phalanx in favur of an army of hastati, principes, and triarii. These were deployed in maniples: compact blocks of men, laid-out in a checkerboard formation. This allowed flexibility moving across a battlefield, particularly when compared to a solid phalanx.
Like most sophisticated city-states in the ancient world, Rome expected its men to fight, and supply their own war gear when they did so. A cynical observer might note that the manipular legion also made sure that the hierarchy of Rome was preserved: The youngest and least-wealthy romans became the hastati, which were the first line of battle in a Roman legion. Behind the hastati came the second line, which was comprized of principes, who were older and richer men. Behind the principes came the third line, which was comprized of triarii, who were the most experienced warriors. The phrase “going to the triarii” was a Roman saying in all kind of situations, implying that everything else had been tried and found wanting.
Details
The triarii where the last line in the pre-marian legion. They were the wealthiest and most-experienced men. Each of them is armed with a spear that is called a "hasta", and a rectangular shield that is called a "scutum". They battled in a phalanx-like formation. In Total War: Rome II, the triarii have the formation "defensive testudo", which improves the shields' block chance, but stops the unit from moving. The triarii can also be chosen as the general's bodyguards before the marian reform, in which the maniple organization was replaced with the cohort organization.
This unit has high melee defense, medium attack, and good morale.