![]() You can argue over hoplites vs phalangites but Macedonians just have the Greeks beat when it comes to cavalry Light lancers, Macedonians, Companions. I must say, Macedon looks a lot more appetizing than the Greeks. Downside is, yeah, unit stats are weaker than hoplite units are. Phalangites have more men per unit so you can enjoy the extra rank bonus, yet still make a line as wide as a Greek hoplite could. The 120 men Macedonian(and Seleucid) phalangites' pikes lets the first 5 ranks fight at once. I think in the unit description, all pike phalanxes are said to have 'very long spears'.īasically, the traditional 80 men spear hoplites used by the Greeks can have the first 3 ranks fight at once with their spears. Click to expand.You do know that there are two different classes of phalanxes, don't you? There's the traditional Greek hoplite, which fights with the spear, and then there's the Macedonian phalangites, who fight with the pike, or sarissa. ![]()
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