HOPLITE GREEK 6th-early 5th Centuries BC

The Ionian Revolt, The Battle of Marathon, The Battle of Thermopylae, The
Battle of Plataea.
Infantry 90%+ At least nine in ten units in the army must be made up of infantry.

Cavalry up to 10% No more than one in ten of the units in the army can be cavalry.

Hoplites 75%+ of infantry At least three quarters of the infantry units in the army must comprise
hoplites of one type or another.
Spartans up to 50% Spartans can comprise no more than half of the number of hoplite units.

Divisions 4 units+ unless Divisions must contain at least 4 units and be led by a commander unless
cavalry they comprise cavalry only. A division consisting entirely of cavalry can
be any size so long as it includes all the cavalry in the army.
TROOP VALUES

Type Combat Moral Stami Special Points Value

Clash Susta Short Long e Save na
ined

Heavy infantry 7 7 3/0 0 4+ 6 Drilled 41 points

Spartan Hoplites Stubborn per unit.
armed with long Elite
spears Phalanx
Heavy infantry 7 7 3/0 0 4+ 6 Elite 35 points
elite Hoplites Phalanx per unit
armed with long
spears
Heavy infantry 7 7 3/0 0 4+ 6 Phalanx 32 points
Hoplites armed per unit
with long spears
Heavy infantry 6 6 3/0 0 4+ 6 Levy 27 points
levy Hoplites Phalanx per unit
armed with long
spears
Light infantry 5 5 3 0 6+ 6 20 points
Peltasts with per unit
spears/javelins.
Reduction to field 3 3 2 0 6+ 4 -7 per unit
LI Peltasts as
small unit.
Infantry 3 2 2 0 0 4 11 points
skirmishers armed per unit
with javelins and
fielded as small
unit.
Extra to give 2 2 2 2 0 4 +1 per unit
Infantry
skirmishers slings
instead of javelins
up to half the
skirmisher units.
Extra to upgrade 2 2 2 2 0 4 Marksmen +1 per unit
Infantry
skirmisher
slingers to
Rhodians 1 unit
only

Extra to give 2 2 2 2 0 4 +2 per unit

Infantry
skirmishers bows
instead of javelins
1 unit only.
Extra to upgrade 2 2 2 2 0 4 Marksmen +1 per unit
Infantry
skirmisher
bowmen to
Cretans
Medium Cavalry 6 3 2 0 5+ 4 19 points
fielded as a small per unit
unit
Light Cavalry 5 3 2 0 6+ 4 17 points
armed with per unit
javelins and
fielded as a small
unit.
Extra to upgrade 5 3 2 0 6+ 4 Feigned +2 per unit
LC Thessalians Flight
1 unit only.
Commanders 1 Commander must be provided per division. All commanders Free
including general have Leadership 8.
Extra to upgrade If the army includes its maximum quota of Spartan hoplites a +25 points
general to Spartan general can lead it. A Spartan general has leadership 9 at
Leadership 9. the following extra cost.
Notes: One unit of LC and one small unit of LI peltasts can form a combined Hamippoi unit with both
treated as sub-units of the other. Hamippoi were trained to fight alongside horsemen and keep up with
them. So long as Hamippoi infantry remain within 6 of their cavalry whilst both move their move rate
is increased to 9. Hamippoi count as cavalry for the purposes of forming a cavalry division.