Phrygian Heavy Axemen

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"...[T]he mass of men around them were ... in breastplates of leather, or padded linen. Their clothes were brightly coloured [...] Many had painted their faces, in streaks of crimson or blue."

David Gemmell, Shield of Thunder (cap 28)

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Heavy unit - Phrygian heavy axemen deal added damage versus buildings and siege weapons. Not as efficient as Greataxe Infantry, but has better hitpoints and armour.

This unit has two different appearances:

  • Sprite 1 wears the simple leather-and fur kit of conventional barbarian units
  • Sprite 2 wears a cloth tunic, heavily pattered like Thracians.

both units, howwever have the same kit - heavy bronze axes and a scale mail corslet, along with the vanilla "phalangite" shield and the atl-atl shield for both. The helmet for these units is a suitable Assyrian one that resembles the classical phrygian helmet, perhaps with a crest?

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Is a Merc unit for Athens in Alexander.

HP is 188, but other stats are similar to Light Axe unit.