Mesedi Spearmen

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"The Hittites are fighters and conquerors. To them, the word "peace" is a sort of poetic image with no concrete meaning attached."

Christian Jacq, The Temple of a Million Years

In game[edit | edit source]

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Mesedi Spearmen — Vital statistics

Unique Hittite elite heavy spear infantry unit which replaces Guardsmen. Very heavily armoured and has good attack, but very vulnerable to archer fire owing to poor mobility.

Prereq: Build time HP LOS Attack Attack speed Movement
speed
Upgrade of
11.2s
(168t)
210 6 22 2.1s
(32t)
18 Hamhvyaxe wbi.png
Cost Created from Armour Weapon range Specialty
Base Ramp Pop
Food.jpg: 50;
Metal.png: 40
Food.jpg: 2;
Metal.png: 2
1 Whall.png 8 Melee
  • Strong versus cavalry
  • Defensive penalty versus ranged units
  • Small attack penalty versus buildings.

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Overall strategy[edit | edit source]

Notes[edit | edit source]

Since Hittites use the Aryan set of units, it stands that we need to make the following clear:

  • Hovels
    • Anatolian Axemen - Hittite infantry with short tunics, naked legs, and leather caps and short shields.
  • Barracks
    • Spears - Hittites can train Hittite Spearmen, and Medium Spearmen. Suggest that Hittite Spearmen have traditional dress, they carry large Mycenaean-style "twinmoon" shields.
    • Swords - Hittite.
    • Composite Bows - Hittite style
  • Warrior Hall
    • Guardsmen - essentially clad in mail, with a bronze helmet and a khopesh.
    • Hanwasuit Spearmen - elite Hittite heavy spears. Costlier to raise but very tough. May need to use vanilla Phalanx skin.