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| − | The Spearman is the first defensive unit of the [[Ancient Age (Civ3)|Ancient times]] . It begins with 3 units of health, and regains health quickly when fortified. Spearmen are good defenders, and especially helpful when placed on large cities while fortified. They require the [[Bronze Working (Civ3)|Bronze Working]] technology advancement to create. |
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| + | '''Spearmen''' are the first and best defensive units of the Bronze Age. |
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| + | *[[Hoplite (Civ3)|Hoplite]] for the [[Greek (Civ3)|Greeks]] |
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| + | *[[Impi (Civ3)|Impis]] for the [[Zulus (Civ3)|Zulus]] |
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| + | *[[Numidian Mercenary (Civ3)|Numidian Mercenary]] for the [[Carthaginian (Civ3)|Carthaginians]] |
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| + | Though early man probably employed spears of fire-hardened wood, spearheads of knapped stone were used long |
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| + | before the emergence of any distinction between hunting and military weapons. Bronze spearheads closely followed |
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| + | the development of alloys hard enough to keep a cutting edge and represented, with the war ax, the earliest |
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| + | significant military application of bronze. Spearheads were also among the earliest militarily significant |
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| + | applications of iron, no doubt because existing patterns could be directly extrapolated from bronze to iron. |
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| + | Though the hafting is quite different, bronze Sumerian spearheads of the 3rd millennium BC differ only marginally |
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| + | in shape from the leaf-shaped spearheads of classical Greece. The spears of antiquity were relatively short, |
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| + | commonly less than the height of the warrior, and typically were wielded with one hand. As defensive armor and |
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| + | other weapons of shock combat (notably the sword and mounted troops) improved, spear shafts were made longer and |
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| + | the use of spearmen became increasingly specialized. The Greek hoplite's spear was about nine feet long; the |
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| + | Macedonian sarissa was twice that length in the period of Alexander's conquests. The Middle Ages would see the |
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| + | evolution of the spear into the pike and halberd. |
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Revision as of 00:47, 30 September 2019
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Spearmen are the first and best defensive units of the Bronze Age.
Variants
- Hoplite for the Greeks
- Impis for the Zulus
- Numidian Mercenary for the Carthaginians
Civilopedia Entry
Though early man probably employed spears of fire-hardened wood, spearheads of knapped stone were used long before the emergence of any distinction between hunting and military weapons. Bronze spearheads closely followed the development of alloys hard enough to keep a cutting edge and represented, with the war ax, the earliest significant military application of bronze. Spearheads were also among the earliest militarily significant applications of iron, no doubt because existing patterns could be directly extrapolated from bronze to iron. Though the hafting is quite different, bronze Sumerian spearheads of the 3rd millennium BC differ only marginally in shape from the leaf-shaped spearheads of classical Greece. The spears of antiquity were relatively short, commonly less than the height of the warrior, and typically were wielded with one hand. As defensive armor and other weapons of shock combat (notably the sword and mounted troops) improved, spear shafts were made longer and the use of spearmen became increasingly specialized. The Greek hoplite's spear was about nine feet long; the Macedonian sarissa was twice that length in the period of Alexander's conquests. The Middle Ages would see the evolution of the spear into the pike and halberd.