Sassanid Empire Spear Infantry

Immortals

The 'Ten Thousand Immortals' were a military force of elite soldiers whose history can be traced from the Sassanid Empire back to the Archaemenid Empire that ruled prior to Alexander the Great's conquest of the east. They were so named for always numbering exactly ten thousand - if any man died or fell ill, he was immediately replaced; in this way the unit never 'died' - it was immortal. They fought famously at the Battle of Thermopylae, flanking the redoubtable Spartans and ultimately securing victory. Although disappearing with the Archaemenids, the Immortals were revived under the Sassanids as an elite corps of honour guards, with the finest armour and weapons of their entire military, and adorned in fine livery to demonstrate their prestige.

Unit Name Immortals

Main Unit Key att_est_immortals

Land Unit Key att_est_immortals

Naval Unit Key att_cor_heavy_rom

Soldiers 160

Category Melee Infantry

Class Spear Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 700

Recruitment Cost 700

Upkeep Cost 420

Missile Damage 90

├ Missile Weapon att_javelin_precursor

├ Projectile att_javelin_precursor_normal

├ Missile Damage 70

├ Missile Ap Damage 20

└ Base Reload Time 14

Accuracy 0

Range 80

Reload 25

Rate of Fire 6

Ammunition 2

Melee Attack 32

Melee Damage 32

├ Melee Weapon att_spear_heavy

├ Melee Base Damage 24

├ Armour-piercing Damage 8

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Attack Against Cavalry 30

├ Attack Against Elephants 30

└ Attack Against Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 22

Melee Defence 32

├ Base Defence 32

├ Shield att_tower

└ Shield Defence 0

Armour 73

├ Armour att_mail

├ Armour Defence 23

└ Shield Armour 50

Health 114

├ Man Entity att_infantry_very_heavy

├ Man Health 105

└ Bonus Hit Points 9

Morale 45

Abilities

• Square
  The unit moves into a close square formation. Note that it cannot move whilst this ability is active.
• Unbreakable
  The unit's morale cannot be broken for an extended period of time.

Attributes

• Expert Charge Defence
  This unit’s melee attack and damage are increased against charging enemies.
• Disciplined
  This unit does not suffer a morale penalty when the general dies. It can also rally after routing more often.
• Hide (forest)
  This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.

Strengths & Weaknesses

No Strengths and Weaknesses

Upgrade
Required Technology Cost 188 Upgrade To
Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Royal Barracks (att_bld_eastern_sassanid_military_infantry_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Sassanid Empire Sassanid Separatists