Carthage (Rise of the Republic) Missile Infantry

Carthaginian Peltasts

It takes skill to skirmish well, and fight hard.

The javelin is among the oldest weapons in the world. Equipped with javelins and little else, skirmishers harried their opposite numbers and peppered hoplite phalanxes before quickly retreating. This was the typical tactic of all unarmoured, javelin-armed troops: to engage at range and then fall back behind more heavily-armoured infantry, or continue attacks while trying to stay just out of reach of the enemy. Such harassment could be highly effective, in 391BC at the Battle of Lechaeum, a force of Spartans, lacking the support of skirmishers or cavalry, were severely punished by javelin-armed Athenians who refused to meet them at close quarters. Over time, shields became common, such as those used by Thracian and Greek peltasts, but in turn these were rendered obsolescent by the Hellenic thureophoroi. Nevertheless, javelinmen and other irregulars continued to play a part in many armies throughout antiquity.

Abilities

Carthaginian Peltasts

• Quick Reload
  Improved reloading for an extended time.
  Shots per minute
  Exertion: fatigue

Attributes

• Resistant to Fatigue
  Fatigue has less of an effect on this unit.
• Hide (scrub & forest)
  This unit can hide in scrub and forest until enemy units get too close.
• Resistant to Heat
  This unit tires less quickly in the desert.

Strengths & Weaknesses

Transport

• Very poor hull strength
• Very slow speed
• Weak ramming

Carthaginian Peltasts

• Short range
• Fast rate of fire
• Very good damage and armour penetration
• Large shield
• Very weak in melee
• Poor morale

Carthage (Rise of the Republic) Units
General (2)
1.Carthaginian Peltasts
2.Sacred Band
Melee Infantry (19)
3.Carthaginian Infantry
4.Sword Militia
5.Native Aequi Swordsmen
6.Native Bruttii Tribesmen
7.Native Gallic Axemen
8.Native Italian Hillmen
9.Native Italian Swordsmen
10.Native Latin Tribesmen
11.Native Ligurian Axe Warriors
12.Native Ligurian Swordsmen
13.Native Lucanian Warriors
14.Naked Native Warriors
15.Native Sabine Warriors
16.Native Samnite Infantryman
17.Native Sardi Hillmen
18.Native Sicilian Tribesmen
19.Native Tribeless Warriors
20.Native Umbrian Hillmen
21.Native Volsci Warriors
Missile Infantry (12)
22.Carthaginian Javelinmen
23.Carthaginian Peltasts
24.Native Iapygian Archers
25.Native Iapygian Javelinmen
26.Native Bruttii Slingers
27.Native Gallic Hunters
28.Native Greek Archers
29.Native Italian Skirmishers
30.Native Italian Slingers
31.Native Lucanian Ambushers
32.Native Sabine Skirmishers
33.Native Sardi Bowmen
Spear Infantry (8)
34.Citizen Militia
35.Carthaginian Hoplites
36.Sacred Band
37.Native Etruscan Spearmen
38.Native Greek Militia
39.Native Latin Spearmen
40.Native Umbrian Spearmen
41.Native Volsci Spearmen
Melee Cavalry (5)
42.Carthaginian Cavalry
43.Native Aequi Horsemen
44.Native Campanian Cavalry
45.Native Gallic Horsemen
46.Native Ligurian Horsemen
Missile Cavalry (2)
47.African Cavalry
48.Native Veneti Raiders
Elephant (1)
49.African Elephants
Field Artillery (2)
50.Carthaginian Ballista
51.Carthaginian Polybolos
Admiral (1)
52.Assault Tetreres - Sacred Band
Melee Ship (6)
53.Assault Tetreres - Carthaginian Hoplites
54.Assault Tetreres - Sacred Band
55.Assault Hexeres - Sacred Band
56.Assault Dieres - Carthaginian Infantry
57.Assault Dieres - Carthaginian Hoplites
58.Assault Dieres - Sword Militia
Missile Ship (1)
59.Pursuit Trihemiolia - Carthaginian Javelinmen