Changes between Version 9 and Version 10 of Civ:_Persians

Timestamp:

Mar 6, 2010, 7:56:08 PM (14 years ago)

Author:

Joshua Gilbert

Comment:

Changed the Immortals to Anusyia.

Civ:_Persians

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 === SUPER UNITS ===
- * '''Name: Amrtaka Pars.''' (means 'Persian Immortal')
+ * '''Name: Anusyia.''' (means 'The Companions')
    * '''Class: '''Super Infantry Unit.
-   * '''Hacker Armament:''' Spear of the Immortal (wooden spear with an iron head. Length about 2.5 metres); ornamental Akinakes sword.
-   * '''Ranged Armament:''' Short bow.
-   * '''Appearance:'''
-     * '''Garb:''' Richly embroidered knee-length tunic. Corset with metal plate scales worn over the tunic. Trousers.
+   * '''Hacker Armament:''' Spear of the 'Immortal' (wooden spear with an iron head and a silver pomegranate counterweight. Length about 7 feet. ); ornamental Akinakes sword.
+   * '''Ranged Armament:''' Persian composite bow.
+   * '''Appearance:'''
+     * '''Garb:''' Richly embroidered knee-length tunic. Full iron corselet. Trousers.
      * '''Helmet:''' Soft woollen or felt cap (white tiara).
-     * '''Shield: '''Gerron (violin shield); figure eight shield with two concave "holes" in it. Traditional close combat shield and very distinctive piece of Persian equipment.
+     * '''Shield: '''Gerron or Dipylon(violin shield); figure eight shield with two concave "holes" in it. A wooden shield unlike the spara, rimmed with iron and embossed with a bronze emblem in the center.
      * '''Figure(s): '''A strong, well-built and confident-looking fellow (should really look like a combat veteran).
-   * '''History:''' The Immortals (Amrtaka) were an elite corpus of 10,000 men ('myrias' in Greek), which was made up of young Persian noblemen. They got their name from the fact that their number remained the same during battle (whenever a soldier died, he was instantly substituted).
-   * '''Garrison:''' 1.
-   * '''Function:''' Primarily an infantry slaughterer, although very helpful against enemy cavalry too (thanks to their spears). Weak against Greek and Macedonian phalanx (owing to their inferior armour and weaponry) and decent archers (owing to their not so good armour). But they were the only standing Persian infantry, so they should be pretty powerful in order to aid the weak Persian infantry.
+   * '''History:''' The Immortals or Anausa was the name given mistakenly by the Hellene historian Herodotos to the Perisan profesional elite infantry known as the Anusyia or Companions. The regiment was the core of the Achaemenid army, a standing force that remained in permenent attendance to the Great King all year. These men were not recruited from the nobility, but from the combat veterans of the levy army. The Anusyia's arms and armor being provided by the Great King himself. The regiment may have been able to keep unit strength at 10,000 through a combination of excellent pay, elite status, and the fact they were never dismissed from service.
+   * '''Function:''' Primarily an infantry slaughterer, although very helpful against enemy cavalry too (thanks to their spears). Weak against Greek and Macedonian phalanx (owing to their inferior armour and weaponry) and decent archers (owing to their not so good armour). The Anusyia should be tougher then the rest of the Persian infantry due to their veteran status and their abilty to function as Persia's flexible rapid response force. Should be tenacious like the Sparabara.
    * '''Special: '''Amazing offense and defense due to sheer experience. Much more accurate with his bow than conventional Persian archers (dangerous and skilled, shooting Greeks in the throat or eye-slits of their helmets more often than conventional arrow showers).