Spartan Hoplites
Spartan Hoplites are heroic heavy infantry, born into a military society, the survivors of a virtual cull when babies, and trained from boyhood to do little except fight for the Spartan state. The results are “perfect” hoplites, supremely disciplined, dedicated to victory and their fellow warriors, and thinking nothing of death providing that victory is achieved. Their morale in battle is, as might be expected, superb. The Spartan Hoplites? great strength is to fight in tight formation. Each man’s shield firmly fixed on his left forearm protect his left side and his neighbour?s right. If surrounded Spartan hoplites will form large hollow impenetrable defensive squares. Spartan Hoplites prefer a slow, ordered and silent advance, always ready to react to new orders from their commanders. Unlike other phalanx-using nations, they do not choose to charge until very close to contact but they let the younger hoplites burst out of their line to take an enemy by surprise.