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A peltast (Ancient Greek: πελταστής) was a type of light infantry in Thrace and Paeonia who often served as skirmishers.
Peltasts carried a crescent-shaped wicker shield called a pelte (Latin: peltarion) as their main protection, hence their name. According to Aristotle, the pelte was rimless and covered in goat or sheep skin. Some literary sources imply that the shield could be round, but in art it is usually shown as crescent-shaped. It also appears in Scythian art and may have been a common type in Central Europe. The shield could be carried with a central strap and a hand grip near the rim or with just a central hand-grip. It may also have had a carrying strap (or baldric) as Thracian peltasts slung their shields on their backs when evading the enemy. Peltasts' weapons consisted of several javelins (akontia), which may have had throwing straps to allow more force to be applied to a throw.
In the Archaic period, the Greek martial tradition had been focused almost exclusively on the heavy infantry, or hoplites.
The Ancient Hoplitikon of Melbourne Inc. together with members of the Melbourne Ancient Reenactment Society (Mars) Melb Uni, have collaborated to revive and enact a component of Hoplite warfare, the 'Thracian Peltast'. Known as lightly-armed missile troops, native tribesmen who at the end of the Persian Wars were employed on the battlefield as 'combined arms' with deadly effect. Their appearance on the Ancient battlefield was the next step in the evolution of arms technology and tactics. This was made 20/02/2010
Description and various renders of the Peltastai Makedonikoi infantry unit in Europa Barbarorum II. For more information, go to: http://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=113007
One of the coolest Rome 2 battle I have played so far. 600 peltasts release their rage on a wall of phalanxes and some eastern infantry. This is on the highest possible graphics settings. Rome 2 Total War or Total war Rome 2 is a strategy game. In this video you will see what kind of damage peltasts can do against a phalanx. Click Here To Subscribe! ► http://bit.ly/FollowSameToday Rome 2 ► https://www.g2a.com/r/rome2discount "Please note this is an unofficial video and is not endorsed by SEGA or the Creative Assembly in any way. For more information on Total War, please visit www.totalwar.com." If you liked this video you might also like ► http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1VhIUy3QMY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFdj3kmxCIE I made a Rome 2 Cinematic highlights, check it out :) ►htt...
In this video, I experiment with a new idea and describe the equipment and origin of the Thracian peltast. I then describe how the idea of light infantry caught on in Classical Greece, and how it gradually was replaced by newer ideas.
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The best javelin units in the game matched for price. In an upcoming video you'll see what they do to Picked Peltasts. A battle where they are used to devastating effect: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMfYpARahmM&index;=7&list;=UUQgpBwfpEfDMw7gspgN84KQ They can decimate enemy units with their 41 missile damage, 12 AP javelins, the charge in and destroy them with 35 weapon damage, 10 AP.
Unit Battle Simulation. ( I did use break formation when I had a little more troops) Royal Peltasts vs Shield Bearers
Picked Peltasts are an annoying point-sink that need extreme levels of babysitting to be effective, and will lose to most javelin units in the game matched for price.
The prime infantry unit of Rome 2, the Arverni Oathsworn, versus the Royal Peltasts of the successors. ------------------------ Facebook (Polls, announcements, Q & As) http://www.facebook.com/Volound Steam Group (Bulletins, in-game support e.g. Total War clans) http://steamcommunity.com/groups/Volound Subscribe (for moar) http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=volound Twitter (youtube's subscription service is shoddy and unreliable, use this if you subscribed) https://twitter.com/Volound
- Peltast Who can use: - Fighter Weapon: - Javelin + Shield Prerequisite: - Lv: Expert Acquisition: - Item Exchange: Symbol of Scorpio + 2 Elemental Jewel, Emilia (after quest) Bonuses: - Stance Level 25: accuracy +75, Atk speed +20%, Critical +6, Blocking +20 penetration +20, Immunity +10 Skills: - Rapid Shot: Stance lv 1 targets 1 enemy within 10m Level 10: ATK 623%, ignores 40 DEF Level 11: ATK 654%, ignores 40 DEF - Implosive Shock: Stance lv 8 targets 1 adjacent enemy Level 10: ATK 698%, ignores DEF Level 11: ATK 733%, ignores DEF - Light Flow: Stance lv 12 Self Buff Level 10: duration 180s, 70% of Critical Rate chance to inflict 2 times damage when using skills, Decreases Casting Speed by 20% Level 11: duration 188s, 76% of Critical Rate chance to inflict 2 times da...
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