Movement co-efficients

[Ruskolnikov]

Hi

Recently paying Carrhae I noticed that Lagid and other Roman Allied Peltasts had a movement co-efficient of 80% while a Phalanx had a movement co-efficient of 90%.
I understand that the movement co-efficient relates to the potential movement speed over a 1 month turn, and not during battle. However, Peltasts are light infantry usually armed with a wicker/light shield, javelins, and possibly a helmet while a Phalangite would usually be armed with a helmet, breastplate, greaves, long pike with a butt spike, and a shield. Working on the assumption that troops would carry on the march what they would wear into battle it seems odd to me that the movement co-efficient of a peltast is not at least equal to that of a peltast.

Does anyone have any thoughts on this?

regards

Mark

[arsan]

Hi!
Bear in mind they have different types of movement, so you can't directly compare % between them.
Peltast probably has ligh infantry or medium infantry type of movement while Hoplites has heavy infantry type of movement.
I bet in many kind of terrain (probably all except road) an 80% light infantry movement is faster than a 90% heavy infantry movement.

For what i know movement speed is not used on battles just on map movement. So beside lightness of equipment, training and discipline is very important (marching more hours per day and in a more organized way). Thats why legions are so fast.
The difference between peltasts and hoplites maybe try to represent the first as being less profesional and disciplined than the second.

Regards

[Ruskolnikov]

Thanks for the reply Arsan

[Ruskolnikov]

Thanks Arsan

Now I at home I have had a look at the unit statistics
As you rightly suggested they have different movement types...I think this is the bit I did not understand

regards

Mark