Quote Originally Posted by Ludens View Post
I am pretty sure that the story that shield value is doubled by phalanx mode is myth. The 1.2 patch doubled shield value against missiles, but this was for all units, not just spearmen in phalanx mode.
Ah okay. Sorry. Still I have the feeling phalangitai rarely take hits from arrows. Still their shieldvalue is 5, which is higher than most units (Nearly all?) making them incredible resistant to javelinnes.