I think the Hypaspistai did not have set equipment and could fill various roles when needed, we know phalangites were sometimes fitted as light infantry so its probable that the same mixing of roles happened with the Hypaspistai.

Quote Originally Posted by Genava View Post
A solution it's maybe 3 units of hypaspists, the phalanx type, the hoplitai type used by Alexandre and the peltast type used by the late successors. But it is clear that it is not good to encumber the unit slots available.
We already have that in EB in the form of the Agyraspidai, Hypaspistai and Peltastai Makedonikoi units.