Any heavy infantry could perform that function. I'm not even sure whether hoplites would be the best choice. Maybe more flexible units should be placed there. Anyway, by using the words "weren't that useful", I didn't want to imply that hoplites were totally useless, just that the days of their glory were gone and, well, to put it bluntly, they were no longer war-winning troops. Anyway, this is not exactly related to logistics, I think...
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