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Light Spear Runners are a type of infantry unit in a Total War Saga: Troy.

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A major military innovation of the Early Bronze Age, the spear remained an important weapon well into the Trojan War. With a wooden shaft sometimes as long as three metres and tipped with a head of sharpened bronze, they were typically held in both hands and used for thrusting, or braced firmly against the ground to receive the enemy's charge. Spearmen were especially vulnerable when facing highly-mobile units during long melee engagements; when equipped with shields and drilled into tight formations, however, they could form a deadly wall, impervious to missile fire and enemy charges.

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