"Just give spearmen bows and you get 12 more shots from the formation for nothing but some extra points."
This is correct the three things every Persian boy was taught was to Shoot a bow; ride a horse and tell the truth. In part this reflects the open plains that covered much of Persia and the the nomadic ancestry of the people.
The Spara had a support (sort of like a bicycle kickstand) that was used to hold it up to allow the front rankers to also shoot over it without the need to hold it up by hand. The front rankers would also have a speat to use in melee. Personally I give my persian front two ranks spear and bow to reflect this. Those who are moving to 2.0 may have even wider units perhaps 16;16;16 that will if you are using 20mm(.75") bases result in a 320mm or 12" frontage and give you full rank bonuses. This unit will put out 40 shots per turn 32 for the first two ranks and 8 for the back rank) note that moving 8 guys to the front two ranks will cost you a bit more for The Spara's and the Spears for those 8 men.
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