diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/official/art/actors/units/romans/infantry_spearman_e.xml b/binaries/data/mods/official/art/actors/units/romans/infantry_spearman_e.xml
index 4f87f63629..6c0e8c0256 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/official/art/actors/units/romans/infantry_spearman_e.xml
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/official/art/actors/units/romans/infantry_spearman_e.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <castshadow/>
 
   <group>
-    <variant frequency="100" name="Base">
+    <variant frequency="1" name="Base">
       <animations>
         <animation file="biped/inf_spear_shield_atk_a.psa" name="Idle" speed="200"/>
         <animation file="biped/inf_spear_shield_atk_b.psa" name="Idle" speed="200"/>
@@ -23,12 +23,20 @@
         <prop actor="props/units/shields/rome_scutum_su.xml" attachpoint="shield"/>
         <prop actor="props/units/weapons/spear.xml" attachpoint="r_hand"/>
       </props>
-      <texture>skeletal/rome_isp_e.dds</texture>
     </variant>
   </group>
 
   <group>
-    <variant frequency="100" name="Idle"/>
+    <variant frequency="2" name="armor-texture-1">
+      <texture>skeletal/rome_isp_e.dds</texture>
+    </variant>
+    <variant frequency="3" name="armor-texture-2">
+      <texture>skeletal/rome_isp_e_2.dds</texture>
+    </variant>
+  </group>
+
+  <group>
+    <variant frequency="1" name="Idle"/>
     <variant name="Melee">
       <props>
         <prop attachpoint="l_hand"/>
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/official/art/textures/skins/skeletal/rome_isp_e_2.dds b/binaries/data/mods/official/art/textures/skins/skeletal/rome_isp_e_2.dds
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4a9d2304f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/official/art/textures/skins/skeletal/rome_isp_e_2.dds
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:f3a808aeed16f03d6aec27b2463bf5bd4fd49299fe9255c539fc5cd6cb2a6148
+size 22000