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Thrakioi Hippakontistai Thracia (Imperator Augustus)Thracia (Imperator Augustus) Missile Cavalry

Thrakioi Hippakontistai

(Thracian Javelin Cavalry)

These light cavalry are ideally suited to hit-and-run attacks, and the pursuit of the fleeing.

Homer, Greece’s greatest poet, praised the Thracians as “a race of horsemen”. The Thracians bred horses for racing and later improved the breed for warfare. Their horses were said to be larger and sturdier than those of the nomadic tribes to the north, and generally considered a match for most large Greek and Persian war horses. As cavalrymen, Thracians favoured speed and mobility above armour, making them well suited for tribal warfare of raids and skirmishing. When fighting as mercenaries and allies they were the perfect swift skirmishers for harassing enemies, often to the point of defeat and death, pelting a foe with javelins as they rode around at high speed.

Thrakioi Hippakontistai

Unit Name

Thrakioi Hippakontistai

Main Unit Key

Thr_Cav

Land Unit Key

Thr_Cav

Naval Unit Key

barbarian_transport_small

Soldiers

120

Category

Cavalry

Class

Missile Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost

715

Recruitment Cost

715

Upkeep Cost

143

Missile Damage

15

├ Missile Weapon

javelin3

├ Projectile

javelin3

├ Missile Damage

15

├ Missile Ap Damage

0

└ Base Reload Time

9

Accuracy

10

Range

90

Reload

18

Shots Per Minute

8

Ammunition

5

Melee Attack

21

Weapon Damage

7

├ Melee Weapon

dagger2

├ Weapon Damage

7

├ Weapon Deadliness

0

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Bonus vs. Cavalry

0

├ Bonus vs. Elephants

0

└ Bonus vs Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

20

Melee Defence

44

├ Base Defence

13

├ Shield

cshield3

└ Shield Defence

31

Armour

2

├ Armour

carm0

├ Armour Defence

2

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

20

├ Man Entity

medium_light

├ Man Health

20

├ Bonus Hit Points

0

├ Mount

rome_celtic_horse_sword_shield_l

├ Mount Entity

rome_horse_light

└ Mount Health

0

Base Morale

35

Abilities

Thrakioi Hippakontistai
  • Stamina (good)
    Governs how fast the unit tires and restores fatigue, and is dependent on type of unit, weight and approach to combat.
  • Concentrate Fire
    The unit fires its missiles towards a spot causing damage to everyone in the area of effect

Attributes

  • Parthian Shot
    This unit can fire all around and not just in-front of itself.
  • Fire Whilst Moving
    This unit can fire when mounted and moving.
  • Hide (forest)
    This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
  • Fire Whilst Moving
    This unit can fire when mounted and moving.

Strengths & Weaknesses

Light Transport
  • Very poor hull strength
  • Very slow speed
  • Weak ramming
Thrakioi Hippakontistai
  • Short range
  • Fast rate of fire
  • Fast moving
  • Very good damage and armour penetration
  • Large shield
  • Very weak in melee
  • Poor morale